Local Restaurateur, Dean Ogan to Speak at Women Business Owners Network Event

Raleigh, NC, October 30, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Women Business Owners Network (WBON) event on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Matthews House, located at 317 West Chatham Street, Cary. Ogan will discuss how to market companies and promote business through networking and community involvement. WBON of Cary is a nonprofit organization comprised of women in leadership positions. The mission of the organization is to provide experiences that educate, enlighten, inspire, support, motivate and foster growth professionally as well as personally. For more information about the event, call (919)-467-1944 or visit http://workwmn.meetup.com/412/.

“I am pleased to be able to speak at the Women Business Owners Network next event,” said Ogan. “This will be a great opportunity to share what I have learned to other local business owners.”

About Rocky Top Hospitality:
Rocky Top Hospitality has been devoted to improving Raleigh, North Carolina’s local dining scene since 1998, when their first restaurant opened. Michael Dean’s Wood Oven and Seafood Grill was the culmination of years of planning by Dean Ogan. Six other restaurants have now opened under the Rocky Top Hospitality name, as well as 1705 Prime Catering & Events, a thriving events facility and catering business. New restaurants are always built from the menu-out, so the emphasis is always on the food and how to create an experience you can’t find anywhere else. For more information visit their Web site at www.rockytophospitality.com.

About Dean Ogan:
Dean Ogan is the successful owner of Rocky Top Hospitality. Ogan is a dedicated and active member in the community, and a busy family man. He is devoted to outstanding company culture and excellent business ethics, and is a role model to every restaurateur in our area. Dean owns seven restaurants, each of which are based upon totally different concepts. He developed the unique concept for each restaurant from the ground up, and the soups, sauces, dressings and desserts are all made in-house from fresh ingredients. Dean actively participates in and gives back to the community, supporting numerous nonprofit organizations and charities such as the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the March of Dimes, the Spinal Cord Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and others. Dean serves on the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. In 2008, he received the Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Award and was named a 2008 Mover and Shaker by Business Leader magazine.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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