American · b. 1958
Danny Meyer is one of America's most celebrated restaurateurs, founder of Union Square Hospitality Group and Shake Shack, and author of the influential business memoir Setting the Table, which introduced his philosophy of 'enlightened hospitality.'
Danny Meyer opened Union Square Cafe in New York in 1985, at the age of twenty-seven, and went on to build Union Square Hospitality Group, home to celebrated restaurants including Gramercy Tavern, and to found the global burger chain Shake Shack. His restaurants are renowned not only for their food but for the quality of their hospitality.
His 2006 book Setting the Table distilled the lessons of his career into a business philosophy he calls “enlightened hospitality” — the practice of putting employees first, then customers, community, suppliers, and investors. Blending memoir with practical wisdom, the book became a widely cited classic embraced by entrepreneurs and leaders far beyond the restaurant world.
Meyer is admired as a pioneer of people-first leadership and as a thinker who has shown that genuine care for people is both an ethical commitment and a sustainable business advantage.
by Danny Meyer
Restaurateur Danny Meyer's part-memoir, part-business book on the power of hospitality. Drawing on the success of Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake Shack, Meyer lays out his philosophy of 'enlightened hospitality' — putting people first — as a guide to building any business worth caring about.
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