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Max Goldberg
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Max Goldberg is an American restaurateur and co-owner of Strategic Hospitality,[1] the company responsible for several destinations across Nashville, including The Patterson House, The Catbird Seat, The Band Box and The Country Club at First Horizon Park, Bastion, Henrietta Red, Locust, Kisser, Babychan, multiple venues at Nashville International Airport: Kitty Hawk Eat + Drink, Voodoo Doughnut, The Titans Press Box, and The Music City Shop, and recently announced Sally’s Stay Awhile.[2] The company also operates Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk, owned by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, which opened in November 2023.[3] Founded in 2006 by brothers Max and Benjamin Goldberg, Strategic Hospitality has grown from a 2-person operation to a multi-concept hospitality group. [4]
Early Life and Education
[edit]Max Goldberg was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended the University of Denver, where he graduated with a double major in Business Management and Economics.[5] During his time at the university, he served as Student Body President and received The Pioneer Award, an award given to students for their contributions to the campus community. [6] Max Goldberg frequently returns to Denver as a guest lecturer for the Pioneer Leadership Series. [7]
Career
[edit]After graduating, Goldberg moved to New York City and began his career with the Dilenschneider Group, followed by a stint at Ruder Finn, both strategic consulting firms in Manhattan. In 2007, Max Goldberg returned to Nashville to pursue his passion for hospitality by partnering with his brother, Benjamin, to form Strategic Hospitality.
Community Involvement
[edit]Max Goldberg serves on three boards in the Nashville community, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau,[8] OZ Arts Nashville,[9] and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.[10] He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization, the Entrepreneurs Organization, and the Urban Land Institute. In 2019, he was a part of the Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute.[11]
Awards and Recognition
[edit]In 2013, Max was recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 [12] and again in 2016,[13] followed by the Nashville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2016[14] and its Power 100 lists in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, and 2024.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
In 2023, Strategic Hospitality was selected as The Next Awards’ Market Leaders in Real Estate, Hospitality, and Construction.[22]
The following year in 2024, Max starred in the Amazon Prime Video docuseries Friends In Low Places: Building The Oasis,[23] providing an insider’s view of the creation of the bar & honky-tonk.
The Goldberg brothers were semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurateur in 2015,[24] 2016,[25] 2018,[26] 2019,[27] 2020,[28] and 2025.[29]
Additionally, one of Strategic Hospitality's restaurants, Kisser, was the sole Nashville finalist for a 2024 James Beard Foundation Award.[30]
In 2025, Strategic Hospitality partner Chef Josh Habiger was nominated for the James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur Award.[31]
Personal Life
[edit]Max Goldberg lives in Nashville with his wife, Alice Farquhar. [32]
References
[edit]- ^ "Strategic Hospitality expands Nashville portfolio". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. June 30, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Max Goldberg – Aspen Global Leadership Network Profile". Aspen Global Leadership Network. Aspen Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Garth Brooks opens Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk in Nashville". The Tennessean. November 20, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ Burke, Caitlin (25 March 2025). "Power duos: Ben and Max Goldberg". Nashville Post.
- ^ University of Denver (n.d.). "Striking Gold in Music City". University of Denver. Retrieved 2024-10-30. -- via University of Denver
- ^ "Max R. Goldberg Profile". Americans for the Arts.
- ^ "PLP Leadership Studies Program". Denver University Leadership Studies.
- ^ "Two Nashville Leaders Join NCVC Board of Directors". Visit Music City. Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. March 8, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Goldberg Rapoport". OZ Arts Nashville. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Staff and Board Members". Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Max Goldberg – Aspen Global Leadership Network Profile". Aspen Global Leadership Network. Aspen Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Forbes profiles Nashville restaurateur Max Goldberg". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. December 17, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Max Goldberg, 29 – Forbes 30 Under 30". Forbes. January 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "40 Under 40: Max Goldberg, Strategic Hospitality". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Revealing Nashville's most powerful business leaders 2015". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. October 6, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "NBJ's Power 100 2016: Nashville's most influential business leaders". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. October 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "NBJ Power 100: Benjamin and Max Goldberg". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. October 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Here are your 2018 Power 100 Trendsetters". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. October 18, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Meet the 2020 Power 100 Trendsetters". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. October 20, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2023 Power 100: Nashville's most powerful business leaders". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. October 16, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Power 100: Trendsetters". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. October 31, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2023 NEXT Awards: Market Leaders in Real Estate, Hospitality, and Construction". YouTube. Nashville Entrepreneur Center. November 1, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Friends In Low Places: Building The Oasis". Amazon Prime Video. Amazon.com. 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2015 Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists". James Beard Foundation. February 18, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2016 James Beard Foundation Award Semifinalists". James Beard Foundation. February 17, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2018 James Beard Award Semifinalists". James Beard Foundation. February 15, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2019 James Beard Award Semifinalists". James Beard Foundation. February 27, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2020 James Beard Award Semifinalists". James Beard Foundation. February 26, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists". James Beard Foundation. January 22, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Kisser named James Beard finalist for Best New Restaurant". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ "Goldberg brothers and Noko chef Josh Habiger named 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists". Nashville Business Journal. American City Business Journals. January 22, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ Nelson, Sandy (October 2020). "Taking Vows: Farquhar-Goldberg". nFocus Magazine.