Chief Operating Officer
CurrentNamed Top Workplace for the seventh consecutive year by Nola.com/Times Picayune, as well as awards for #3 Mid Sized Employer and Best Communication.
Mar 2023 - Present
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Kevin Guidroz Email & Phone Number
Chief Operating Officer | Restaurant Coach
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Taste Buds Management - Zea Restaurants
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Chief Operating Officer | Restaurant Coach
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Covington, Louisiana, United States
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Kevin Guidroz is listed as Chief Operating Officer | Restaurant Coach at Taste Buds Management - Zea Restaurants, based in Covington, Louisiana, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at tastebudsmgmt.com, phone signal with area code 504, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Kevin Guidroz.
Kevin Guidroz previously worked as Chief Operating Officer at Taste Buds Management - Zea Restaurants and Vice President of Restaurant Operations at Taste Buds Management - Zea Restaurants. Kevin Guidroz holds Business Administration And Management, General from Tulane University.
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About Kevin Guidroz
As a leader, I believe in leading by example and living by a high level of integrity. This has allowed me to inspire my teams to accomplish better results than management science says is possible. My teams move mountains every day to deliver memorable dining experiences for our guests and build emotional connections. There is no challenge too big. I come from a family of teachers and that is the role that I get the most personal enjoyment from! I believe that everyone has an inherent desire to succeed. I am blessed to have many influential mentors. They saw value in me and encouraged me to overcome and not give up. Paying that forward is a passion for me. Our Taste Buds team doesn’t just provide jobs; we touch peoples’ lives and make a difference!I am a strategic problem solver. I hate status quo, relish challenging conventional wisdom, and enjoy finding unorthodox solutions to age-old problems. I believe in fostering a culture that encourages innovation and risk taking. My team doesn’t see problems; we see opportunities to overcome!I have been blessed to spend the last 16 years leading, developing, and contributing to the success of the Taste Buds Management family. Our 800+ employees & managers are amazing! We work very hard, but we have FUN doing it because we CARE about each other. And because we have fun, our guests do too. We’re kind to everyone, always striving to make emotional connections with our guests and improving our communities. We are competitive – we love to win and we think winning is fun. Our PASSION is to be great! We believe in SHARING our knowledge, talents, expertise, and, of course, a great meal. We want to be better than other restaurants – at everything. So we swing for the fences every day! For us, EXCELLENCE is defined by how we do our jobs and how thousands of our guests feel about dining in our restaurants.
Listed skills include Restaurants, Hospitality, Menu Development, Restaurant Management, and 46 others.
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Taste Buds Management - Zea Restaurants
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Vice President Of Restaurant Operations
Named a Top Workplace by Times Picayune | Nola.com in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. City Business Best Places to Work Honoree in 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020. Published in FSR Magazine as "Top 50 Emerging Restaurant Chains" and "7 Breakout Restaurant Chains for 2018".
May 2017 - Mar 2023
Area Director Of Operations
Contributed to the research & development, opened, and leads the team of Mizado cocina. Took over the Semolina brand in 2010 and evolved the concept. Pioneered the launch of Taste Buds Catering & Events. Some highlights in this role include:• Evolved, refined, and re-positioned the Semolina brand for future growth.• Contributed to development and opening of Mizado cocina, rated in the Top 5 “Best New Restaurants in New Orleans” by CityBusiness Magazine in 2014. Mizado also is the #3 "Hottest Happy Hour in New Orleans" by nolaeater.com.• Successfully catered the Acura Hospitality Area at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, since 2013, feeding lunch and dinner to 2,700 invited guests over 6 days. Mastered the logistics of building a fully functioning restaurant and bar on a dirt, horseracing track.• Successfully catered the football teams invited to the AllState Sugar Bowl and BCS National Championship Game, for multiple years.• Mastered the logistic of catering large corporate events in diverse venues, including: Fairgrounds Race Course, Krewe of Rex’s den, Basin Street Station, Sugar Mill, NOLA Motorsports, and Generation’s Hall.
Nov 2009 - May 2017
Director Of Culinary Operations
Collaborate daily with our chefs and general managers on product quality, menu execution, and management systems in order to consistently deliver our culinary vision. Develop new products from conceptualization, through R&D and into implementation at the restaurant level. Evaluate, coach, and develop our culinary teams and put succession plans in place. Some highlights in this role include:• Developed and evolved a closely integrated package of Culture, Philosophy, Training, and Systems, that have produced industry leading performance in food cost and labor. Historically, we have produced a 2 percentage point advantage over our competitive set. • Improved employee retention to industry leading level and have maintained for 8 years.• Earned recognition as New Orleans City Business Magazine’s Top 50 Best Places to Work for three years in a row. • Part of team that earned the 2012 Restaurant Neighbor Award from the National Restaurant Association.• Orchestrated a plan to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of New Store Openings. Result has reduced time to achieving profitability to 45-60 days in Zea openings.• Collaborated on designing Zea’s prototype kitchen, improving efficiency and reducing costs.• Implemented a safety plan, based upon best practices of other industries, to improve employee safety, lower our insurance “experience modifier” to .72, and lower our workers comp premium costs.
Nov 2006 - May 2017
General Manager
As General Manager of Semolina’s Bistro Italia, I collaborated with the owners to create, convert and launch this experimental concept within an old Semolina space.Some highlights in this role include:• 19.74% increase in sales• 93.29% Mystery Shopper average during tenure there; highest among all Taste Buds restaurants during that time.
Mar 2006 - Nov 2006
Service Manager
As Service Manager, I successfully lead the re-opening of two Zea restaurants in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Some highlights in this role include:• Recruiting, selection, and training of service staff for re-opening of the remaining Zea restaurants, ensuring timely and successful re-openings.• Having all of our hurricane impacted restaurants re-opened by December 2005. At the time, Taste Buds Management was the largest hospitality employer in the region. • Personally delivered management training of any new managers during this time.• Produced record sales & profits.
Jun 2005 - Mar 2006
General Manager
Turned around a struggling restaurant, and positioned the restaurant for a sale event, through improving operations, stabilizing sales, and improving profitability.
Dec 2003 - Jun 2005
Assistant Gm | Chef De Cuisine
Opened this new franchise of Copeland’s of New Orleans. Took over the role of Chef within six months of opening to stabilize operations and quality.
May 2001 - Dec 2003
1998 - 2001
~3 yrs
3 education records
Kevin Guidroz education
Business Administration And Management, General
Tulane University
Secondary Education And Teaching
University Of New Orleans
Education record
Archbishop Shaw High School
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Kevin Guidroz works for Taste Buds Management - Zea Restaurants.
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Kevin Guidroz is listed as Chief Operating Officer | Restaurant Coach at Taste Buds Management - Zea Restaurants.
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Kevin Guidroz is based in Covington, Louisiana, United States while working with Taste Buds Management - Zea Restaurants.
What companies has Kevin Guidroz worked for?
Kevin Guidroz has worked for Taste Buds Management - Zea Restaurants, Woods Management, and Al Copeland Investments: Copeland'S Of New Orleans | Cheesecake Bistro By Copeland'S.
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Kevin Guidroz holds Business Administration And Management, General from Tulane University.
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Kevin Guidroz is listed with skills including Restaurants, Hospitality, Menu Development, Restaurant Management, Catering, Food And Beverage, Culinary Skills, and Management.
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