All-Stars

What I do |I drive traffic to the restaurants by providing motivating and relevant promotions, programs, and messaging

Who I am |I’m a passionate marketer who puts the guest at the center.  Beyond hospitality, I have worked at beauty, retail, financial and consumer products companies

What are your hobbies? Travel

• Movie: Forrest Gump
• Book: The DaVinci Code
• Song: Hungry Like The Wolf
• Color: Red
• Food: Uh…. Fondue! But also Sushi
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Alpine
• Vacation Destination: Italy

What I do | I help our franchise community to maximize sales by looking at both proven strategy and tactics as well as brainstorming new ideas and approaches. My job is to help my partners to grow and succeed.

Who I am | I enjoy teaching and learning new things.

Why I love working here? | I have been working with the Melting Pot concept in varying positions for about 11 ½ years. I have a passion for the brand and the culture that we embody. The “new company” that has developed this year is a wonderful next step for the brand and I love the energy and team that we have built.

What I love |

• Movie: The Princess Bride
• Song: I Lava You
• Book: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabrial Garcia Marquez
• Color: Green
• Food: Cuban food
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Spinach and Artichoke Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Anywhere that I have not yet visited

What I do | I am the Beverage Manager for Front Burner Brands. I manage and support all aspects of the beverage program within the RSC, restaurants, and supplier/agency relations. I strive to bring a streamlined and creative approach through beverage selections, cocktail creations, and training procedures. Always seeking out the next best beverage trend/product that is in line with our concept and improves innovation/execution behind the bar, for every program we launch.

Who I am | I have many years of experience in the beverage industry, especially when it comes to innovation! I grew up in Houston, so I have a deep love for Tex-Mex and a spicy margarita! When I’m not out exploring the bar/restaurant scene, I love to play golf, tennis, soccer, and a good game of pickleball. My favorite thing to do is host my TX friends and family in St. Pete, Fla.

What I do | I’m a Sr. Project Manager and operations expert for FBB. I lead all national and test menu projects and help with all aspects of operations development for any new initiatives and menus we rollout to our restaurants.

Who I am | I’m married with three beautiful daughters. I love spending time with my family and our golden doodle puppy, Teddy.

Why I love working here? | I love the family and belonging culture at Front Burner and knowing that I am cared for on a personal level and not just as an employee.

Finish this sentence: It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about…Restaurant operations, national and test menu initiatives, or anything menu related.

Where did you go to college and what was your major?   I graduated from the University of South Florida with a BA in Business Management & Administration with a minor in Communications.

What I love |

• Movie: A League of Their Own
• Book: Anything written by Mary Kay Andrews
• Color: Green
• Food: Asian food
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Spinach and Artichoke Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Bahamas
• Quote: “Do small things with great love”

What I do | I am the chief excitement officer and chairman of the board of directors for Front Burner. I provide the strategic growth vision and oversee the team of senior leaders for the company and affiliated Melting Pot, Melting Pot Social, and Oronzo brands. This is my first and last job.  I started when I was 14 with no ambition to be in the restaurant business, but was bitten by the hospitality bug. I can’t think of any career that would have been more fulfilling!

Who I am | I love building teams and working with them to “put on a show” for our guest every night.  I am proud to have been a part of helping franchisees with getting into business, many for the very first time. I would rather have a face to face conversation than read any email, post, or memo and I truly enjoy people and learn from them daily in the most unlikely way!  I can’t stand wasting time on the unimportant or making things more complicated than need be.  I prefer to focus on a smaller number of high potential ideas, and I feel that seeking perfection is the enemy of our progress.

My belief | I believe every day is a gift from God.  Out of gratitude for all we have been given, we have an obligation to help those around us in our company, the franchise family, and the world we live in.  I believe it is more important to be missed than remembered.

How I spend my free time? | Mountain biking, flying, boating, and sporting clays.

