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Tony Martinez

Tony Martinez

Executive Chef

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    What if your business insurance investment could be lowered and provide a financial return? Yes. It's possible. Learn how you can minimize risks, lower claims, and even earn a dividend at year's end.

  • Education

    • State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

      1988 - 1989
      Associate of Science (A.S.) Culinary Arts/Chef Training

      Activities and Societies: Culinary Competition team; Student Fine Foods SUNY Cobleskill Professional Chef - a fully accredited ACF (American Culinary Federation) program in Culinary Arts, Food & Beverage Management.

    • Johnson and Wales University

      1990 - 1992
      Bachelor of Science Hotel/Restaurant Management

      Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, Eta Omega Chapter

  • Experience

    • Embassy Suites

      Apr 1996 - Dec 1996
      Executive Chef

    • Advantage Sales & Marketing

      Sept 1996 - Apr 2007
      Regional Retail Operations Director

      Managed a team of over 85 sales professionals covering over 6000 retail outlets for consumer products industry, including M&M Mars, including award-winning benchmarks for other teams around the country.

    • Tazinos Inc.

      May 2007 - Nov 2009
      Dir. Product Development/Executive Chef

      Director of Product Development and Executive Chef, including menu development, ordering, profit margins and management.

    • The Lodge at Vail

      Dec 2009 - Jan 2011
      Area Director of Food and Beverage

      Oversaw all Food & Beverage at the Lodge at Vail and Arrabelle, including business development strategies for each F&B outlet with full responsibility for budgeting and P&L performance.

    • Rocky Mountain Hospitality Advisors

      Jan 2012 - Jun 2023
      President

      Consulting company specializing in the hospitality industry, including restaurants, Hotels, spas consumer products, providing financial business solutions, including improving cash flow, reducing expenses, and improving profits.

    • Rocky Mountain Insurance & Financial

      Mar 2014 - Dec 2015
      Business Continuation & Benefits Specialist

      Specializing in benefit strategies to help clients navigate the ACA, including business continuation and risk management programs. Bottom line, finding ways to ensure companies live on in the face of loss, be it loss of an owner or loss of property by creating greater efficiences.

    • Cornerstone Insurance & Financial Group

      Jan 2016 - now
      President & Principal Agent

      Tapping more than 26 years in back of the house hospitality and F&B roles as a chef and area director as well as 12 years in commercial and personal insurance, Cornerstone has provided effective insurance solutions to hundreds of business owners and CEOs, focused on providing financial returns on insurance investments.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ServeSaf Certifed Food Handler

      National Restaurant Association, ANSI Accredited
      Apr 2008

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Tony Martinez
      AAA Four Diamond Award AAA Oct 2010 AAA awards hotel Food & Beverage with Diamonds based on their levels of service, hours of operation and overall quality of food & beverage offered to the properties guests. 1 Diamond being the lowest and 5 Diamond being the highest (only offered to properties with 24 hour room service). I've achieved this award several times in my career; each time is an honor and it's something I hold very dear!