About

Food Smackdown, Inc. is a unique catering and venue development company, arranging food trucks and developing pop up restaurants for the largest events in the country such as Vidcon, Blizzcon, NAMM, Expo West, D23 and also working with Clients such as Google, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Redfin, HauteLook, JetBlue, Zappos, Groupon and more. Steve has been featured on the Food Network, Cooking Channel, ABC News, Where Women Cook and works with the top food trucks, caterers, and celebrity chefs featured on ABC’s tv show “The Taste”, Food Network’s tv show “Chopped” and others.

Steve Carlson

CEO/Founder: Recognized Expert, entrepreneur and consultant in the culinary industry with a successful track record in company branding, business development and technology. Steve has a track record of success of several start-up companies. Steve is a computer engineer, consultant and a serial entrepreneur. Steve loves innovation, technology, food photography, surfing, good food and sharing his dining experiences.

Nikki Carlson

COO/Partner: Recognized in the Industry as a Leader in Public Relations, Media, Sales, Marketing, Product Development and Brand Awareness. Nikki has a successful track record for the growth of two major fashion and retail companies. Nikki co-owns and runs a successful fashion forward electronics brand (“chicBuds“) and PR/Channel Management company (“ChicExecs“). Nikki has an entrepreneurial spirit and loves to eat and share about it.