What I love |

• Movie: Big Night (1996)
• Song: “You Can Close Your Eyes” James Taylor
• Book: Don’t Stop the Carnival by Herman Wouk
• Color: Blue (seriously!!)
• Food: 2” thick bone in dry aged rib steak, started on the grill and finished in the oven with a blue cheese crust 😊
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas and the mountains of the western North Carolina mountains

What I do |I teach and coach franchisees on how to consistently achieve standards and profitability.

Who I am |I am married and have two sons and three Grandchildren and enjoy the outdoors.

Where did you attend college, and what was your major? Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  Political Science

What are three things on our bucket list? Travel to:  Yellowstone, Germany and Israel

What do you love about working with Front Burner Brands? The first thing that comes to mind is the people and their shared desire to achieve great results through teamwork and collaboration

What is your favorite quote: “Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven that I ever took half the pains to preserve it.” John Adams

My favorite things:

• • Movie: Big Jake
  • Song: Drive by the Cars
  • Book: Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant
  • Color: Green
  • Food: Stuffed Shells
  • Melting Pot Menu Item: Steak Lovers
  • Vacation Destination: Beaches of North Carolina

What I do | Strive to captivate your learner’s attention by incorporating more personalized experiences customized to the team member by incorporating more technology that allows team members to engage quicker and retain information easier in different settings.

Who I am | Building relationships with people who want to continue to grow their careers and learn more through training and developing both personally and professionally.

Ambitions | One day get to retirement!

What are three things on our bucket list? Visit every MLB ballpark (still have 4 to go), take family on a cruise, skydiving.

What do you love about working with Front Burner Brands? In my short time it feels like the teams enjoy working together as a group and accomplishing great results for the Melting Pot teams and seeing their successes.

What is your favorite quote: The strength of the team is every individual member.  The strength of each member is the team.

My favorite things:

• • Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
  • Song: “Cowboy in Me” – Tim McGraw
  • Book: Igniting the Invisible Tribe
  • Color: Blue
  • Food: Pizza/Italian
  • Melting Pot Menu Item: Steak Lovers, and an Old Fashioned!
  • Vacation Destination: Anywhere with mountains

What I do | I do paralegal work and play an administrative role for the Development Department of a franchisor in the restuarant industry.

Who I am | I am a music fanatic, Netflix junkie, certified High School drama problem solver and mommy expert!

Where I’m going? | My top life ambition is to be financially secure. I would love to do more traveling – go anywhere and everywhere, any time I want.

What I love |

• Song: My favorite song tends to change all the time but I like R&B (both old and new) and love the 90’s.
• Book: Auto-biographies or True Crime books are my favorite
• Color: Red
• Food: Chinese or Soul Food
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Classic Alpine Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: anything tropical!

What I do |I am Front Burner’s Chief Business & Legal Officer.  I am responsible for managing the Franchise Development business unit, growing the enterprise value of the company, and serving as a member of the board of directors.  My legal responsibilities include management of the Legal department, corporate governance, commercial contracts, FTC and state regulatory compliance, employment, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and management of outsourced legal counsel.

Who I am | I grew up in Colorado, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and I received my Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School.  I was a commercial litigator for more than two decades, trying everything from an employment case against the National Football League and a first degree murder case broadcast on Court TV, before moving in house.  A life-long learner, I subsequently received executive education from Boston University Questrom School of Business and Harvard Business School and was named “2017 Top Corporate Counsel” – Chief Business Officer or General Counsel and overall 2017 award winner – by the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about | The Denver Broncos!

What I love |

• Movie: The Princess Bride
• Book: “Zen Mind, Beginners Mind” – Shunryu Suzuki
• Color: Blue
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Classic Apline Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Italy and Botswana

What I do | I develop, implement and oversee The Melting Pot’s national marketing initiatives, programs, promotions, and local marketing efforts. I also drive franchisee engagement as a thought partner and consultant to support restaurant growth.

Who I am | I am a marketing guru, strategic partner, and consumer champion!

