Keith Rogers

About Keith Rogers

Keith Rogers has a consistent record of making an immediate impact on innovative ventures, building teams, and growing brands. Applying the principles of servant leadership, Keith has successfully developed start-ups as a founder and private & public companies in roles of senior leadership across diverse industries.As CEO, Keith completed a one year turnaround after years of losses in retail markets, restaurants, food service operations & wholesale food distribution. As COO, he has led in building organizational capacity, financial analysis, and strategic development of retail stores, wholesale, and eCommerce. Resulting in sales increases and profit growth across multiple business channels. Past performance success spans diverse brands of restaurant, hotel, retail, music & entertainment, energy, and technology - including award-winning leadership with Starbucks Coffee. Keith is a forward-thinking leader, well-grounded in operational execution experience, to provide practical team direction. He is adept at identifying opportunities to grow top line while creating operational efficiencies & cutting costs that provide throughput to bottom line EBITDA.Keith is a visionary, innovator & servant leader for rapid growth. Keith leverages his talent for analysis, strategic formulation, collaboration, and creative design while engaging his charismatic energy, leadership & networking skills.Operational & Strategic Leadership / Strategic Planning / Consultant / Capital Funding / Award-winning Leadership @ Starbucks Coffee / Cornell University Alumni / Contributor Fox Business Network / Restaurant & Hotel Development / Food & Beverage / Music & Entertainment / Technology / SaaS / Energy Executive Leadership, M&A, Real Estate, Growth Strategy, Organizational Development, Branding, Culture, Core Values, Strategy & Finance.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer Chief Financial Officer

   Maplevale Farms Inc

   May 2022 — Present · Falconer, NY, US

   Lead through serving an incredible team in Finance, HR, Purchasing/Supply Chain, IT, Warewash & Beverage, Safety, and Operations of a growing broadline food distribution company as part of Unipro, America\'s largest foodservice cooperative with $168 Billion in aggregate sales. Head major capital projects including Design & Build of a new HQ Cold Storage & Distribution Warehouse, USDA Meat Processing plant, and Truck Maintenance facilities.Maplevale Farms is an independent broadline food distributor with a reputation for integrity and quality with our restaurant, hotel, school, healthcare, and business partners for 75 years. Servicing New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, we are not merely a foodservice distributor, but seek to add value as a trusted consultant and business partner to the customers & communities we serve.

Education

• Cornell University

  Bachelors, Hotel Administration

  1986 — 1991

• Griffith Institute - Springville, New York

  High School, Math, Science, Music

  1977 — 1985

• Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)

  Certificate, Corporate Finance

Skills

• Concept Development
• Recruiting
• Integrated Marketing
• Ideation
• Business Development
• Corporate Culture
• Real Estate Development
• Talent Management
• Strategic Leadership
• New Business Development
• Leadership
• Food & Beverage
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Hospitality
• Business Analysis
• Public Speaking
• Marketing Strategy
• Social Media Marketing
• IT Strategy
• Swot Analysis
• Executive Management
• Formal Presentations
• Restaurants
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Leadership Development
• Financial Analysis
• Profit Maximization
• Visionary
• Business Intelligence
• Franchise Relations
• Management Consulting
• Multi-Unit
• Marketing
• Future Trends
• Organizational Development
• Strategic Planning
• Music Industry
• Hotels