Before joining Networld Media Group as Vice President of Events, Cherryh Cansler spent several years as VP of Editorial managing the Networld’s nine B2B publications. Throughout her 20-year career as a journalist, she’s written about a variety of topics, ranging from the restaurant industry and technology to health and fitness news. Her byline has appeared in a plethora of newspapers, magazines and websites, including Forbes, The Kansas City Star and American Fitness magazine. She also serves as the managing editor for FastCasual.com.

Jim Mizes is the founder/entrepreneur’s best friend and partner as he spent 20+ years working to scale and build new brands. After an initial career in finance, Jim moved to Operations in the late 80’s with Taco Bell. At Taco Bell, Jim pioneered the 59/79/99 cent menu of the early 90’s that changed the value equation for fast food. In the early 90’s, Jim shifted to working with founders, first with Noah’s Bagels for 4 years as the chain grew from 8 to 80 restaurants. He later moved to Jamba Juice and supported growth from 50 to 450 restaurants over 5 years. Jim joined Blaze Pizza with 2 restaurants in 2013 and led the team to 340+ restaurants before retiring in 2019. Since retiring, Jim has joined 2 Boards and serves as an advisor to 5 other tech start-ups supporting restaurants.