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Testimonials
“As a company dedicated to the
development and marketing of a celebrity chef-driven
brand, we have come to value and respect David
Dodson as an expert in our area of business and
beyond. David’s ability to capture the essence
of a chef’s brand has, without a doubt, made him a
leader in the development of signature celebrity
chef restaurants.”
Reid Strathern
Director of Operations
The Tyler Florence Group
“David has been a colleague for
more than 15 years, and I highly recommend him to
clients that need assistance in the evaluation
and/or development of F&B product. He has the
culinary-to-MBA education, extensive first-hand
industry experience, creativity, strategic thinking
abilities, the required network of specialized
restaurant development experts, and incredible
enthusiasm to deliver outstanding results to his
clients.”
Anwar Elgonemy, CCIM, CRE, FRICS
Senior Vice President, Global Hospitality
Advisor
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
“With an unrivaled depth of industry knowledge, a
firm understanding of restaurant economics, and a
passion for restaurant growth and development, I
welcome opportunities to refer David to our best
restaurant group clients.”
J.
Riley Lagesen
Attorney at Law, Hospitality Practice
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
“Recently I introduced David to
one of our hotel developer clients. The developers
wanted to structure a deal with a restaurant group
for one of their hotels. David brings a deep and
flexible knowledge of the business and art of the
hospitality business to his clients. He understands
the numbers. At the same time he appreciates the
diverse personalities and talents necessary to
create a winning team. He can speak to each of the
players in their language. He has a sense of the big
picture and the rigor necessary to follow through on
the details. And he is fun to work with.”
Jordan Mozer
Celebrated Restaurant Interior Designer, Architect
"Working with David was a true
pleasure as he understands the complete gamut of a
food operation. His enthusiasm and knowledge allowed
us to write a creative and profitable business plan
that expressed Rosewood’s founding principles."
Duncan Graham
Managing Director
The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas TX
“ David facilitated our team
to define every element of our restaurant
reinvention at The Mansion. His experience led our
team to bring the strategy down to the practical
workings of HR, marketing, design, and timelines.
This shared vision has helped guide our team back to
being awarded best restaurant in Dallas and putting
The Mansion back on the map.”
John Tesar
Executive Chef
The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas TX
“ I had the pleasure of
hiring David at JMP Securities where he created
economic models for individual restaurant companies,
performed valuation analyses and wrote reports
combining them with restaurant segment and equity
market comments. He is a smart man and knows the
business inside and out.”
Dean Haskell
SVP-Analyst
Morgan Joseph, formerly of JMP Securities
"Through the envisioning
process coordinated by David Dodson of Cultivation
Corps, the Prepared Foods team at Whole Foods Market
was able to set a pro-active agenda for adapting to
the rapid changes of the food-service programs and
were able to see the bigger opportunities that were
being created by the growth of our business."
John Mitchell
Former Director of Operations - Food Service
Whole Foods Market, Northern California and Pacific
Northwest Regions
“I have known David Dodson for
some time and can wholeheartedly recommend him as an
excellent choice for brand development and
consulting work. He is beyond smart, ethical and
very detail oriented. Hire him! You won't be
disappointed.” January 23, 2008
Tim Stannard
President/Founder
Bacchus Management, Woodside Village Pub, Spruce,
Pizza Antica.
“I've known David for more
than a decade and referred him to many of my
clients. He has always been quick to respond to my
referrals in a creative and professional manner. I
will continue sending business to David because he
does great work and makes me look good.” January 23,
2008
Patrick Galvin
Owner
Galvin Communications
“David Dodson was a key
resource for my company in helping us to identify
our core competencies and formulate new strategic
plans on how best to take advantage of them. He also
brought an analytical approach to our operations and
designed programs and tools to help us with
inventory management and production scheduling.
Overall, David brought many skills to help us run
our business more effectively and new ways of
thinking that has helped us grow by targeting the
right customers.”
Tony Del Monaco
Co-Owner
Del Monaco Foods
"David Dodson has, more than
anyone I know, an uncanny ability to reveal the
Starting Line. Regardless of experience, David
can, with clever questions, make you realize that
perhaps you really SHOULD think about those annoying
questions that seem like mumbo-jumbo in
conversation, but sound like dollars flying up the
chimney when expensive mistakes are made. I will
never do a new project without first consulting my
GURU!"
Chef Godon Drysdale
Chef/co-owner Pizza Antica
Partner Bacchus Management
Chef partner Real Restaurants (Café
Museo & Verbena)
“David was instrumental in
developing a solution to the challenges we faced
where others had failed in their attempts.
Through his council we have been able to define a
path to success that we continue to pursue. If
you are looking for someone to provide you with a
fresh and innovative approach to the challenges you
face then you need to enlist the Cultivation Corps"
Matthew Baizer
CEO & President
Zao Noodle Bar
“Having worked with David in
the past, I was confident in his ability to
translate our vision at Pizza Antica into a working
strategic plan.”
Brannin Beal
Co-Owner Pizza Antica
VP OPS Bacchus Management
“David's business training and instincts, combined
with first rate people skills, allowed Tomatina to
develop its own identity, style and corporate
structure. Many practices put into place by David
almost a decade ago are still in daily use today and
thanks to a strong beginning, the company has
thrived and grown stronger.”
Chilton Dodson
President
Tomatina International, Inc.
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