Our Next Speakers

Kevin Healy, Owner HOUSEpitality Family of 9 RVA Restaurants & Meredith Lindemon, Food and Drink Reporter RTD; "The Restaurateur’s Playbook: Scaling Success Across Multiple Concepts"

Kevin Healy is the owner of HOUSEpitality Family, a restaurant group that is the outcome of his 30-year career as an independent restaurant owner which started with The Boathouse at Sunday Park in 1988. 

Since then, the restaurant group has grown to 9 locations….four locations of The Boathouse: Sunday Park, Rocketts Landing, Short Pump Town Center and City Point; two Casa del Barco locations: Canal Walk, and Short Pump Town Center, one Island Shrimp Co location, the iconic Can Can Brasserie in Carytown: and the outdoor dining pop-up concept Dinner in the Field.

Leading a team with a unique level of retention for what is known to be a high turnover industry, Healy promotes playing nice and treating everyone with respect.  His favorite part of the job is celebrating life with guests – both the team members and customers - as they experience life's special moments. He is a graduate of University of Dubuque in Iowa and when he's not thinking about what's next, Healy enjoys spending time with his family and traveling.

Meredith Lindemon writes about interiors, trends, and lifestyle for print magazines and their websites including Southern Living, New England Home, Conde Naste Traveler and Gun & Garden. She has a BA in journalism from Temple University. Meredith is the food and drink reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.