John Mays
Chef Joseph's at The Connoisseur Room
115 East Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
What is your title and position at your current company? Proprietor
What does your company do? How is it different than others like it? We are a restaurant by day and event space in the evenings and weekends. We serve "World Fusion" Cuisine in an elegant atmosphere.
How many years have you been in the industry? 13 years
What was your very first job? Janitor at a Crandall Physical Arts Center in Pendleton
What lead you in into the event industry? While working in Welfare Reform, I had a vision of open a catering staffing business that provided additional employment for people coming off of welfare. Clent demand led me into the event planning end, which fueled my desire to be a restaurateur.
Why did you decide to join ISES? In order to connect with others in the industry to better provide for our customer's needs.
What are you looking to gain out of our ISES membership and how can we help you achieve that? Connections and knowledge -meetings, mixers and information packages
What is your most memorable event? Why? A recent 70th birthday/pre-rapture party was enormously fun to put together and bring to fruition.
What’s one thing most people don’t know about you? I used to sing competitively.
If you were not in the event industry, what would be your dream job? Ski instructor.
No comments:
Post a Comment