What’s on my bucket list? | Travel to Spain, Hawaii, and St. Lucia!

What I love |

• Color: Red
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Any of the cheese fondue!

What I do | I help the company I work for make critical financial decisions by collecting, tracking, and correcting their entities finances.

Who I am | I’m an outgoing individual who likes to live life to the fullest.

Ambitions | Trying new things

What’s the craziest thing you have done? I left the country at 21 without letting my parents know. – During my senior year of college my friends and I wanted to go to Mexico for spring break. I asked my parents if I could go, but they said no. The thing is, I had the ticket purchased and hotel booked already before I asked. I still went and tried to hide it from them. I ended up getting caught when I got back!

Where did you attend college, and what was your major?

What are three things on our bucket list? Attend the 3 major tennis tournaments I haven’t been to (Australia, Paris, London), go skydiving, visit the 7 wonders of the world.

What is your favorite quote: “Que sera, sera” It translates to “Whatever will be, will be”

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about… Tennis

My favorite things:

• • Movie: White Chicks
  • Song: Electricity – Dua Lipa & Silk City
  • Color: Blue and Purple
  • Food: Shrimp, Sushi, Tacos, Pizza
  • Melting Pot Menu Item: Land & Sea Entrée – add a lobster tail!
  • Vacation Destination: Bahamas

What I do | As the Learning Experience Designer, I am responsible for the design of learning strategies and increasing engagement across our learning ecosystem. This includes identifying the audience, developing learning objectives, designing the training, testing scenarios and accessibility, and then analyzing the success and engagement of that training with our team based on the data.

Who I am | I am a Floridan designer who is passionate about being creative, questioning life, and being intentional about everything I do. I love bringing creative ideas to those who are analytical and also bringing order and data to those who are artsy and free-spirited. At home, I am a wife and mother to my wonderful little man. On the weekends my husband and I love building our own furniture and I love creating new practical life activities for my son to encourage that thirst for learning.

What is your life goal?| To continue growing by living life with right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right effort, right mindfulness, and right state of mind.

What I love |

• Movie: Mona Lisa Smile and the Back to The Future trilogy
• Song: There are so many great songs out there but one of the best is “Humble and Kind” by Tim McGraw
• Book: Currently my favorite is “Buddhism; Plain and Simple” by Steven Hagen, but ask me again in a few months and I may have a different answer.
• Color: One color isn’t sufficient enough so my favorite color scheme is: navy blue, mustard yellow, light gray, and white.
• Food: My husband and I enjoy making basil lemon pasta, homemade lasagna, and quiona salad. There is also the buffalo chicken pizza with ranch dressing from a small restaurant called Brick City Pizza up in Pasco County that is one of my favorites.
• The Melting Pot Menu Item:Hands down, the Kale Cesar salad!
• Vacation Destination: The mountains in North and South Carolina and the countryside of Germany.

What I do | I have the privilege of assisting potential franchisees in their journey to ownership. Having worked for Melting Pot for almost 15 years, I know the ins and outs of the day-to-day process and strive to convey the success and wins I obtained to a new chapter of entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Who I am | Florida born; Florida raised. My goal is to be kind and caring to all who cross my path. Empathy for others makes us stronger and sharing the wealth makes us all closer. I can only hope to be a passionate husband, good son, and maybe (just maybe) inspire some positivity in those around me.

Ambitions | To be content in my everyday life and find happiness with the people I surround myself with.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in the past year? Your body only has enough gas for one earthly trip, so make sure you listen to it.

Where did you attend college, and what was your major? Florida State University for Marketing; Nova South Eastern for my MBA.

What are three things on our bucket list? Eat sushi in Japan, watch a game in Old Trafford, and high five a koala.

What do you love about working with Front Burner Brands? I feel accepted working at Front Burner. The talent that moves and shapes the lives of hundreds of people is evident in every person that works here. Being a small part of that allows me to smile and feel elated every day.

