Vance spent 10 years working for the mouse at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. He was on the opening team of the Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, a Night Club Manager at Pleasure Island, Service Trainer aboard Empress Lilly, and on the revitalization team of the Contemporary Resort. At the Contemporary, Vance got his crowning achievement, designing, opening, and operating Chef Mickey’s, Disney’s flagship Character Dining experience.
After leaving Disney (yes, people do leave), he utilized his skills to rescue or improve many of America’s companies and government agencies. His clients include Legal Seafood, NASA, Rain Forest Cafe, Compass Group, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Tiring of corporate life (and 2 layoffs), Vance opened his own bricks & mortar business in 2007. After the meteoric growth of his service business, other entrepreneurs began to seek him out for advice and counsel.