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SUMMARY:Retail 360: Through the Eyes of Your Consumer
DESCRIPTION:Learn to evaluate your business the way your customers do.\n\nEvent Overview\nRetail 360: Through the Eyes of Your Consumer Food & Beverage Edition is an interactive\, in-person workshop designed to help restaurant\, café\, and hospitality operators evaluate their business through the lens of their guests. Hosted at The Dirty Buffalo\, this session provides a real-time\, guided walk-through of the customer experience—from arrival to checkout—using a structured assessment tool. Participants will gain practical insights into what today’s diners notice\, value\, and remember\, and how those moments directly impact repeat business\, reviews\, and revenue. \nA light lunch buffet will be served as part of the experience\, allowing participants to evaluate guest flow\, presentation\, and service touch points while dining.\nWhy Attend\nRunning a food and beverage business day-to-day can make it difficult to see your operation objectively. This workshop helps you step out of “operator mode” and into the mindset of your customer. You’ll identify blind spots\, uncover missed opportunities\, and walk away with clear\, actionable improvements you can implement immediately. Whether it’s increasing table turns\, improving service consistency\, or enhancing first impressions\, this session is designed to help you elevate your guest experience and drive stronger business results. \nWho Should Attend\n\nRestaurant owners and operators\nGeneral managers and assistant managers\nFront-of-house leaders and supervisors\nHospitality and service teams\nCafé\, bakery\, brewery\, and quick-service operators\nAnyone responsible for customer experience\, service standards\, or daily operations\n\n\n\nLed by Caitlin McKenna\, Director of Recruiting & Training – The Dirty Buffalo\nWe are thrilled to have Caitlin McKenna facilitate this edition of Retail 360. Caitlin brings deep expertise in: \n· Team training and development \n· Front‑of‑house service standards \n· Operational efficiency \n· Hospitality culture \n· Guest experience enhancement \n· Recruiting and retaining high‑performing food service talent \nThe Dirty Buffalo is known for consistency\, strong service culture\, and operational discipline across multiple locations — and Caitlin’s leadership plays a huge role in that reputation. Attendees will learn not only what to evaluate in their operations\, but also how to coach their teams to uphold higher guest‑experience standards. \nLet’s shift habits\, sharpen awareness\, and create a customer experience that keeps shoppers engaged\, delighted\, and coming back.
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/retail-360-through-the-eyes-of-your-consumer/
LOCATION:The Dirty Buffalo\, 2080 South Independence Boulevard\, Virginia Beach\, Virginia\, 23453
CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship
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SUMMARY:🧜‍♀️ AICHR | AI & Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:How is AI impacting your mental health? \nA conversation with Ted Patterson and Dr. Sheetal Ajmani\nGenerative AI is quickly becoming part of how we work\, create\, learn\, process emotions\, and make decisions. For many people\, these tools have opened up new possibilities. They can help us move faster\, think more clearly\, and access support in ways that were not possible before.\nBut as AI becomes more personal\, more conversational\, and more present in our daily lives\, we also need to ask a deeper question: \nHow is this technology impacting our mental health? \nThe AI Collective believes in advancing humanity and technology in harmony. That means making space for honest conversations about both the promise and the pressure of living with AI. \nJoin Ted Patterson and Dr. Sheetal Ajmani for a thoughtful conversation on the mental health implications of AI. Together\, we’ll explore emerging research\, real-world case studies\, and personal reflections on how AI use can affect stress\, isolation\, emotional dependence\, reality-testing\, creativity\, productivity\, and overall well-being. \nThis is not a fear-based conversation. It is a human one.\nWhether you use AI every day\, are just beginning to experiment with it\, or are concerned about where the technology is heading\, this session will help you pause\, reflect\, and build a healthier relationship with the tools shaping our future. \nWhat You’ll Walk Away With \nYou’ll have the opportunity to: \n\nLearn about emerging research and case studies on AI and mental health\nReflect on how GenAI use may be affecting your own well-being\nExplore the difference between helpful AI use and unhealthy dependence\nDiscuss practical strategies for using AI while protecting your mental and emotional health\nConnect with others who are navigating similar questions in work\, life\, and community\n\nAgenda \n6:30 PM – 7:00 PM\nCheck-in and networking \n7:00 PM – 7:10 PM\nWelcome and introduction with Ted Patterson\nWhy this conversation matters for the AI Collective and the broader community \n7:10 PM – 7:25 PM\nDr. Sheetal Ajmani shares her experience with GenAI and mental health\, including her “No AI April” experiment\, emerging research\, and relevant case studies \n7:25 PM – 7:35 PM\nGuided reflection prompts for attendees \n7:35 PM – 7:45 PM\nSmall group discussion \n7:45 PM – 8:00 PM\nLarge group insights\, audience takeaways\, and Q&A \n8:00 PM\nClosing and feedback \nAbout Dr. Sheetal Ajmani \nDr. Sheetal Ajmani is a physician turned keynote speaker\, executive coach\, consultant\, and founder of Radiant Living Institute. \nA highly sought-after professional speaker\, Dr. Ajmani empowers audiences with practical\, evidence-based strategies to cultivate stress resilience\, lead with confidence\, and create sustainable success. With over a hundred speaking engagements completed to date\, her approach resonates with organizations across industries\, including healthcare\, law\, insurance\, executive groups\, and professional women’s associations. \nDr. Ajmani is the host of the Essential Self-Care podcast\, which has reached listeners around the world\, and is the co-author of the Amazon bestselling book Doctoring\, Better. She is currently completing her first full-length book\, Live Radiantly: Let Go of Others’ Expectations and Start Living for You. \nLearn more at: https://www.radiantlivinginstitute.com/ \nℹ️ Other bits of info & FAQs \n\nIs there free parking in the area?\nYes. Parking is available along E. Main St and in downtown Norfolk for free after 6pm. If street parking isn’t available\, parking will also be available at the Waterside garage and Fountain garages. To learn more\, head on over to Downtown Norfolk’s parking & transportation page → https://www.downtownnorfolk.org/business/parking-and-transportation\nWhat the closest free parking garage to the event? The Freemason Street Garage\nIs this free?\nYes\, but space is limited. Make sure to RSVP.\n\n🤝 Organizers & partners \nOrganizers\nThe AI Collective Hampton Roads + [Radiant Living Institute](Radiant Living Institute) \n​Platinum partners\nTechArk\nRegent University\nECPI University\nHampton Roads Chamber Foundation\nRetail Alliance & Retail Alliance Foundation\nThe HIVE + City of Virginia Beach \nBronze partners\nAssembly\n757 Collab \n🌍 ​Our parent org \nThe AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 1M+ pioneers – founders\, researchers\, operators\, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events\, workshops\, and community-led research\, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust\, openness\, and human flourishing. \nAll attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct. Additionally\, by registering for this event\, you agree to The AI Collective Hampton Roads chapter photo & video policy.
URL:https://www.innovate757.org/event/%f0%9f%a7%9c%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f-aichr-ai-mental-health/
LOCATION:Assembly\, 400 Granby St.\, Norfolk\, VA\, 23510\, US
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