What is your favorite quote: “Every storm runs out of water” – Angelou

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about… my time as a restaurant operator and the passion it instilled in me as a man.

My favorite things:

• • Movie: Groundhog Day
  • Song: “Feel it All Around” – Washed Out
  • Book: Rickle’s Book: A Memoir
  • Color: Yas Marine Blue!
  • Food: Buffalo Chicken Wings w/bleu cheese
  • Melting Pot Menu Item: Wisconsin Trio
  • Vacation Destination: Birmingham, AL (grandma’s house)

What I do | As the Technical Support Analyst, I support both front and back of the house platforms, like Toast and Data Central.

What is your favorite quote: “You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated”

What is my life goal? 

• • Song: Too many options to choose. I love music.
  • Color: Black
  • Food: Seafood, Taco’s, Pizza
  • Vacation Destination: Greece, Maldives

What I do | I assist the franchisees in controlling food cost by managing relationships with our vendors and distributors. I love to help make the franchisees more successful and be part of a great team!

Who I am | I am married and a brand new father to a beautiful baby girl! I attended the University of Florida and received my degree in Mathematics and my Master’s degree in Operations Management.

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about | our exceptional food and our vendor-partners!

What I love |

• Movie: Oceans 11
• Song: Thing of Gold
• Book: Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell
• Color: Green
• Food: Tacos al Pastor
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Wildberry Crunch Chocolate Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Jamaica

What I do | I support the technology infrastructure and end-users for the entire company and strive to keep everything running efficiently and smoothly.

Who I am | I am a man of few but many words. I strive for quality and to be the best person I can, while maintaining a relaxed attitude and to enjoy life.

What’s on my bucket list? | Restore an older car, visit other continents, and climb a mountain… a big one!

What I love |

• Movie: Coming to America or PCU
• Song: Aundy
• Book: The Extra 2% by Jonah Keri
• Color: Black
• Food: Sushi
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Flaming Turtle
• Vacation Destination: Caribbean islands

What I do | I am responsible for Front Burner’s operating business unit at the Restaurant Support Center. I focus on developing Front Burners’ most valuable assets – its people, as well as the growth of its brands, namely in the following verticals: new concept development, real estate, strategic planning, learning & communications, and people.

Who I am | A loyal and driven professional with over 25 years in the hospitality industry and a concentration in franchising, restaurants and people.

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about | All things MeltSO.  And the Vision Houses, objectives, and key results for Front Burner, Melting Pot, Oronzo and Melting Pot Social.

What I love |

• Movie: The Shawshank Redmption
• Song: Livin’ on a Prayer
• Book: Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt
• Color: Blue
• Food: Chic-Fil-A nuggets and waffle fries
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Pretzel bread dipped into any of our fondue cheeses
• Vacation Destination: Maldives

What I do | As the Director of Organizational Development & Communications , I have the pleasure of leading a talented team that develops, maintains, and advocates learning and internal communication initiatives that are engaging and effective for multiple audiences – our Front Burner All-Stars, Franchisees and Operators in the field, and team members in Melting Pot restaurants around the world. I also partner with other departments and each member of Executive Leadership to foster and promote the company cultures and strategic initiatives for Front Burner, Melting Pot, and emerging brand, Melting Pot Social.

Who I am | A feisty Florida native who loves the ocean, the beach, music, food, libations, and laughing. Always down to explore the outdoors, on foot, in a kayak, on a bicycle, or a boat.

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about | Event planning and production (NROs, training, conferences, Annual Reunion, Operators’ Conference, etc.), company culture, training and development programs, UMELT, internal communications, FranConnect, document design, and using InDesign, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint

What I love |

• Movie: I will always be a sucker for Star Wars: A New Hope, Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade, and Dirty Dancing.
• Song: *Today* my favorite song is Indiana by Magic City Hippies. Ask me again tomorrow.
• Book: As a English major, I love all my books. But I highly recommend Brain Rules by John Medina – a great read!
• Color: 922 C
• Food: Cheese! I am a sucker for a cheese plate, cheese enchiladas, cheesy lasagna, cheese fondue, cheesecake … I LOVE cheese.
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: See above … all the cheese fondue!
• Vacation Destination: My boyfriend and I love a great cruise to a tropical destination, but we’ve set our sights on Europe or the Pacific Islands as our next great adventure.

