Emily O.

Emily Olson is a highly skilled creative business and hospitality professional with 15 years of experience in project management, communications strategies, launching new products, and learning and development.

Her business expertise includes developing internal corporate communications messaging, managing day-to-day cafe operations with a focus on leading teams, budgeting, scheduling, team development, utilization, and ordering, as well as project managing from concept to shelf food products and overall leadership strategy.

In the realm of learning and development, Emily has a strong background in mentoring, on-the-job coaching, in-classroom and lab facilitation, familiarity with learning management systems (LMS), and adult learning theory.

Her hospitality and culinary experience encompasses various aspects such as consumer research, recipe development and testing, sensory science evaluation, quality assurance, and specialty food account management. Emily has also conducted academic research in wine education, US food history, and the US meat industry.

Emily pursued higher education at Boston University for MLA, Kendall College for AAS, and the Fogelman College of Business & Economics at the University of Memphis for BBA.

Throughout her career, Emily has held various positions including Senior Trainer, Trainer, and Retail Manager at Blue Bottle Coffee, Manager at Saint Frank Coffee, Operations Manager at Two Degrees Food, Freelancer, Operations Project Manager at Food Marketing Support Services, Inc., Associate Culinary & Marketing Manager at Frontera Foods Inc., Communications Specialist at FedEx Services, and Student Coordinator at Estee Lauder, among other roles within distinguished organizations.

Her professional journey reflects a deep commitment to excellence in business, hospitality, and learning and development sectors.