Zagat CEO and leadership

Editor In Chief of @infatuation & @zagat. Writer, internet person, professional restaurant recommender, and native New Yorker.

Janko Bazhdavela is a Chief Product Officer at The Infatuation; Chief Product Officer at Zagat; and Member, Design Leadership Forum at InVision and is based in New, York. He has worked as Senior Product Manager at Amplify, Head of Product at The Corcoran Group, and Production Manager (Head of Belarus Branch Office) at Seavus. Janko studied at HEC Paris between 2019 and 2021 and Univerzitet Sv. Kiril i Metódij vo Skopje.

Communications executive with 17+ years of experience serving in public relations, communications and public affairs leadership roles within Fortune 500 companies and successful start-ups. Developed a passionate, team-first approach to guiding brands, building high-level media relationships, leading sales driving initiatives, building audience and customer development programs, creating impactful community relations and non-for-profit alignment, and expertly managing crisis. Is a trusted confidant for C-level executives, including serving as Chief of Staff, navigating financial communication for publicly traded companies, leading external communications for significant newsworthy issues, M&A, real estate, business development and shareholder activism. Industry experience includes food, retail, media and consumer products where quality of work continuously exceeded leadership expectations and helped achieve significant recognition, awards, and career advancement.

Specialties Include: Media Relations · Crisis + Issues Management · Executive Communications · Chief of Staff · Public Affairs · Social + Digital Media · Financial, M&A + Business Development Communications · Internal + Employee Communications · CSR + Philanthropy