Perry Smith

Perry Smith is the President of the Avalon Institute and a consultant with Cayuga Hospitality Consultants. He provides strategic consulting and robust organizational tools to assist restaurants, hospitality concepts, hotels, startups, and leaders in operations, growth, critical thinking, creative branding and communications. Perry Smith is a lifelong business leader and entrepreneur who has developed, operated and scaled a variety of brands and successful restaurant and hospitality concepts including the Matchbox Food Group, Ted’s Bulletin and DC-3 in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. Smith is a graduate of Lehigh University and received an MA in Communications from NYU. While attending NYU, Smith created the successful Polly Esther’s entertainment venues in Chicago, New York City, St. Louis and Washington, DC.