Programme – Boardwalk Mentoring

PROGRAMME

Boardwalk is proud to welcome twenty two outstanding sector leaders who have agreed to be mentors on the inaugural programme.

OUR MENTORS

Will BECKETT

CO FOUNDER, HAWKSMOOR

JUSTIN CARTER

GROUP MD, LOUNGERS

PANO CHRISTOU

CEO, PRET A MANGER

THOM ELLIOTT

CO FOUNDER, PIZZA PILGRIMS

SIMON EMENY

CEO, FULLER, SMITH AND TURNER

GEMMA GLASSON

MD, WAHACA

LAURA HARPER HINTON

CEO, CARAVAN

THOMAS HEIER

CEO, WAGAMAMA

GLYN HOUSE

MD, CAFFE NERO

TOM JAMES

MD, BILL’S

JON KNIGHT

CEO, TRG CONCESSIONS

PAULA MACKENZIE

CEO, PIZZA EXPRESS

Éadaoin MCDONAGH

MD/COO, LINA STORES / WHITE RABBIT PROJECTS

DAVID MCDOWALL

CEO, STONEGATE

ALAN MORGAN

CEO, THE BIG TABLE GROUP

ALASDAIR MURDOCH

CEO, BURGER KING UK

CAROLINE OTTOY

MD, WATCHHOUSE

MARTA POGROSZEWSKA

COO, BREAD HOLDINGS

CATHERINE ROE

CEO, ELIOR

SUNAINA SETHI

FOUNDER & CPO, JKS RESTAURANTS

SARAH WILLINGHAM

CEO, NIGHTCAP

EMMA WOODS

CHAIR, TORTILLA

OUR MENTEES

ALICE BOWYER

DIRECTOR OF FOOD & DRINK, BUTCOMBE GROUP

BELINDA SCHOFIELD

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, BUTLINS

CLARE REID

HEAD OF MARKETING, BROTHER MARCUS

HAYLEY WHITFIELD

PEOPLE DIRECTOR, PIZZA PILGRIMS

JOSIE ADAMS

PEOPLE DIRECTOR, INCIPIO GROUP

KAREN HODSON

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, WARNER HOTELS

KASIA KOZIEL

HEAD OF PEOPLE & TALENT, GREEN & FORTUNE

KATHRYN WILLIAMS

HEAD OF SALES, CORRIGAN COLLECTION

KATIE HAREL

VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING, RHUBARB HOSPITALITY & OAK VIEW GROUP

KIRSTEN POTTINGER

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR, TRG CONCESSIONS

LAURA MIMOUN

CMO, FRANCO MANCA & REAL GREEK

LOUISA RICHARDS

RESTAURANT DIRECTOR, HAWKSMOOR

LUCY BARKER

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, STONEGATE

MEGAN TRIMBLE

BRAND DIRECTOR, BIG TABLE GROUP

MIRANDA BURGUM

PEOPLE DIRECTOR, GAIL’S

NADDY ONIONS

MARKETING DIRECTOR, PREZZO ITALIAN

PENNY BRUCE

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, PUBS PARTNER, GREENE KING

RIA PATTNI

MARKETING DIRECTOR, JKS RESTAURANTS

SHERI WILLIAMSON

MARKETING DIRECTOR, BILL’S

SUZI HOY

HEAD OF BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS, BURGER KING UK

VICKIE ELSEY

GROUP PEOPLE DIRECTOR, GREENE KING

VICKY BARBER

MARKETING DIRECTOR, POPEYES UK

MENTORING

Mentors and mentees matched via the PushFar platform

Each mentee receives 10 one on one mentoring sessions in a 12 month period

All supported by the PushFar platform

TUTORIALS

12 x one hour online tutorials delivered by sector experts and board leaders.

Hosted live exclusively for the mentee cohort.

Recordings will be made available to mentees for future reference.

NETWORKING

3 networking events during the year for mentors, mentees, partners and our advisory board

GRADUATION

A formal graduation ceremony recognising the achievement of the class of ‘26