On the November 7th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show, our guests were:

Jim Kirk – CEO, Corporate Magic

Paul V. Bonarrigo – Founder & Paul M. Bonarrigo – CEO, Messina Hof Wine Cellars

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Jim Kirk, CEO, Corporate Magic

Music composer, Lyricist, Film & Video Director, Stage Designer, Musician, Singer, Commercial Producer, Special Effects designer, Meeting Planner…Jim has done it all.

Jim Kirk is the owner, CEO and founder of Corporate Magic. He has been a leader in the production industry since 1974 and continues to perform at the top of the industry with his professional team of event producers and directors. Corporate Magic, Inc., based in Dallas, is a world-class event production and message development company that specializes in one-of-a-kind projects.

From a successful radio jingle-writing career in the 1970s to 1980s, which saw him hit the Billboard Hot 100 and the American Top 40, to the successful 80,000-person Boy Scouts 100th Jamboree in 2010, Jim has truly “been there and done that. Since it’s founding in 1986, Corporate Magic has orchestrated some of the highest-profile events in the United States.

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Paul V. Bonarrigo, Founder and Paul M. Bonarrigo, CEO, Messina Hof Wine Cellars

Paul V.  Bonarrigo is Founder and Paul M. Bonarrigo is CEO of Messina Hof Wine Cellars, Inc. Messina Hof is a leader in the establishment of the Texas wine industry and one the fastest-growing and most award-winning wineries in the state.

Established in Texas in 1977, the rich winemaking heritage of the Bonarrigo family dates back six generations to Messina, Sicily. The Messina Hof Winery & Resort® in Bryan, the Messina Hof Hill Country® and Manor Haus® in Fredericksburg and the soon-to-open Messina Hof Grapevine® are dedicated to producing premier, award-winning wines and offering tourism destinations based on tradition, romance and family.

The urban winery will be located in the Wallis Hotel at the corner of Main and Texas Streets in the heart of Historic Downtown Grapevine and is expected to open in late 2014. The urban winery joins a collection of wineries and tasting rooms throughout the city of Grapevine.

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Paul M. Bonarrigo, Paul V. Bonarrigo, Jim Kirk

Host Steve A Klein

On the October 31st edition of PlayMakers Talk Show, our guests were:

Tim Dungan – President & CFO, Day Star Restaurant Group

Ziad Dalal – Founder & CEO, Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip®

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Tim Dungan, President & CFO, Day Star Restaurant Group

Tim Dungan co-owns Day Star Restaurant Group and is President and CFO of both Texas Land & Cattle and Lone Star Steakhouse restaurant chains. He and his partner Scott Smith acquired the two steak brands last December.

Day Star is in the second year of a three-year strategic plan designed to refresh the brands, reestablish category leadership and bring the brands back to their Texas roots. The ownership team is also the leadership team, so there is 100% commitment to success of the brands.

Texas Land & Cattle offers premium dining quality and service at casual dining prices and owns and operates 26 restaurants in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico and North Carolina.  The Lone Star Steakhouse chain is America’s trusted brand for quality Texas-style dining delivered with a Texas-sized value and operates 74 restaurants in 29 states.

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Ziad Dalal, Founder & CEO, Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip® 

Ziad Dalal is the founding partner and CEO of the Richardson based Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip®, a Crest Foods Inc. company. Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip® is a premiere dessert and bakery café offering customers an unrivaled experience through the use of fine ingredients, indulgent creations, distinct flavor profiles, and the rich tradition of the very best Nestlé^® brands.

Ziad also founded Frullati Café and Bakery, which has helped him develop an uncompromised vision and successful background owning franchise concepts since 1985. Ziad’s primary focus is franchise strategy and development.

Crest Foods Inc., franchisor of Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip®, currently franchises more than 130 bakery cafés in the United States, Canada and the Middle East.

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Host Steve A Klein, Ziad Dalal, Tim Dungan