FSR Magazine Names 40 under 40 Rising Stars in the Restaurant Industry

I am humbled and honored to be chosen as one of the 40 Under 40 Rising Stars in the Restaurant Industy by FSR Magazine. The entire list/article appears in their March 2014 issue and can be viewed at: www.fsrmagazine.com/chef-interview/40-under-40

Below is what was written about me.

Calvin Banks has come a long way from his first foray into the foodservice business as an employee at quick-service chain Taco Bueno. After joining up with Six Flags Entertainment Company for eight years and then jumping into the hotel business with Gaylord Hotels, Banks became senior training manager at Gaylord National in Washington, a four-restaurant property where he was eventually promoted to director of training. “Bringing together 2,000-plus people to open a property was a significant accomplishment,” he says of the experience at Gaylord National.

In March 2013, Banks brought his training skills to The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. With nine full-service restaurants at the resort—including the Penrose Room, the only five-star, five-diamond restaurant in the entire state of Colorado—Banks has his hands full with foodservice staff training throughout the hotel.

Recently Banks received his master’s degree in human resources, and he’s also the president of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART), an industry organization he’s been involved with since 2010. “I like to help people grow and develop,” he says. “I see myself continuing to be in a position where I have the opportunity to help people grow and develop.”