We are thrilled to announce Bobby Shaw as the keynote speaker for the 6th Annual Northeastern Emergency Power Conference, taking place May 5–7, 2026 at The Envio/AC Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. This event brings together end‑users across hospitals, data centers, schools, municipal facilities, and other mission‑critical environments, offering a focused, high‑value experience for leaders responsible for reliable onsite and emergency power systems.
This year’s conference theme, “Powering Confidence: Stay Ready, Stay Compliant,” sets the tone for two days of education, collaboration, and practical insight into the rapidly evolving landscape of emergency power.
Keynote Session: What Are You Building? Reframing Leadership Beyond Job Titles
Too often, introductions begin with a familiar question: “What do you do?” In this keynote, Bobby Shaw invites leaders to move beyond job titles and instead consider the far more powerful question: “What are you building?”
Drawing on decades of experience leading and scaling multi‑unit organizations—including well‑known brands such as Big Chicken, McDonald’s, Chipotle, and Freebirds—Bobby illuminates how intentional leadership shapes culture, develops people, and strengthens long‑term organizational impact. Through real‑world examples and hard‑won lessons from high‑growth environments, he challenges attendees to rethink how they define leadership, success, and legacy.
Whether you manage a frontline team or oversee a wide‑ranging enterprise, this session will inspire you to consider not just the outcomes you drive, but the people and systems you’re building along the way.
Bobby Shaw
Chief Business Officer of Sizzling Hospitality, Pepper Lunch
About Bobby Shaw
Bobby Shaw is a seasoned restaurant executive, operator, and leadership builder with more than 30 years of experience developing teams and scaling multi‑unit brands. He currently serves as Chief Business Officer for Sizzling Hospitality, leading a major Texas expansion of Pepper Lunch with a 20‑unit development plan across Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.
His leadership journey includes senior operational roles at Freebirds World Burrito and Chipotle, where he oversaw more than 200 restaurants and built high‑performing teams grounded in culture, capability, and internal promotion. Bobby is also the author of Cutting Onions: Leadership Lessons Learned from the Restaurant Industry and host of The Cutting Onions Podcast, where he shares practical, people‑centered leadership insights.
As a Gallup‑Certified Strengths Coach, Bobby is dedicated to developing leaders who build organizations that last—because great businesses are built by great people, and great people are built on purpose.
6th Annual Northeastern Emergency Power Conference
Powering Confidence: Stay Ready, Stay Compliant
May 5-7, 2026 | The Envio/AC Hotel, Portsmouth, NH
