John Piemonte

What happens when a 19-year old college student makes a $500 investment in a school newspaper enterprise? If you’re John Piemonte, you parlay it into a million-dollar business that launches your career creating successful companies. These days, as co-founder/partner, he has limited those businesses to the hospitality industry. As director of strategic planning, he has his pulse on every aspect of the business from innovation and R&D to culinary, operations, sales & marketing, concept development, growth and brand management.