Sri Divel is the founder of The Culinary CMO, a full-service marketing agency catering to the hospitality industry and offering a full spectrum of services designed to propel enduring success for emerging independent restaurants and established fast casual and full-service brands. The Culinary CMO also offers an innovative online training program designed to educate and empower restaurant managers to execute successful marketing campaigns to drive revenue growth through increased brand awareness across multiple digital channels, customer engagement, menu engineering, and more.
A 20-year industry veteran, Sri has served in leadership roles at premier restaurant and hospitality companies, including the prestigious Montage hotels in Beverly Hills and Laguna Beach, California, and the bi-coastal Salt Creek Grille brand. She continues to work with Top 100 Fast Casual Brands such Nekter Juice Bar and Pokeworks and serves on the Board of Directors Hook & Hand Rum.
Sri is a classically trained chef, graduating from the celebrated Art Institutes of California, and has achieved a Level One Sommelier rank with the Court of Master Sommeliers. She is also a member of the Les Dames d’Escoffier, a group of industry women who empower and give back to the community through leadership, mentorship and education