What I do | I design all remodels and new construction for the Melting Pot. Basically, it’s thinking about beautiful things all day and then figuring out how to implement them in a way that’s durable and well priced.

Who I am | I enjoy designing, music, and traveling!

Why I love working here? | I love working here because it is unusual to work with people who stand behind what they say and are as interested in the why as the how.

What I love |

• Movie: Amalie
• Song: TV on the Road … Wolf Like Me
• Color: It changes every month or so!
• Food: Thai
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Classic Alpine Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Asia

What I do | My role will primarily be to support our team and organization by keeping our recipes and printed materials indexed, up-to-date, and consistent. I’ll also serve to help to back up the rest of my team with large, corporate-wide initiatives in the area of training materials and online courses.

Who I am | I am passionate about everything I do. It is important to me to help people around me and I consider it a blessing to be happy to go to work on Monday mornings.

What are three things on our bucket list? Since I was very young, I’ve always wanted to see a whale. Because my dad was born in Germany, I hope to someday learn German. And I’d like to have a home that my kids and grandchildren can come back to for big family holidays.

What is your favorite quote: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about…Mis en place. The benefits of being prepared and organized, both personally and professionally. I am always looking to grow in this area but feel like this is an important lifelong goal that gives me great peace of mind.

What is my life goal? 

• • Movie: Hamilton, and anything else that’s musical theatre.
  • Song: Any cover by James Blake, mostly “When We’re Older”
  • Book:Shawn Achor has two books on positive psychology I like called The Happiness Advantage and Before Happiness. They talk about how success isn’t the key to happiness, but rather happiness is the key to success. I love that!
  • Color: All I wear is black because I don’t like to shop for clothes, but in my home I like the color blue.
  • Food: Lobster and Steak
  • Melting Pot Menu Item: Any cheese fondue, Classic Alpine at the top of the list
  • Vacation Destination: The little Royal Caribbean private island that has snorkeling and bread pudding with vanilla sauce on the buffet…best day ever!

What I do | I have been with the company since 2/29/2008, a leap year!  I manage and execute operational business initiatives such as our nutritional data, our gluten free certification program and guest recovery program.  I also serve on our Annual Franchisee Reunion committee, our annual Operators’ Conference committee, our annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thanks & Giving Campaign as well as support Leadership, Board of Directors and Strategic Partnership meetings.

Who I am | I have been with the company for many years and am a Jill of all Trades, master of none.  If I don’t know the answer, I will find it for you or refer you to the right person!.

Why I love working here? | I love working with Front Burner because we have a true family and collaborative environment. Everyone cares about each other and is always willing to jump in and help wherever needed.

My Ambitions | Be the best Mom ever to my wonderful only daughter, Dr. Lundy, DMD and exercise every day to maintain a healthy lifestyle and work-life balance.

My Family – Children? | Yes!  My daughter, Dr. Sydney Lundy, DMD, started wanting to be a dentist in 6^th grade.  She attended FSU undergrad – GO NOLES – and then UAB Birmingham for 4 years of dental school.  She is now a practicing dentist in Tampa and I am so proud of her!  She is now my new dentist and she is taking great care of my toofers!

Three things on my Bucket List | Sky diving, bungie jumping and visiting Australia

What I love |

• Movie: Wizard of Oz
• Song: Easy (Like Sunday Morning), Lionel Richie and The Commodores
• Book: Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen
• Color: Purple
• Food: A good Steak, Baked Potato and Salad
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Crème Brulee Chocolate Fondue
• Vacation Destination: An awesome cabin in the mountains!
• Quote: “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

What I do | I support all team members at the RSC and Melting Pot Restaurant Managers with daily operation of our payroll systems and compliancies – I9, State and Local Taxes, Verifications, Support orders and year end filings.

