Chef Mark Garcia

San Antonio & Austin, TX

CHEF MARK GARCIA is the author of "Entrepreneurial Insanity in the Restaurant Business". He is also founder of Rock Star Chef Marketing Academy, the legendary branding and marketing training program for chefs, restaurateurs and food service professionals. For these works, Chef Mark has become a leading authority on the topics of strategic branding, digital & social media marketing, and new concept development.

Chef Mark's books, videos, newsletters, recipes, products and appearances now inspire millions of people a month nationwide. His new book is called, "Becoming A Rock Star Chef In The Digital Age."

Mark is the creator of several innovative and profitable restaurant and retail concepts. He was also an early pioneer in the digital arena and has been marketing online for over 15 years. He has consulted with several Fortune 500 companies and billionaire businessmen. If you have eaten out at a restaurant or purchased food in the grocery store, there is a good chance that you have enjoyed a meal that he has created, influenced or flavored. Over one million visitors per month download and cook recipes that he and his team have created.

Mark is regularly seen in national and international media, and he has been featured on CNN, NBC News, the BBC, Nation's Restaurant News, Plate Magazine, Fast Company magazine and other popular digital outlets like; HispanicBusiness.com, Smithsonian.com, Forbes.com, and WSJ.com.

As one of the most in-demand trainers of our time, Mark has shared the stage with Brian Solis, Chef Eric Ripert, Dr. Oz, Deepok Chopra, Tim Ferriss and executives from LinkedIn, Google, Yahoo, Adobe, Cisco, R/GA and many more thought leaders in the digital space.

His clients include chefs, entrepreneurs and executives from 7 countries, and his expertise and training has been in use at, or sought by, Amazon.com, Brinker International, Google, McCormick, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods and several of the top culinary schools in the world.

Meet Chef Mark at www.ChefMarkGarcia.com

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