Author Archives: Michael Atkinson

About Michael Atkinson

Cook, bartender, server, manager, owner, operator, COO, CFO, CEO, investment banker, entrepreneur, investor, speaker, writer, social media maven, founder and CEO of FohBoh and, passionate advocate for the Foodservice industry.

Re-introducing FOHMedia Social Media Management Services

Founded in 2007, FohBoh has grown from the original and leading foodservice social-business community and the producer Social Media Conference, to a company capable of providing high-touch social media products and services to foodservice industry clients. Our customers and community … Continue reading

Posted in FohBoh, FOHBuzz, FohMedia, Restaurant Social Media, Service Providers, Social CRM, Social Media, social media due diligence, Social Web | Leave a comment

Why the New FOHBOH Landing Page

The new FohBoh home page is our fifth, affectionately, clinically and internally referred to as “F5″. We change the look and feel each year to reflect the spirit of FohBoh as an evolving and growing social media company. So, who is FohBoh … Continue reading

Posted in FohBoh, FohBoh.com, FohBuds, Food+tech, Social Media, Start-up Business | Leave a comment

FOHBuzz SnapShot 2nd Generation is Coming

It’s always fun to release a product and then solicit honest feedback from customers. Solving problems, right? Isn’t that what entrepreneurs try to do? We identify and quantify problems then create a solution that addresses it. Then, we modify, adapt … Continue reading

Posted in FohBoh, FOHBuzz, Food+tech, LBS, Mystery Shopping, Restaurant Social Media, Social Media, Social Web | Leave a comment

Concerns about Disruption and Change

Change is inevitable and not everyone or every company is up for it. I remember being handed a book long ago called Who Moved My Cheese. Spencer Johnson creates a great story about how to deal with change at work, … Continue reading

Posted in FohBoh, FOHBuzz, FohMedia, Food+tech, Partnerships, Service Providers, Social Media, Social Web | Leave a comment

Food + Technology + Co-working Discovery Tour

I’m on a bit of a food+technology discovery tour to better understand the buzz on what is new for the foodservice industry; the why and the why now. As a start-up entrepreneur, I am fascinated by what drives someone to … Continue reading

Posted in entrepreneurship, FohBoh, FohBuds, FOHBuzz, FohMedia, Food+tech, Foodservice Co-working, Raising capital, Social Media, Start-up Business, Venture Capital | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Where we’re heading in 2012

It’s good to keep track of what is created over time with hard work, passion and dedication. We at FohBoh have always advocated for the restaurant industry, working hard to deliver on our promise and this will only continue as … Continue reading

Posted in FohBoh, FohBoh.com, FohBuds, FOHBuzz, FohMedia, LBS, Mystery Shopping, Social Media, Social Web | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Top 10 Reasons for B2B Social Media

Social Media is indeed a mass communications vehicle like no other. But now, more and more businesses are finding that social media data can be valuable for businesses, particularly for customer insights. Through our work with independent restaurants and chains … Continue reading

Posted in FohBuds | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Finding our Groove in 2012

Oh my, 2012. Has it really been 12 years since the turn of the century? Has it really been four years since founding FohBoh? If it’s true time accelerates when you are busy, perhaps we should all slow down a … Continue reading

Posted in FohBoh, FohBoh Brand Central, FohBoh.com, FOHBuzz, FohMedia, Mystery Shopping, Restaurant Social Media, Social Media, Social Web | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Foodservice Social Media Universe Conference #FSMU

Well, after a quick trip to the midwest to “check-out” for a week after a successful inaugural conference, I am back and refreshed and ready to take this new brand equity out for a spin. Between September 1st through September … Continue reading

Posted in FohBoh, FohBoh.com, FohBuds, Leadership, Restaurant Social Media, Social Currency, Social Media, social media due diligence, Social Media ROI, Social Web, Start-up Business | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

FohBoh launches social media guest feedback tool | FastCasual.com

    FohBoh launches social media guest feedback tool | FastCasual.com. Launched and having fun with restaurant operations nationwide.

Posted in FohBuds | Leave a comment