Who I am | I am a wife, mother of 5 daughters and meme to 6 grandchildren! I have the pleasure of working for the best company on the face of the earth that challenges me and allows me to build new skills and find inner strength in who I am.

Why I love working? | Environment – I love working at Front Burner because when I walk in the door my heart is filled with love and support that has been built over the last 9 years. The smiles of my co-workers as we greet each other, plan meetings or resolve challenges encourages me to always give my best. Front Burner desires that we enjoy our home away from home through fun events and activities that are regularly scheduled.

What I love |

• Movie: Mama Mia – any musical!
• Song: Happy
• Book: Anything by Nicolas Sparks
• Color: Red
• Food: Italian
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: White Chocolate with Ammeritto! YUM!!
• Vacation Destination: Colorado

What I do | I am a multimedia specialist who provides visual assets to our teams for a variety of use, including training and marketing.

Who I am | I have background as a multimedia news photographer with experience in print, web and television. At home, I am a husband and father to my two wonderful kids.

Why I love working here? | Front Burner is a fun, relaxed place to work, where new ideas are welcomed and creativity is valued.

What I love |

• Movie: back to my college days – has to be the Rocky movies!
• Song: depends on what I am doing!
• Book: Jeff Shaara’s books
• Color: Blue
• Food: Buffalo Chicken Flatbread
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Spinach & Artichoke Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: OBX, the Outer Banks of North Carolina

What I do | I am the Corporate Chef for over 125 Melting Pot restaurants worldwide responsible for developing and maintaining their culinary creations, menu items, promotional menus and Back of the House Operations.

Who I am | I was born and raised in New York City, I have been working in the Culinary industry for over 30 years, 25 of it professionally. I worked with Chef David Burke for a good portion, in addition to being the Chef for celebrities, hotels and star rated restaurants!

How I spend my free time? | Painting, sculpting, drawing, cooking and reading.

What I love |

• Movie: Big Night
• Song: Anything by the Beastie Boys
• Book: Kitchen Confidential
• Color: Green
• Food: Thai
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Not fair!!
• Vacation Destination: Positano, Italy

What I do | I partner with all departments within Front Burner Brands to support our franchise owners, and operating team, to deliver “The Perfect Night Out”, and grow this wonderful brand!

Who I am | I am a husband, father & grandfather with over 30 years’ experience in the restaurant industry. I am still an operator at heart and love developing people and teams to support the growth & success of brands!

What are your hobbies? Most outdoor activities. Including boating, snow skiing, white water rafting, ATV’s & family.

Favorite Front Burner Brands Principle, and Why? Worthy of our Time & Effort Now – This ensures that right amount of talent, resources, time and energy is invested towards things that will move the business forward in a meaningful way.

Favorite Quote | “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, it is the one that adapts successfully to change.” – Charles Darwin or “Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine

What I love |

• Movie: Top Gun
• Book: Moby Dick
• Song: In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
• Color: Blue
• Food: Sushi/Asian/Steak
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Bacon & Brie/ Steak Lovers/ Ying & Yang
• Vacation Destination: Asia, Utah, NC

What I do | I am the Systems Analyst for Front Burner Brands. I support both software platform like Microsoft 365 and hardware like Epson thermal printers. I provide IT support for Front Burner and the Melting Pot Franchises.

Who I am | When I am not working, I enjoy watching sports, I am a big Bucs fan, Gators fan, and Tampa Bay Lightning fan. I have two amazing dogs Tekoah (Blue German Shepard mix with gray wolf) and Sultan (American Bulldog). I would consider myself a foodie. I enjoy trying new foods, breweries, and restaurants.

