Mike Conyers
Mike Conyers (born 31 December 1951) is a Scottish businessman and entrepreneur from Glasgow.[1]
Conyers is the founder and CEO of ResDiary, an online restaurant booking system that started in Glasgow, Scotland in September 2006.[2][3]
Early life and education[edit]
From 1960 to 1968 he attended Hutchesons' Grammar School. He graduated in 1973 from ICAS as a CA in Accountancy having previously studied at the University of Glasgow where he attained a B.Acc in Accountancy.[4]
Career[edit]
Starting out in 1982 with Lautrec’s Wine Bar, he established a successful wine bar and brasserie.[5]
During 1996 Conyers was responsible for the green field development of a fine dining restaurant known as 78 St.Vincent, where he managed the conversion of a “Chicago Style” banking hall in the Glasgow City Centre.[5][1]
In August 1998 he went on to develop a chain of seven Scottish-based restaurants with an Italian theme, known as Leonardo & Company, initiating the project in Glasgow.[5]
He envisaged a web application which could be used internally to help control and manage advance reservations, table management and customer management. He began working with a team of developers in 2006 in order to create the online services. ResDiary currently books over 10.2 million diners every month in 62 countries.[6]
In 2016 Mike celebrated ResDiary's 10th anniversary with a pledge to double its overseas workforce by March 2018.
Awards and honours[edit]
- His restaurant 78 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, was featured in the Good Food Guide.[citation needed]
- ResDiary won Scottish Digital Business Award in 2013.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Williamson, Mark (25 November 2013). "Company's bread and butter is booking your table". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "ResDiary introduces cancellation fee technology". Restaurant magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Pinoy start-up Govago takes in Glasgow-based ResDiary to usher PHL restos out of pen and paper culture". GMA Network. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Mike Conyers". Yatedo. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ashton, James (5 June 2014). "Stepping up to the plate". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "ResDiary sets sights on US after web deal". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Online restaurant booking specialist ResDiary seals Bahrain deal". HeraldScotland.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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