Pioneer of the Food Truck Movement
Roy Choi: Biography at a Glance
- Roy Choi is a chef, entrepreneur, and cultural icon best known as the godfather of the food truck movement.
- Choi built a blueprint for creative disruption, showing how cultural awareness and a willingness to challenge convention can spark movements, redefine markets, and drive lasting change.
- As host and executive producer of the James Beard Award–winning docuseries Broken Bread, he spotlights the changemakers tackling issues of food access, health, and social justice across America. Roy himself has taken up initiative such as free drive-up food events for people affected by the pandemic and partnering with organizations like the World Central Kitchen to provide food during disaster relief efforts.
- In Netflix’s The Chef Show with Jon Favreau, Choi brings audiences behind the scenes of culinary collaboration, blending storytelling, creativity, and friendship in a way that reimagines how we experience food.
- A pioneer of cultural innovation, Choi speaks about the mindset behind disruption, exploring how curiosity, empathy, and creative risk-taking can fuel innovation, drive business growth, and build more resilient organizations.
- Drawing on leadership lessons learned from navigating the volatility of the restaurant industry—managing 10 restaurants and dozens of food trucks across the U.S.— Choi continues to use food as a vehicle for empathy, equity, and transformation.
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Roy Choi is a tastemaker, chef, and disruptor.
Roy Choi and a crew of friends & family started what would be the beginning of the intersection between food, technology, culture, entrepreneurship, and long lines. That comet was called Kogi BBQ and it made a splash on the streets of LA, being the first to use Twitter and usher in a whole new generation of eaters and followers to what would be called America’s first viral restaurant by Newsweek.
Roy was named Food & Wine Best New Chef 2010, TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World 2016, LA Times Restaurant of the Year 2017, and has an award winning New York Times Bestseller memoir called, L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food.
He is the host and executive producer of the food justice docuseries, Broken Bread which explores complex social justice issues in his hometown of Los Angeles and beyond. The series earned him the James Beard Award for Outstanding Host / Personality. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Choi and his Kogi BBQ food truck immediately began hosting free-food "drive-thrus" for the community. He is passionate about addressing the lack of accessibility and affordability, especially in food, nutrition, and healthcare.
He resides in Los Angeles, California where he oversees Kogi BBQ, Chego!, A-Frame, Alibi Room, LocoL, and his first restaurant outside California called Best Friend at Park MGM, Las Vegas. Roy is co-producer on the movie Chef and executive producer/co-host on the subsequent, The Chef Show on Netflix. He is now a highly recognized speaker at events and panels worldwide.
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The Blueprint for Creative Disruption: How Culture, Curiosity, and Courage Drive Innovation
Roy Choi, chef, entrepreneur, and godfather of the food truck movement, shares how creativity and culture can transform not only industries, but the way organizations think and lead. Drawing from his journey building movements from the streets of Los Angeles to global recognition, Choi reveals how authenticity, empathy, and bold experimentation fuel innovation and business growth.
Through stories of risk and reinvention in the ever-changing restaurant industry, he shows leaders how to embrace disruption as a creative act—one that connects people, unlocks new markets, and builds organizations that are as adaptable as they are inspired. Audiences walk away with a new perspective on leadership: that lasting innovation starts not just with strategy, but with heart, community, and the courage to break convention.
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