Doug Zeif has been Named an Executive of the Year in Hospitality Management

    PARKLAND, FL, July 27, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ --Doug Zeif, President and Founder of The Concept Gurus, has been named a Worldwide Branding Executive of the Year in Hospitality Management. While inclusion in Worldwide Branding is an honor, only small selections of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials they have provided in association with their Worldwide Branding membership.

Mr. Zeif brings more than three decades of experience in the hospitality industry to his role as president of Next Hospitality Advisors and The Concept Gurus, consulting firms he founded in 2013. He employs his expertise in a number of areas, including hospitality management, branding, business development, strategic planning, and the food and beverage industry. The consultancy assists clients in improving profit and products in restaurants, hotels, resorts, bars and lounges. Mr. Zeif oversees all operations of the company, including client relations, vendor management and business strategy. He works to develop new business with a range of clients and other companies with the aim of branding companies together. Mr. Zeif also negotiates with various franchises regarding their business and expansion.

As well, the company assists clients in the hospitality and leisure industries in areas including lodging acquisitions management, asset monitoring and management, investment banking, restaurant consulting and more. Prior to working in this capacity, Mr. Zeif was the senior vice president of food and beverage and asset management services for a portfolio company owned by The Blackstone Group, as well as a Senior Vice President for The Cheesecake Factory. He was pivotal in growing and developing The Cheesecake Factory restaurant chain into one of the world's most successful restaurant concepts.

Mr. Zeif holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in general management from SUNY Canton. He is affiliated with the National Restaurant Association and the Culinary Institute of America, for which he has served as a speaker and a panelist. Looking toward the future, Mr. Zeif intends to experience continued growth and success in the hospitality industry.

For more information about The Concept Gurus, visit http://www.theconceptgurus.com. To learn more about Next! Hospitality Advisors, visit http://nexthospitality.com. To connect with Mr. Zeif, visit https://www.linkedin.com/pub/doug-zeif/11/300/470.

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