Join us Feb. 6 at 5:30 as Andrew Freeman, Founder of af&co. and Co-Founder of Carbonate, and Leith Steel, Head of Insights for Carbonate present a special presentation of the af&co./Carbonate 17th annual Hospitality Trends Report.
This highly anticipated industry report forecasts the biggest influences in food, beverage, hotels, travel, marketing, and social media that will shape the hospitality industry in 2025. Regularly cited each in the New York Times, Restaurant Hospitality, and Better Homes and Gardens, as well as other media, we will have the opportunity to ask questions and speak with the authors of the report.
Speaker bios:
Andrew Freeman embodies the entrepreneurial mindset and is the Founder of af&co. and Co-founder of Carbonate, two hospitality marketing agencies, specializing in lifestyle, food, beverage and hospitality space. Named one of the Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International and one of the 2023 people of the year by PR News, Andrew has more than 40 years of hospitality expertise developing and launching hospitality concepts, creating unique culinary events, and providing ongoing marketing, public relations, and operations consulting for over 300 restaurants and hotels. Andrew regularly contributes to industry publications and blogs and has been a guest speaker at industry conferences domestically and internationally. The annual Trends Report, produced by af&co. and Carbonate, holds a stellar reputation and has garnered substantial recognition in the industry.
Leith Steel is Senior Strategist and Head of Insights at Carbonate, a boutique creative services and brand strategy agency that works in the food/beverage and hospitality space. With nearly 20 years of experience working in hospitality, Leith taps into her deep industry knowledge and expertise from her experience as a classically trained chef, to create winning media relations and brand strategies for hospitality clients. As Carbonate’s Head of Insights, Leith spearheads the creation of the agency’s annual trends report, contributing thought capital to industry publications and client marketing programs, and executing strategic public relations campaigns rooted in industry insights.