
Kelly Esten
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Sep 17, 2026
Never Heard of Toast? How a Restaurant Tech Giant Dominates Global Dining | Next to Lead
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Toast has grown from a simple point of sale startup into a tech powerhouse and went public in 2021 and now serves about 180,000 restaurants globally.
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In today's episode, I'm talking to Toast's Kelly Esten, who holds a unique hybrid CMO and COO role.
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We dig into Toast's growth playbook and how it's using AI to lift time-intensive administrative burdens off restaurants.
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I'm Ruth Umo, and this is Fortunes Next to Leave.
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1:07Ruth UmoHOST
Kelly Esten, thank you so much for joining us at the Fortune COO Summit.
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1:11Ruth UmoHOST
Delighted to have you.
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1:12Ruth UmoHOST
Thank you so much for having me.