Joined the FB board as part of a board refresh in order to help re-focus and re-energize this over 100 year old iconic consumer coffee brand.

Board member for this portfolio company consisting of exceptional regional brands including Primanti Brothers, PJ Whelihan's and Mambo Seafood owned by Garnett Station Partners.

Registered Texas Longhorns. www.circledoublej.com

Joined the Red Robin Board as part of a Board refresh exercise in response to declining performance and increased pressure from activist investors. Shortly after joining the Board, was asked by fellow Board members to step into the Chairman role following a planned transition with the retiring former Chair, and assumed the role in November of 2019. Have partnered with fellow Board members and newly hired turnaround CEO to effect change in the strategy, organization and performance of this iconic American casual dining brand.

Ownership Advisory Board member for the Dallas National Hockey League franchise.

Co-CEO of a $278 million blank-check Special Purpose Acquisition Company looking to partner with a company to take public in the restaurant, hospitality, restaurant technology and services sector. NASDAQ Ticker Symbol TMKRU

I'm fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve as Chief Executive Officer for one of the world's leading healthy lifestyle brands. With a terrific group of team members and an enthusiastic set of franchisees, stepped off the Board and was able to reverse the deteriorating performance of the business and return it to profitability before orchestrating a successful sale to FOCUS Brands.

Served as Board member and Chair for this national sports based youth development organization. Up2Us Sports was known for its Coach Across America initiative, recognized by the Department of Education for its state of the art training and placement of youth sports coaches in at-risk communities across the United States.

I was privileged to lead a fantastic team with Casual Dining's #1 Italian restaurant concept. Together we rebuilt the consumer's leading Italian concept with made from scratch, authentic food, memorable service and a world class organization as key elements of the second largest brand within the Bloomin' Brands portfolio. During my tenure we improved store level margins by over 300bps and delivered all time highs for profitability while successfully introducing more healthful, trend forward, menu options.

Responsible for Bloomin' Brands Fine Dining Concepts (Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Roy's), as well as for the corporation's Real Estate and Development, and Human Resource teams.

Jonathan's Stage is a not-for-profit organization that is focused on three primary goals:- Winning the Fight Against Leukemia- Supporting the education of Learning Different Children- Providing Scholarships for advanced education in the theater artsThrough donations and fundraising, Jonathan's Stage has been able to contribute more than $500,000 to its primary beneficiaries supporting these goals.

Led MBA classes in the Cox School of Business on Strategic Organization Management