One of Atlanta’s best-known radio and TV hosts will speak in Villa Rica on Wednesday, August 10, as the city-sponsored Leadership Luncheon series continues.
Stephen “Steak” Shapiro produces content for shows on the Food Network and is a regular contributor to CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, and MSNBC. He hosts Atlanta Eats’ “Dish Worth the Drive”, and the #1 sports talk show in the city, “The Front Row”, on Sports Radio 680 The Fan.
He will speak at the Villa Rica Civic Center and Sports Complex (V-Plex), 1605 Georgia Highway 61 or the Carrollton Villa Rica Highway. Tickets are available through the freshtix.com website. The cost is $22 for Villa Rica Main Street members; $27 for non-members.
The event is the next installment of the Leadership Luncheon series, which brings together executives, entrepreneurs, education leaders and innovators from across the region to discuss trends, challenges and opportunities for their respective fields. Open to the public, the Leadership Luncheon Series is held bimonthly on the 2nd Wednesday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Shapiro is a larger than life person who is one of the most respected and dynamic media personalities in Atlanta. In addition to being the longest-running radio and TV host in the city, he has also served as CEO and founder of two of Atlanta’s most popular media companies.
In 1997, Steak built one of the nation’s most successful sports talk radio companies, Big League Broadcasting. Steak served as president, CMO and morning drive talent at 790 The Zone in Atlanta and was instrumental in purchasing additional sports radio stations across the country. Steak sold his business to Lincoln Financial Media in 2011.
In 2013, Steak founded Bread n Butter LLC, a company at the forefront of the explosion of content marketing. Bread n Butter has also developed award-winning local and regional television programming (Atlanta Eats and Dish Worth The Drive), creates state-of-the-art video content for national and local businesses (Anheuser Busch, Kia, Las Vegas Sands) and built a robust distribution network connecting brands. with their consumers.
Steak is now on the Food Network (Food Truck Face-Off and Best Ever) and he is a regular contributor to CNN, FOX NEWS, FOX BUSINESS, and MSNBC. Few people understand the business, marketing and entrepreneurial world with the depth of Steak Shapiro.
For more information, Villa Rica Office of Economic Development at 678-840-1441. Sponsors for this event include Tanner Health System, Southwire, Printpack, Flowers Foods, Georgia Power, Main Street Villa Rica and the City of Villa Rica.