What I do | I support team members with the training, resources and coaching they need to better execute the Perfect Night Out. I work to build the bridges between the company’s vision and the customer’s experience by encouraging good behaviors and teaching people to be intentional. When I am successful, we are able to connect our guest to something more than a meal, we will create memories.

Who I am | I have a beautiful wife. I am a rational person that tries to see the immeasurable value in people. I’m passionate about food. I’m happiest preparing home-made meals without a budget for good people. I see maps as menus and a meal as a history lesson.

What are your hobbies?| Exploring other cuisines, experimenting with different cooking styles and discovering new ingredients.

What I love |

• Movie: Jurassic Park
• Song: “How He Loves ” by John Mark McMillan
• Book: “The Effective Executive” by Peter Drucker
• Color: Blue
• Food: Noodles
• The Melting Pot Menu Item:The stuffed mushroom on the Craveables Menu.
• Vacation Destination: Montepulciano, Italy

What I do | My job is to help our restaurants continue to grow and develop sales, local marketing plans, relationships within their communities, and enhance their presence within their local market.

Who I am | I’m a fun loving, hard working person, who is always willing to roll up my sleeves to help in any way that I can. I’ll always try to go the extra mile, and I love to learn something new.

What is your life goal?| To work hard, play hard, and be surrounded by my family and friends.

What I love |

• Movie: Breakfast At Tiffany’s
• Song: Keep Your Eyes Open
• Book: Anything by Janet Evanovich
• Color: Blue
• Food: Seafood and Pasta
• The Melting Pot Menu Item:Milk Chocolate with Bailey’s
• Vacation Destination: Venice, Italy

What I do | Leading a team responsible for daily accounting functions and providing information and support restaurants and management in a fun and engaging environment.

Who I am | I’m from SC and am married with amazing twin daughters.  I’m an accountant with over 20 years experience in a variety of industries including private aviation, staffing, powersports, and restaurants.

Where did you attend college, and what was your major? UNC – Wilmington, Accounting

What are three things on our bucket list? African safari, see the Northern lights in Iceland, blokarting in Ireland

What do you love about working with Front Burner Brands? Culture & environment. The office itself was appealing as it shows the company’s focus on details, creating a positive environment and emphasis on core values. The people are very friendly and positive.  And who doesn’t want to work where there is a swing, games, good food and dogs!

My favorite things:

• • Movie: Top Gun
  • Song: The Dance by Garth
  • Color: Blue or orange
  • Food: Tacos

What I do | Director of Digital Engagements at Front Burner Brands – Melting Pot I am focused on driving sales and guest traffic to our restaurant locations through superior guest experiences via digital touchpoints.

Who I am | A forward thinking and accomplished marketing leader with a wide range of experience in brand and digital marketing.  Works tirelessly within organizations to identify business needs, set goals and implement action to drive sales while bringing a great experience to customers.

What are your hobbies? Golf, eating out, basketball, coaching and watching my sons play sports.

Bucket List |African Safari, travel cross country again through national park system, Fly a tactical military helicopter one more time.

• Movie: God Father II
• Book: The Iliad
• Song: The Old Apartment
• Color: Blue
• Food: Pizza and Steak
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: The Original Chocolate Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Beach

What I do | I produce the financials for the Corporate Owned Melting Pot Locations and all the AR Billing for FBB.

Who am I | Born and Raised Army Brat.

Where did you go to college and what was your major?   Florida Gulf Coast University. Class of 2016. B.S Accounting.

Favorite Quote | “Life is like accounting; everything must be balanced”.

What are three things on our bucket list? Pay off my student loans, get my MBA, and go to Switzerland.

What I love: 

• Color: Pink
• Song: Laugh Now, Cry Later
• Food: Tacos
• Movie: Dear John

What I do | I am responsible for managing the advertising agency and their creative development as well as project execution and implementation of national and locally executed programs. I work across departments and with my team to streamline efforts, ensure timely project execution, brand consistency and compliance.

