Unfortunately we will not have the National Hospitality Prayer Breakfast in May 2010.  We hope to bring the event back in 2011.  If you are interested in becoming a member of the 2011 Host Committee please contact Cindra Vaden at 770-984-9070 or email admin@himevents.org.  In the meantime, please take a moment to listen/watch audio/video files of speakers we have had in the past by clicking the “Details” links below.

Past Prayer Breakfasts
2009 - Cheryl Bachelder
Cheryl Bachelder became CEO of AFC Enterprises, Inc. in November 2007, leading 1900+ Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurants around the globe. She has been a board member at AFC Enterprises since November 2006 and at True Value Corporation since July 2006.
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2009 - Les Steckel
Veteran NFL coach Les Steckel is the seventh President and CEO of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Steckel’s extensive involvement with FCA began as a college football coach, when he attended his first FCA conference. Prior to his selection as FCA President and CEO, both he and Chris served on the FCA National Board of Trustees.
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2008 - Wayne Huizenga, Jr.
H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr. is the President of Huizenga Holdings, Inc., a diversified company that manages and owns the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League and Dolphins Stadium in South Florida as well as investments in banking, resorts, marinas, yacht refit and construction, real estate and outdoor advertising.
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2008 - Phil Hickey, Jr.
Phil Hickey served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of RARE Hospitality until October 1, 2007, at which time RARE Hospitality was acquired by Darden Restaurants, Inc. As a veteran of more than 30 years in the industry, Phil Hickey has experienced the restaurant business as an entrepreneur, single restaurant owner-operator, and co-founded a restaurant company.
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2007 - Lloyd Hill
Under Hill’s leadership, Applebee’s has grown into the largest casual dining concept in the world, with nearly 1,900 restaurants in 49 states and 17 countries. In 2005, Hill was named by Institutional Investor magazine as one of America's Best CEOs and as one of the top-performing CEOs within the restaurant industry.
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2007 - Donna Crecca
One of the founding editors and the current Editor-in-Chief of Cheers magazine, Donna Hood Crecca has been writing about foodservice and hospitality for nearly two decades.
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2006 - Horst Schulze
Horst Schulze continues to be recognized as a visionary leader in the service/hospitality field. He is President and CEO of The West Paces Hotel Group, which is introducing two new exciting world-wide luxury hotel brands, Capella and Solís. He is best known for building the renowned Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company brand from its early days to 2002 as President and COO.
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2006 - S. Truett Cathy
Armed with a keen business sense, a work ethic forged during the Depression, and a personal and business philosophy based on biblical principles, Truett Cathy took a tiny Atlanta diner and transformed it into Chick-fil-A, the nation’s second largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain. with nearly $1.98 billion in sales in 2005 and currently more than 1,250 locations.
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