Monte Silva started in the restaurant industry as a dishwasher when he was 15 years old and worked his way through all of the front and back of house hourly positions. After that, Monte moved to management and for the next 30 years ran some of the most successful restaurants and Iconic brands like Wolfgang Puck, Fleming’s Steakhouse, and Acme Feed & Seed (the 31st highest grossing restaurant in the country at $18,500,000.) He later became Director of Operations overseeing four restaurants including Acme.

During his time with Wolfgang Puck he was featured in David Steadman’s book Beverage Biz is Show Biz. His other restaurants were consistently named in best of categories of several Nashville magazines in reader and writer polls. His successful stewardship of these restaurants got him featured in Nashville Wine Press, The Tasting Panel, Restaurant Business Magazine, Nashville Scene, and many other publications.

Today, Monte lives with his wife and son in Florida. He is a restaurant owner, high performance coach, Restaurant Success Club Podcast host, and author of Shift Happens- 7 Proven Strategies to Help Your Restaurant Crush the New Economy. Monte is also the founder of RSC Elite Mastermind, speaks throughout North America, and is CEO of his new company Ten Tables Hospitality. For more information visit Ten Tables Hospitality, www.tentableshospitality.com.