Deal brings two of the restaurant industry’s premier executive and next-generation leadership conferences to Arrowfly, formerly WTWH Media
CLEVELAND, Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Arrowfly, an award-winning B2B media and marketing company, today announced it has acquired Prosper Company, including Prosper Forum and Prosper Accelerate, two leadership conferences that connect senior executives and emerging leaders across the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry.
The acquisition adds two established, executive-level events to Arrowfly’s food, retail and hospitality portfolio. It also gives Arrowfly’s partners access to a highly engaged community of restaurant and foodservice decision-makers, from today’s C-suite to the leaders who will run the industry’s largest brands in the years ahead.
Founded in 2023 around the mission of building “A Better Table,” the Prosper Forum is an invitation-only annual gathering. It brings together C-suite executives, operators and franchise owners from leading foodservice and hospitality organizations with the next generation of industry talent. The Forum is home to the Prosper Accelerator, its signature 24-month leadership program. Through the program, senior leaders are paired with emerging leaders nominated by their CEOs.
Prosper Accelerate extends that mission through a three-day leadership conference. It combines keynotes with functional think-tank breakouts in leadership development, finance, operations, supply chain, technology, marketing and human resources.
“Prosper Forum and Prosper Accelerate have built something rare in this industry: a room where the people running today’s biggest foodservice and hospitality brands sit down with the people who will run them next,” said Matt Logan, CEO of Arrowfly. “The people in that room are exactly who our partners in food, retail and hospitality want to build relationships with, and there is no shortcut to earning that kind of access. Our job is to invest in the foundation Prosper has built and expand its community to more of the industry.”
Since its inaugural event in 2023, the Prosper Forum has drawn support from more than 300 founding partner organizations and has become a fixture on the foodservice leadership calendar. The 2026 Forum convened in August at The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando. Its programming spanned talent development, organizational culture, AI adoption, M&A and capital strategy, and workforce policy. Prosper Accelerate will convene October 28–30, 2026, at the Omni Dallas Hotel.
“From day one, Prosper has been about elevating the foodservice and hospitality industry by building a better table to drive better business and create better lives,” said David Jobe, co-founder and CEO of the Prosper Company. “We brought together people who thought differently and wanted to win differently. Pairing CEOs and C-suite leaders with the next generation of talent makes the whole industry stronger. Arrowfly understands this industry and shares our commitment to the Connected Community we’ve built. Joining Arrowfly allows Prosper to focus on purposeful growth, widening our impact and growing the talent pipeline while staying true to the mission of inclusion that brought us together.”
Restaurant and foodservice operators are navigating persistent labor constraints, rising structural costs, rapid technology adoption, and a generational shift in leadership. Those pressures are increasing the value of forums where executives can share what is working and invest in the leaders who will carry their organizations forward.
About Arrowfly
Arrowfly is a live and digital B2B destination serving professionals across the engineering, healthcare, food, retail, and hospitality sectors. Across 40+ brands, the company delivers trusted journalism, original content, live and digital events, video, and demand generation programs to the decision-makers shaping their industries. Powered by Clara, Arrowfly’s proprietary performance platform, partners get real-time visibility into audience engagement, lead quality, and campaign ROI. The company is backed by an established reputation for editorial independence and credibility across the markets it serves. For more information, visit arrowfly.com.
About Prosper Company
The Prosper Company is a purpose-driven organization committed to creating a Better Table for the foodservice and hospitality industry. Founded in 2023 by CEO David Jobe and President Luke Kircher, the organization works through the Prosper Forum and the Prosper Accelerate conference to elevate leadership across the industry, guided by its vision of a more prosperous and just world. Prosper gives businesses the tools, strategies and platforms to attract, develop and retain both experienced and emerging talent. Its Connected Community fosters inclusive, engaged workplaces that drive sustainable growth. For more information, visit prospercompany.com.
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