<p>With years of experience achieving record employee retention, creating extraordinary customer experiences, and growing revenue for his own successful business and for others, Joe DeLoss shares the foundations of his people-first, purpose-driven approach. </p><p>Joe believes in a better way of doing business for everyone involved. He spent nearly twenty years founding, growing, and selling successful businesses, all with a deep orientation to impact and sustainability. His approach has enabled Joe’s ventures to achieve record employee retention, scale quickly, and deliver extraordinary customer experiences, all while offering meaningful employment to those most companies have deemed unemployable.</p><p>The key to his success is a people-first approach. Joe’s dedication to understanding and supporting his team (many of whom have been impacted by incarceration, homelessness, and addiction) are what keep his employees stable, happy, and delighting customers. </p><p>His most recent venture was Hot Chicken Takeover, a Midwest fast-casual restaurant chain, where he served raving fans Nashville-style fried chicken, created hundreds of jobs, and retained employees at a rate three times better than his industry peers.</p><p>Since exiting Hot Chicken Takeover, Joe’s set out to create the next impactful hospitality brand while investing in and advising leaders on how to grow their businesses through a people-first culture, do good in their communities, and avoid burnout in today’s modern global economy. Additionally, Joe serves as an Advisor at Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship between days on his farm and on the trail at ultramarathons. </p><p>Joe’s proven success and relatable story have been featured by The Today Show, Forbes, Harvard Business School, Politico, The Rachael Ray Show and many others. As a keynote speaker at many of the largest corporate and association events in the country, Joe has inspired tens of thousands of business leaders. </p>
Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Business Advisor
<ul><li><strong>Work with Purpose, Achieve Success</strong></li><li>Joe DeLoss has become one of the most talked-about social entrepreneurs in the country. In this talk, Joe shares the story of building his last venture, Hot Chicken Takeover, a fast-casual restaurant chain taking over the Midwest. Sharing tactical, step-by-step best practices to engage teams and improve retention and morale, Joe highlights a professional career proving that social impact isn’t just good for the community, but in the best interest of business. With strategies seen on The Today Show and in the classrooms of Harvard Business School, Joe’s message is told with humor, humility, and insightful takeaways – it’s a story of service, entrepreneurship, and change for good.</li><li><strong>Grow Business through a People-First Culture</strong></li><li>In this talk, Joe shares specific tactics for creating a people-first culture and the positive impact of those business decisions. He discusses how poverty, addiction, and incarceration impacted his colleagues and how support and advocacy created a culture of pride and accountability that was transformative. He not only reminds audiences that our differences are what make us stronger, but also shares some of the challenges that might creep up with this approach and how to overcome them. It’s personal anecdotes and business data, all told with a perfect balance of humor and humility.</li><li><strong>Foster Mental Wellness and Prevent Burnout</strong></li><li>Being an entrepreneur or business leader can be brutal. Joe has put himself through the ringer more times than he can count and deeply understands the perils and isolation that high-achievers can feel. After years of stress impacting his health, family, and well-being, he realized he needed to do things differently. This talk teaches business leaders, entrepreneurs and high achievers how to avoid burnout and why it’s important for them as individuals and for the business for them to be performing at their best. He offers new ideas, practical tips, and a “for the good of others” approach to convince you to slow down.</li></ul>