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In this episode of Paris Talks Marketing, Paris welcomes Preston Junger, VP of Restaurant Solutions at Nift. Preston shares his journey from traditional office jobs to embracing the flexible, passion-driven work culture influenced by the pandemic. He discusses Nift's innovative approach to helping restaurants acquire customers through personalized gifts, elaborating on the company's evolution and his role in driving the restaurant initiative forward. Preston also touches on his balance of professional and personal life.
Preston is currently Vice President Restaurant Solutions for Nift. Nift has redefined how restaurants acquire customers by replacing traditional advertising with gifts that drive traffic and database growth. Preston also formerly co-founded Mile Square Labs as a startup consulting company, and is board member for the company, that consists of 30+ expert advisors providing hands-on business consulting, go-to-market sales and marketing guidance for seed to series B companies in Europe, Scandinavia, South America & North America.
Prior to Nift, Preston was the former Vice President & Head of U.S. Operations for 7shifts, as well as employee hashtag#82 for Yelp where he was VP of Brand Sales for 8 years, and has been a lifelong builder & believer in new ideas and great people. Before Yelp, he led teams at IAC (Evite, Citysearch, Ticketmaster, Match.com, Expedia) Yahoo! & Apple. As a sports enthusiast, and a family man, he devotes a lot of time to the court, soccer pitch, ski slopes, lacrosse fields and traveling with his family enjoying wonderful experiences, which allows him to maintain a thoughtful and balanced perspective.
He’s an optimistic entrepreneurial-minded business leader, advisor, board member & mentor with international experience. He has a proven track record in raising the bar for success with his unique perspective and commitment to building companies, innovative thinking and execution. Junger excels in coaching and inspiring others to rally around a common mission, not following the status quo.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:00 The Evolution of the Workplace
03:24 Joining Nift: The Journey and Decision
11:03 Nift's Business Model
20:26 Acquiring New Restaurants for Nift
33:22 Balancing Work and Family Life
42:42 Final Thoughts
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