Kelly Baltes

Kelly Baltes, former President of Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurants, discusses how to create a formula for ac successful business and how brand strategy plays an important role in the process. 

Kelly began his restaurant career bussing tables. Since then, he has worked in almost every position within the restaurant industry, working his way to positions such as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board for a variety of restaurant groups.

Kelly earned his Executive MBA from Auburn University in 2005 and was later named to the Auburn University Harbert College of Business 40 of 40, an honor recognizing the top 40 alumni to graduate in the first 40 years of the college’s formation. 

Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn: Kelly C. Baltes.

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