Papa John’s was just opening its doors in the early 90s, so I bought the rights to the Upstate of South Carolina and Western North Carolina. At the time, my first Papa John’s restaurant (located off East North Street for all of my Greenvillians) was one of the first 100 stores in the entire company; there are now almost 4000 Papa John’s restaurants. With my great team members, we built a solid network of connections that helped grow our business. Later, an opportunity opened to expand to the province of Alberta, Canada. Perfect Delivery is the master licensee of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for Papa John’s. We run the commissary for those territories that encompass over 40 stores. In addition to the Canadian provinces, Perfect Delivery owns and franchises nearly 20 Papa John’s restaurants in the Upstate of SC and Western NC.

Babaziki was born from the desire to develop a growth vehicle for our team of employees who have been with us for so long. Over a two-year period, we researched and dug deep to find the right fit. Through this process we determined that we wanted to own and operate our own fast-casual restaurant concept to establish our own footprint. We knew we wanted a different kind of Mediterranean restaurant, a restaurant with high-quality food, a warm, inviting environment and a design that could be replicated. We didn’t want to focus on just Greek food, or just Moroccan dishes, but instead wanted to take the best from each culture. The Babaziki menu is designed to be a virtual tasting tour of the European and North African Mediterranean regions.We really believe in what we’re doing and that we’re doing it the right way.Babaziki’s Focus: • Delicious, healthy, authentic, fresh, fusion of the Mediterranean food• Hormone-free + antibiotic-free meat that is humanely raised with no additives• Sides, fruits and vegetables are hand-selected, locally sourced as often as possible with no additives• Our authentic regional sauces are made in-house daily; never frozen and ingredients are always fresh• Eco-focus operations from packaging to dishwashing to utensils• Fresh and convenient catering that is easy and healthy

At PepsiCo, I worked in the international division of finance and accounting. With my background it was a natural fit, but included the perks of traveling the world. I went to six of the seven continents during my time with PepsiCo and learned business practices all over the world. I also worked in South Africa, Puerto Rico, England, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore and the Middle East.From the corporate level, I was introduced to franchising as the Controller of the Southeast Asia Restaurant Division located in Tokyo, Japan. As my children were getting older, we decided to relocate to the US to raise our children.

After working for two years in the field, I earned my Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.