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Keynote SpeakerJonah Reider

Chef & Hospitality Strategist

Jonah Reider is a renowned chef who helps leaders turn hospitality into a business advantage, transforming service into loyalty, culture into performance, and experiences into brand. Known for his A-list clientele and high-touch private events in New York City, Jonah translates what great hosts do instinctively into repeatable strategies teams... Read more

Biography

Jonah Reider is a renowned chef who helps leaders turn hospitality into a business advantage, transforming service into loyalty, culture into performance, and experiences into brand. Known for his A-list clientele and high-touch private events in New York City, Jonah translates what great hosts do instinctively into repeatable strategies teams can actually use: setting standards, creating emotional resonance, and designing moments that people remember and talk about.

His comments about dining and social experiences have been publicized across the globe in outlets including The New York Times, Vogue, The New Yorker’s Talk of The Town, The Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Profile, New York Magazine, NPR, USA TODAY, Le Figaro (Paris), Daily Mail (London), The TODAY Show and CNN.

An honors Social and Political Economics graduate of Columbia University, Jonah also worked with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, a background that sharpens his perspective on incentives, human behavior, and why taste and consumer culture matter.

Jonah has delivered keynote and leadership talks across the United States, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia. He is available for keynotes, fireside chats, and workshops, and can optionally pair a talk with a tasting, hosting demonstration, private dinner, or reception.

"Jonah Reider knows how to host a good dinner party" Air Mail
"Combining flavors with flowers, aromas, lights and music in a kind of very well-tuned orchestra" Vogue
"Thoughtful, market-driven dishes" The New York Times

Popular Talks by Jonah Reider

  • Hospitality as a Competitive Advantage
  • How Great Hosts Build Great Teams
  • The Future of Luxury
  • The Experience Economy: Why Hospitality Wins
  • The Future of Dining and Consumer Culture
  • From Supper Club to Scalable Brand
  • Innovation Through Hospitality