Building Up People, Business & Brands / Servant Leader / CEO / Husband / Father / Restaurateur / Startup Advisor @SocialToaster @HDScores @OxenInnovation / Award-winning Leadership @Starbucks Coffee / Cornell University Alumni / Social Media Strategist / FoodTech / Wines, Beers & Spirits Pro / Music Industry Experience / Passions: Faith, Family, Music, Watersports, Leadership & Organizational Development, Branding, Org Culture, Core Values & Purpose (Know Your "Why"), Strategy, Financial Management, and Technology.

Keith Rogers has a consistent record of making an immediate impact on start-up ventures, turnarounds, and growing brands.

As new CEO of Annapolis Foods he completed a one year turnaround after multiple years of losses of all divisions, including retail markets, restaurants, & wholesale food distribution. Past performance success spans diverse brands of restaurant, hotel, retail & entertainment operations, including award-winning leadership with Starbucks Coffee.

Core strengths are strategic planning, financial analysis, ideation, recruiting & developing people & teams, operations management, marketing & business development. He uses SWOT analyses & sets achievable, measurable steps to planned profits. Staff skills are assessed, people placed in well-defined jobs that match their skills, & teams coached to navigate past roadmap obstacles to achieve results.

Keith is a forward-thinking leader, well-grounded in operational execution experience, to provide practical team direction. He is adept at identifying opportunities to grow top line while creating operational efficiencies & cutting costs that provide throughput to the bottom line.

The ideal work for Keith is leading a start-up venture or a business looking for growth. The perfect setting to leverage Keith's talent for analysis, strategic formulation, and creative design while providing opportunities to engage his charismatic energy, leadership, team-building and networking skills.