Former Red Robin CEO shifts into the virtual world

Former Red Robin CEO shifts into the virtual world | Build leadership by building your capacity for empathy | Uncertain times call for these 3 leadership traits Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 13, 2022 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT A Leader's Edge [] [Former Red Robin CEO shifts into the virtual world]( Restaurant industry veteran and former Red Robin Gourmet Burgers CEO Denny Marie Post was an adviser to virtual restaurant company Nextbite before recently signing on as co-president. Post talks about marketing in the virtual restaurant world, the importance of winning over operators to a new business model and the need to expand the role of women in restaurant leadership. Full Story: [Nation's Restaurant News (free registration)]( (7/5) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Just the Facts, Ma'am "I stopped watching TV news a year ago, so sick of the bias everywhere. 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