David Romano

David’s career began at a very young age as he worked in his family restaurant concepts such as Fuddruckers and Romano’s Macaroni Grill. Since that time, he has continued working in and around the retail industry for most of his life, as his professional career spans over thirty years of management experience in the restaurant, retail, consulting, training, and recruiting industries.

His former companies, Romano Consulting Group and Benchmarkinc have provided consulting, benchmarking, and recruiting services for nearly two decades to thousands of clients in the retail, restoration, and home improvement industries. The major focus being working with family-owned companies in the transition of ownership from holding a job to owning a successful company. His team’s unique approach to consulting was instrumental in clients achieving a sustainable increase in profits, productivity, employee motivation, and business independence.

His recruiting company sourced and placed countless management, sales, business development, project management, estimating, and technician candidates for multiple industries. He also developed a University offering live camps and online training for sales associates, managers, business development reps, and owners. His organizations have trained thousands of professionals who have become the top performers in their respective industries.

David received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Cornell University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.