Will Guidara

Restaurateur, Eleven Madison Park, The #1 Restaurant in the World; New York Times Bestselling Author, Unreasonable Hospitality

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Will Guidara

Restaurateur, Eleven Madison Park, The #1 Restaurant in the World; New York Times Bestselling Author, Unreasonable Hospitality

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Will Guidara is a Restaurateur best known for Eleven Madison Park, The #1 Restaurant in the World.
Guidara is the founder of thank you, a hospitality agency that helps companies beyond restaurants and hotels make the choice to be in the hospitality industry.
He is also hosts the Welcome Conference, the annual hospitality-driven event that brings together the best minds from the world of hospitality.

Biography

Will Guidara is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Unreasonable Hospitality. He is the former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, which under his leadership was named the Best Restaurant in the World.

He is the host of The Welcome Conference, a Co-Producer on the Emmy Award-winning series The Bear, and is a recipient of the Wall Street Journal Innovator Award. His latest book, Unreasonable Hospitality: The Field Guide released in April 2026.

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Unreasonable Hospitality: How Giving People More Than They Expect Can Get You To #1

Will Guidara transformed Eleven Madison Park from a modest brasserie into the best restaurant in the world—by putting human connection at the center of everything. In this keynote, he shares how embracing a “one size fits one” philosophy and elevating the guest experience beyond expectations can create magic. With powerful takeaways for leaders, teams, and brands, Will shows how unreasonable hospitality can help you win—by making people feel truly seen, valued, and unforgettable.

Unreasonable Brands: How To Build a Brand Centered on Unreasonable Hospitality

For most of America’s history, we functioned as a manufacturing economy; now, we’re a service economy—more than three-quarters of our GDP comes from service. So, whether you’re in retail, finance, education, healthcare, computer services, or communications, you are in the business of serving other people. Making good products is no longer enough, and serving efficiently is no longer enough – now, it’s how you make the people you work with and those you serve feel that matters most of all. In this talk, Will will share why he believes our world is on the precipice of becoming a hospitality economy, and how every business can choose to be in the business of hospitality, by transforming ordinary transactions into extraordinary experiences.

Why Hospitality is Today’s #1 Leadership Skill: A New Model for Modern Leadership

In a post-pandemic world of remote teams and disconnected cultures, leadership requires a new skill: hospitality. Will explains how great leaders, like great hosts, intentionally create environments where people feel connected, seen, and part of something larger. This talk offers a fresh perspective on team building and emotional intelligence, with actionable strategies to help leaders turn individuals into high-performing, inspired teams—no matter the setting.