About The NEST
The Nest is an exclusive gathering bringing together C-Suite leveled operators for candid conversations and meaningful connections. Designed as a safe space for top executives, it fosters collaboration, innovative solutions, and lasting relationships. With valuable resources and sponsorship opportunities, The Nest offers a transformative experience.
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An exclusive event designed for C-Suites to connect, collaborate, and explore innovative solutions. Join an elite group of industry leaders in a safe, candid environment where you can build lasting relationships, gain valuable insights, and drive business success.
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Tailored groups facilitate meaningful discussions and knowledge sharing, allowing leaders to learn from each other’s experiences and best practices. By enhancing their own leadership skills and contributing to the success of their peers, participants help cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and drive innovation across industries. Join us at FS/TEC.
Verified Value
Hear Directly From Your Peers
We believe the most powerful validation of The Nest comes from the leaders who use it every day.
In a world of sales pitches, the unfiltered perspective of a trusted peer is the most valuable asset a leader can have.
Each story was captured through an unbiased, third-party interview process and approved by current members using our trust partner, Proofmap.
Discover firsthand how members are:
De-risking multi-million dollar decisions by accessing the collective intelligence of their peers.
Solving complex challenges in hours, bypassing months of costly research.
Building career-defining relationships in a curated, operator-only safe space.
About Mark Hatch
Mark Hatch is VP of Trade Relations and Head of Nest Engagement. He resides in Mesa, AZ with his wife and three awesome but crazy kids. He’s active in his community and church, enjoys running marathons, triathlons, vacationing on the beaches of Hawaii, and talking about / visiting as many restaurants as possible while feasting on large portions of food!
Mark has been with Informa (formerly Winsight, LLC) for ten years. Over the last decade he’s been responsible for building strong relationships with top restaurant executives, working with the sales team on sponsorships and activations, as well as assisting marketing with applicable messaging, conference content, and business development (AKA building best in class events).
After many conversations with top restaurant executives, he quickly realized the greatest value proposition from our many Informa events and platforms came from the peer-to-peer information exchange between operators--having one restaurant CIO connect with another CIO or CMO to CMO, CEO to CEO, and so forth. From these small interactions comes invaluable insights, trusting friendships, and ultimately game changing solutions! Mark then set out to create small communities of C-Suite restaurant operators to give them a safe space where they can take on the industry head winds. It was at this moment that the Nest was “hatched.” Since then, we’ve built eight Nest groups with exciting plans to continue expanding (CMO, CEO, CFO, COO, Global Supply Chain, and CIO, with an HR, Culinary, Domestic Supply Chain, and Founders Nest under construction).
NEST Goal
The Nest goal is simple: Help expedite the problem-solving process for operators and create the most powerful network of restaurant executives in the industry!