MICHAEL L. ATKINSON
Investor • Advisor • Entrepreneur
Michael L. Atkinson
Professional Biography
About
Restaurant Technology Innovator, Investor and Entrepreneur
A multi-hyphenate living in Dallas, Texas, Michael is founding CEO of Bailiwick Ventures, and founder of ARI venture Studio, a pioneering ResTech Startup Venture Studio that creates, finances, builds, and supports a growing portfolio of restaurant technology startups.
Michael is an accomplished investment banker with over 250 transactions and assignments spanning 30 years, a multi-brand restaurant operator and multi-unit chain CFO. ResTech investments in the ResTech Venture Studio can be seen here.
On the F&B side, Michael is co-founder, together with The Beach Boy's Mike Love, of Club Kokomo Spirits, a line of Ready-To- Drink Rum-based cocktails, Caribbean barrel-aged rum and the award-winning Seven Caves Distillery in San Diego, California.
Michael is on the board of directors of Kimellla Farmsm, a natural skincare company, founded by Kim Atkisnon. Kimella Fams intends to transition from its skincare roots to a lifestyle brand, including homegoods and speciality items highlighting fresh, honesty and harmoney.
As a advocate for transformative restaurant technologies, Michael advises restaurant brands, private equity funds and technology companies on matters relating to conversational AI and automation, system architecture, business intelligence, data models, restaurant technology, Tech-Stack design and digital transformation strategies.
As a tenured strategic advisor, Michael also works with startup, emerging and established consumer brands on corporate finance, corporate development matters, strategic advisory and and M&A. (See Bailiwick Ventures)
Public Speaking
Michael speaks about transformative technologies affecting the global restaurant industry and. Specifically, restaurant automation, voice technology, and the changing nature of customer engagement using integrated data and perscriptive and embedded analytics - modern data management systems.
Michael was recently named one of the restaurant industry's most influential restaurant technology experts by the Nations Restaurant News.
For information about ResTech, speaking or consulting, please contact Michael through this website or here.
See past speaking events below.
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Speaking Engagements
TOPICS: Restaurant Automation • VoiceTech + AI • Data and Insights • Tech-Stack Design • Venture Investing
NRA Virtual Event
December 8, 2020
I am presenting a webinar on voice technology for restaurants, with current use cases, showcase VoiceINV™, the first, voice-enabled inventory app, share other emerging voice technologies and discuss why voice is something operators and marketers should embrace today. Voice-as-a-layer is the future for digital.
Texas Restaurant Association
July 12, 2021
I am leading a panel on Tech-Stack design. What technology investments are crucial to the future of your restaurant, which ones should be back-burnered, and which ones should be ignored completely? Hear from these restaurant tech experts as they provide guidance and lessons learned to get your tech stack solid as we move into a post-pandemic world.
June 30, 2022
Industry 4.0 is evolving grocery stores, restaurants, kitchens, farms, and even food itself. Digital technology is assisting people in choosing what to consume, along with developing new possibilities for how they access and experience food and beverage.
The push for digitization and digitalization is creating new demands for product information and accessibility online, while advanced robotics are evolving the preparation and delivery of food and beverage.
Today in Tech Show
April 3, 2023
To recover from pandemic-era challenges, many restaurants are attempting to innovate with new technologies such as AI voice, mobile phone point of sale ordering systems, and drone deliveries.
Are these efforts just experimental or will they be a part of our future dining experiences? Our latest 'Today in Tech' episode explores this with Michael L Atkinson, a restaurant technology expert and entrepreneur. #restaurants #ai #aivoice #podcast
Consulting Services
Tech-Stack Design
ResTech Strategy
ResTech Investment
ResTech Due Diligence
Corporate Development
Corporate Finance
Strategic Advisory
Contact Me
650-206-8405
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