Joined the Board of Directors of the Company December, 2020. Became President in July 2021, eventually promoted to CEO in December, 2021. • Led the transition of Killer Burger from a founder-led organization to a professional restaurant company, doubling systemwide sales in 3 years.• Developed a collaborative environment with franchise partners to evolve the brand and signed the brand's first multi-unit development agreements. • Hired & promoted the company's first formal Leadership Team and established new systems, tools, communications & business processes to address business & franchisee needs along with our Private Equity sponsor's goals to align the organization and create a successful & sustainable growth strategy. • Continued and enhanced a culture of promoting from within, helping great operators become owners, and successfully sold several company-owned stores to Killer Burger General Managers.

Recruited to help establish and grow this innovative start-up restaurant concept founded and led by Guy Fieri and Robert Earl.

Joined the executive ranks of this pioneer in the fast-casual pizza segment, a company that went on to earn a spot on the Fortune 2019 “Change the World” list for its purpose-led culture and commitment to provide opportunities to individuals with barriers to employment. The company has been named America’s fastest growing chain restaurant by Technomic for four years running. • Hired to develop the franchise and licensed business for the company, from scratch, growing it to approximately 100 stores and $100 million in system sales in six years• Led strategic business development functions and sourced, vetted, and negotiated 13 franchise, license and joint-venture agreements across the US, UK and Canada with commitments to build over 250• Over $60 million in franchisee-financed capex invested and over $150 million in contractually committed capex based on development agreements• Built the company’s franchise support infrastructure in addition to hiring, mentoring, and leading a 6-member franchise team• Directly managed outside franchise counsel to develop and maintain Federal and State compliance for all company franchise, development and disclosure documents• Led cross-functional support teams in the areas of operations, real estate, construction, training, marketing, technology, supply chain, finance, accounting, legal, and compliance• Held full P&L responsibility for the franchise/ license business unit • Member of the executive team reporting directly to founders and President in addition to serving on the Real Estate Committee, Development, Marketing, and Technology Advisory Groups for franchise/licensed locations• Attended all board meetings throughout tenure as the company grew from nine to nearly 500 stores and raised over $330 million of equity financing

Recruited to help drive sales and recruit franchisees for the second-largest fast casual burrito chain in America, encompassing Qdoba’s largest growth years—a 7-year period during which the chain doubled in size from 300 to over 600 locations and $300 million to over $600 million in system sales.• Initially hired as Manager of Franchise Development; promoted two years later to a full Director-level role and then again in 2012 to run the entire franchise business, reporting to the Chief Development Officer• Led all end-to-end business development efforts — sourcing, vetting, negotiating, and leading execution of franchise and development agreements with new franchise partners• Hosted 139 discovery meetings that yielded 50 new franchise partners, doubling the franchisee base• Opened 280 new franchised and licensed restaurants during tenure, doubling the size of the business from approximately 300 locations upon initial hire to over 600 at time of departure• Developed and managed a network of lenders to support the growth of the company’s franchisees• Member of the Franchise Issues Committee along with the CEO, COO, CDO, 2 VP’s and General Counsel• Wrote/presented a strategic plan to enter Canada and other global markets —which was successfully approved and funded, leading to the signing of three development agreements within three months

Drove growth/revenue for this national lender to cooperative-owned businesses, non-profits, franchises, housing and purchasing coops. NCB provided Capital Avenue seed funding and later acquired the company. • Conducted market and performance-metric research, quantified opportunities, and conducted business development to grow the retail/restaurant small business loan portfolio — primarily through SBA lending• Specialized in creating new partnerships with franchisors to develop custom lending programs to benefit their franchisees, leading to $10’s of millions per brand for several new brand clients including Qdoba Mexican Grill and Valvoline Instant Oil Change• Represented NCB at all franchise industry trade shows and conferences and co-developed a new analytical tool for an NCB subsidiary (FRANdata) which later became the Bank Credit Report — one of the company’s most successful research products for banks, private equity firms and franchisors

Channeled business savvy, financial acumen, and entrepreneurial skills into the launch of an online commercial lending technology start-up focused on digital lending to small and middle-market businesses.• Co-wrote the business plan with the company’s founder and pitched the concept to investors and customers, successfully raising $2 million in seed capital• Hired a team and worked closely with technology and financial services companies to develop a private-labeled online lending platform for small businesses• Conducted RFP’s and selected appropriate vendor-partners to develop the firm’s website and platform• Hired and partnered with senior banking, technology and marketing executives to develop the company’s brand, marketing strategy and tactics — in addition to delivering a world-class customer experience• Created an online/offline business model that required complex partnership development and intensive negotiations with top capital sources such as American Express and Wells Fargo