Matt Jennings's Perfect Bite | From James Beard Chef to Hospitality Tech Founder

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The Perfect Bite

Sarah Perkins

40 episodes

4 days ago

Your fusion of food and entrepreneurship, The Perfect Bite brings you inspiring conversations with chefs, restaurateurs, CPG brand founders, food tech founders, and more in the food and beverage industry, highlighting their experiences and how they've cooked up something new. From emerging brands to established business owners, you'll learn from the best entrepreneurs in food, beverage, hospitality, and agriculture about how they started their businesses, what problems they're solving, the tough times they've overcome, and their best advice for entering these industries or starting your own business. We end each episode with the world's best and hardest question: What is your perfect bite?

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Matt Jennings's Perfect Bite | From James Beard Chef to Hospitality Tech Founder

The Perfect Bite

1 hour 11 seconds

3 months ago

Matt Jennings's Perfect Bite | From James Beard Chef to Hospitality Tech Founder

From a five-time James Beard Award nominee to a tech co-founder reshaping hospitality, Matt Jennings has worn many hats — chef, restaurateur, author, and now tech entrepreneur with MAJC.ai.

In this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Matt to trace his journey from his early days in New England kitchens to running celebrated restaurants like Farmstead and Townsman, and to now co-founding MAJC.ai — a platform designed to help restaurants recruit, retain, and develop top talent.

Matt shares:

His path from culinary school to opening acclaimed restaurants
Lessons learned from scaling teams and building hospitality culture
Why the industry needs people-first technology now more than ever
How MAJC.ai is creating a community and academy for restaurant leaders worldwide
His advice for entrepreneurs about mentorship, failure, and staying mission-driven

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to transition from chef whites to startup life — and how hospitality can thrive with tech done right — this episode is for you.

To join the MAJC community (for free!) and learn more, head to www.majc.ai.

You can follow MAJC on social media @majc.ai and Matt on Instagram @matthewjennings.

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