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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Au

Houston, Texas, Us

New York, Us

CEO for 23 restaurant units operating in the Northeast generating $55.9 million in sales. Operating in the attractive fast-casual restaurant segment, targeting highly populated business districts. Oversight of retail sales, foodservice and a shared commissary responsible for all of the 200 varieties of scratch made soups. Key Achievements:> Assigned to prepare the company for sale, which was accomplished in June 2019> Immediately established culture of accountability throughout organization> Reorganized by replacing 5 of 23 managers and 1 district manager using internal promotions> Enhanced management team by hiring a CFO, VP of Marketing and Senior Director of Purchasing> Successfully combated a unionization of employees at Grand Central Station> Engaged in study and analysis of current menu structure to help address sales growth and seasonality decline> Rebranding concept to embrace new menu items such as creative salads and sandwiches to increase sales

Columbus, Oh, Us

Provided leadership to 191 company, 170 domestic franchise and 6 pizza Cucinova stores. Combined sales equaling $230 million domestically with a total of 3,600 employees. Sbarros is a quick service restaurant specializing in New Style Pizza sold by the slice and other Italian-American cuisine.Key Achievements:> Restructured Real Estate and Construction Departments in order to achieve meeting budgets and deadlines> Reorganized the entire operations team> Opened 15 new Sbarro restaurants in 2017> Opened 5 new concept stores, 3 Pizza Cucinova and 2 off mall Sbarro

Chicago, Il, Us

Instrumental in growing restaurant concept from 16 units in Chicago to almost 400 restaurants, 7,000 employees in 18 states, including 40 franchise locations to include Dubai and London. Potbelly Sandwich Works specializes in high quality toasted submarine sandwiches, fresh side dishes, salads and baked goods for dessert.Key Achievements:> Key player of one of the most successful restaurant IPOs in the past 20 years. Closing 125% above initial price the first day of trading> Led and developed a team of six Zone Mangers, for company and franchise, with the additional responsibilities of Field Human Resources, Training, Loss Prevention, Real Estate and Construction> Member of the Executive team responsible for evaluating new markets, as well as, working with customer feedback to guide menu strategy including pricing and new products> Developed the expansion of plans for new markets> Developed and Managed the franchise business for the company

Hired by Blockbuster investment group to turnaround self-service, coin laundry business located in retail locations in 12 states, comprising of 325 units, with $195 million in revenue.Key Achievements:> Restructured and streamlined the business essentially cutting overhead by 50%> Shifted business model from lower-income areas to more blue-collar neighborhoods which resulted in doubling sales and cash flow from original model> Business was sold within one year which was ahead of plan

Initially hired to oversee 15,000 square foot, 10 million dollar, full-service restaurant, and to help grow concept. Clubhouse restaurants offer American cuisine, an extensive selection of wines, craft cocktails in a world-class country club environment.Key Achievements:> Re-capitalized and restructured company to enable opening two additional large scale restaurants in Georgia and California generating an additional $7 million in sales> Reduced corporate headcount by 40%, the staff included Director of Human Resources and Training, Director of Facilities/Construction and Controller / Chief Financial Officer

Golden, Co, Us

Promoted multiple times, and was part of initial investment group that purchased Boston Chicken to expand concept beyond its original 16 locations outside of Boston, MA. Helped the the company grow to 1,143 restaurants, 35,000 employees and $1 billion in annual sales. One of the first fast causal replacement meal restaurants offering rotisserie chicken, sandwiches and fresh homemade side dishes and desserts.Key Achievements:> Active in initial public offering- stock price soared at 148% increase first day of trading> Assisted in ongoing food strategy menu development> Built an entire team to oversee growth and training for nationwide stores> Raised capital to become the largest franchise area developer for both Boston Market and Einstein’s Bagels> Selected to become Board member of Einstein’s Bagels and assisted in restructuring the company