Elizabeth Blau
Keynote Speaker: Hospitality Innovation Expert, Restaurateur and Restaurant Developer; James Beard Award Nominee; CEO of Blau + Associates; Author of "Honey Salt: A Culinary Scrapbook"
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Elizabeth Blau Biography
Elizabeth Blau is a James Beard Award nominee recognized for the impact of her leadership, innovation and philanthropy during a nearly four-decade career. She is widely credited with transforming Las Vegas into a world-class culinary destination and is known for helping shape the global dining scene by bringing award-winning chefs and restaurateurs to international real estate mixed-use projects as well as luxury resort developments.
In 2002, Blau founded Blau + Associates, expanding it into one of the leading restaurant development and consulting companies. Along with her husband, chef Kim Canteenwalla, Blau operates successful signature restaurants including Honey Salt in Las Vegas and Vancouver, Buddy’s V’s Ristorante on the Las Vegas Strip, Crown Block Restaurant at the Reunion Tower in Dallas and a portfolio of acclaimed restaurants at the Parq Vancouver Resort & Casino. She is the author of "Honey Salt: A Culinary Scrapbook," which was named Best Cookbook of 2018 by Food & Beverage Magazine.
Recipient of the 2022 Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award, Blau serves the global hospitality community through advisory and board roles for organizations such as École Hôtelière de Lausanne and the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, her alma mater. She is trustee emeritus of the Culinary Institute of America and global advisory board member emeritus at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. In 2020, Blau co-founded the nonprofit Women’s Hospitality Initiative to develop and implement programs for women to achieve leadership positions in the restaurant industry. During the pandemic, Blau co-created Delivering with Dignity, a program that has delivered over 750,000 chef-prepared nutritious meals to the food-insecure community.
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Elizabeth Blau Speaking Topics
As a founder of the Women’s Hospitality Initiative and a longtime advocate for leadership development, Elizabeth Blau shares her journey and insights on building influence, navigating challenges, and creating opportunity for women in hospitality and beyond. This empowering talk blends personal storytelling with practical advice for leading with confidence and purpose.
Attendee Results:
- Gain insights into leadership growth and confidence building
- Learn strategies for navigating male-dominated industries
- Feel inspired to lead with authenticity and impact
What separates a good restaurant from a legendary one? In this session, Elizabeth Blau pulls back the curtain on how iconic dining concepts are developed from early vision to long-term relevance. Attendees gain insight into concept creation, branding, site selection, and experience design, with real-world examples from projects that helped redefine cities like Las Vegas and Dallas.
Attendee Results:
- Understand the building blocks of successful restaurant concepts
- Learn how to design experiences that stand the test of time
- Gain clarity on balancing creativity with commercial viability
Hospitality is one of the most demanding leadership environments in the world and one of the most revealing. Elizabeth Blau shares hard-earned leadership lessons from opening restaurants, leading large teams, navigating crises, and scaling businesses. This candid talk focuses on resilience, decision-making, and leading with clarity and compassion in high-stakes settings.
Attendee Results:
- Learn how to lead effectively under pressure
- Understand how to make confident decisions in uncertain moments
- Gain perspective on resilience, accountability, and trust
In today’s experience-driven economy, every business is in the hospitality business. Elizabeth Blau reframes hospitality as a mindset, one that applies to leadership, customer service, brand loyalty, and company culture across industries. This inspiring talk shows how hospitality principles can elevate any organization, regardless of sector.
Attendee Results:
- Learn how hospitality thinking applies beyond restaurants
- Understand how experience drives brand loyalty
- Gain tools to create meaningful, human-centered interactions
Hospitality is not just about food or design, it’s about people, purpose, and creating experiences that resonate long after the meal ends. Drawing from decades of building iconic restaurants and transforming global dining destinations, Elizabeth Blau shares how strong leadership, intentional culture, and guest-first thinking create enduring success. This talk explores how to build teams that care deeply, lead with empathy, and deliver excellence consistently in fast-moving, high-pressure environments.
Attendee Results:
- Learn how to build a values-driven hospitality culture
- Understand the connection between leadership and guest experience
- Gain actionable insights for motivating teams and driving loyalty
Elizabeth Blau Videos
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How much does it cost to book Elizabeth Blau for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Elizabeth Blau, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Elizabeth Blau are $30,000 - $50,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Elizabeth Blau, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
What topics does Elizabeth Blau speak about?
Elizabeth Blau is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Hospitality, Women in Business, Thought Leadership, Disruptive Thinking, Customer Experience, Non-Fiction Authors, Business Leadership, Female Leadership, Leadership, Influential Women, Business Authors, Women's Empowerment, Personal Growth, Empowerment, Human Resources and Teamwork & Teambuilding.
Where does Elizabeth Blau travel from?
Elizabeth Blau generally travels from Las Vegas, NV, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
Who is the agent for Elizabeth Blau?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Elizabeth Blau for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Elizabeth Blau for your next private or corporate function.
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AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Elizabeth Blau or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
Elizabeth Blau is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Hospitality, Women in Business and Thought Leadership. The estimated speaking fee range to book Elizabeth Blau for live events is $30,000 - $50,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Elizabeth Blau generally travels from Las Vegas, NV, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jennifer Hyman, Amy Druhot and Lindsey Peckham. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Elizabeth Blau for an upcoming event.
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Elizabeth Blau Speaking Topics
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Women Leading Hospitality: Building Influence, Confidence & Impact
As a founder of the Women’s Hospitality Initiative and a longtime advocate for leadership development, Elizabeth Blau shares her journey and insights on building influence, navigating challenges, and creating opportunity for women in hospitality and beyond. This empowering talk blends personal storytelling with practical advice for leading with confidence and purpose.
Attendee Results:
- Gain insights into leadership growth and confidence building
- Learn strategies for navigating male-dominated industries
- Feel inspired to lead with authenticity and impact
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From Concept to Icon: Creating Restaurants That Endure
What separates a good restaurant from a legendary one? In this session, Elizabeth Blau pulls back the curtain on how iconic dining concepts are developed from early vision to long-term relevance. Attendees gain insight into concept creation, branding, site selection, and experience design, with real-world examples from projects that helped redefine cities like Las Vegas and Dallas.
Attendee Results:
- Understand the building blocks of successful restaurant concepts
- Learn how to design experiences that stand the test of time
- Gain clarity on balancing creativity with commercial viability
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Leadership Lessons from the Front Lines of Hospitality
Hospitality is one of the most demanding leadership environments in the world and one of the most revealing. Elizabeth Blau shares hard-earned leadership lessons from opening restaurants, leading large teams, navigating crises, and scaling businesses. This candid talk focuses on resilience, decision-making, and leading with clarity and compassion in high-stakes settings.
Attendee Results:
- Learn how to lead effectively under pressure
- Understand how to make confident decisions in uncertain moments
- Gain perspective on resilience, accountability, and trust
-
The Business of Experience: Why Hospitality Is Everyone’s Industry
In today’s experience-driven economy, every business is in the hospitality business. Elizabeth Blau reframes hospitality as a mindset, one that applies to leadership, customer service, brand loyalty, and company culture across industries. This inspiring talk shows how hospitality principles can elevate any organization, regardless of sector.
Attendee Results:
- Learn how hospitality thinking applies beyond restaurants
- Understand how experience drives brand loyalty
- Gain tools to create meaningful, human-centered interactions
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Building World-Class Hospitality: Leadership, Culture & Experience
Hospitality is not just about food or design, it’s about people, purpose, and creating experiences that resonate long after the meal ends. Drawing from decades of building iconic restaurants and transforming global dining destinations, Elizabeth Blau shares how strong leadership, intentional culture, and guest-first thinking create enduring success. This talk explores how to build teams that care deeply, lead with empathy, and deliver excellence consistently in fast-moving, high-pressure environments.
Attendee Results:
- Learn how to build a values-driven hospitality culture
- Understand the connection between leadership and guest experience
- Gain actionable insights for motivating teams and driving loyalty
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How do I book Elizabeth Blau to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Elizabeth Blau for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Elizabeth Blau, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Elizabeth Blau or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book Elizabeth Blau for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Elizabeth Blau, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Elizabeth Blau are $30,000 - $50,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Elizabeth Blau, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Elizabeth Blau speak about?
Elizabeth Blau is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Hospitality, Women in Business, Thought Leadership, Disruptive Thinking, Customer Experience, Non-Fiction Authors, Business Leadership, Female Leadership, Leadership, Influential Women, Business Authors, Women's Empowerment, Personal Growth, Empowerment, Human Resources and Teamwork & Teambuilding. -
Where does Elizabeth Blau travel from?
Elizabeth Blau generally travels from Las Vegas, NV, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Elizabeth Blau?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Elizabeth Blau for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Elizabeth Blau for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Elizabeth Blau or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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