Who I am | I am a Florida native, and I love it. I am married with two boys and several kitties. In my spare time, you can find me running after my toddler, enjoying good food, or catching up on The Bachelor.

What’s on my bucket list? | Own a beach house, go to Napa, and go to Africa!

What I love |

• Movie: Serendipity
• Book: Game of Thrones series
• Color: Shades of blue
• Food: Cheesy Mexican and Italian. Also… all the chocolate!
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: The original Boston Lager Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Tulum

What I do | Support our brands by securing, procuring, and ensuring quality products.

Who am I | I am a native Floridian, that loves animals, the beach, the mountains, traveling, food, family and of course fondue.

Ambitions | Work Hard, Play Hard, Travel, Learn, be adventurous and of course eat a lot of Fondue!

Favorite Quote | 

Why Front Burner? What’s not to like? I love the sense of inclusion and equality. We work hard, have fun, and eat like royalty!   We can wear flips flops and bring Fido to work. We have Great Leadership!  From washing cars, playing games, blowing out flip flops (and singing Jimmy Buffet), to rocking tiger stripe spandex and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie) wigs, to tee shirt messages reading “Have Fun Dammit” (I want that shirt Bob LOL) I truly feel blessed to be a part of FBB.

Hobbies? Cooking (trying new recipes from different ethnicities), Kayaking, Restoring /Repurposing antiques / thrift store items.

What are three things on our bucket list? To be debt free, travel Europe, buy an RV and travel the US.

What I love: 

• Color: Blue
• Movie: Titanic, Remember the Titans, Just Go With It
• Song: What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong), Amazing Grace (performed by Carrie Underwood), Oh Holy Night (performed by Michael Crawford), San Francisco, Midnight Train to Georgia, Respect, Crazy Diamond, Sweet Caroline, Back To Good and Hang (Matchbox 20) and so many more.
• Food: Fresh Seafood
• Melting Pot Menu Item: So far the ButterKase Fontina Cheese Fondue’s (Spinach Artichoke, Quattro Formaggio)
• Vacation Destination: Cedar Key, Blueridge GA, Sapphire NC

What I do | I assist in sending out internal communications to the Melting Pot locations!

Who I am |I am a quiet individual who loves to spend time with my family and friends. I enjoy spending time at the beach and nature when I have free time.

Ambitions | To be an asset to the company and grow!

Where did you attend college, and what was your major? Palm Beach Atlantic University: Bachelors in Mass Media Communication Liberty University Masters in Strategic Communication

What do you love about working with Front Burner Brands? I enjoy the culture and the team effort!

What is your favorite quote: “It’s not about the destination, but rather the journey”

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about… Core Communications!

My favorite things:

• • Movie: Titanic
  • Book: Phantom of the Opera
  • Food: Pizza
  • Color: Black

What I do | I help guide the organization’s journey to clear, concise, and useable data through establishing standards and procedures as well as maintain and facilitate various platforms and databases to meet our business needs.

Who I am |Florida girl, music nerd, trivia lover, sneaker aficionado and travel enthusiast!

Why I love working here? | When a company has been around for 40 plus years, they have to be doing something right.

What are three things on your bucket list? Visiting Antarctica via cruise ship, volunteering for a primate rescue in the Congo, other super fun stuff that I don’t know of yet.

Favorite quote? “Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt

What I love |

• Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
• Song: …. no way I can answer this. There are too many options.
• Book: Ready Player One
• Color: Navy Blue
• Food:  Charcuterie, Nachos, Sushi… depends on the mood.
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Green Goddess Cheddar Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Anywhere with amazing views.

What I do | I manage the process for all test items, on an operations level, that we conduct throughout The Melting Pot Restuarants. From conception to roll-out to collecting data, that is essentially what I focus on for The Melting Pot. This includes test locations, 2.0, cheese in the HOH and “one-off” tests.

Who I am | I am married with one daughter and two dogs. When I have time, I enjoy painting abstract art, vintage shopping or “picking” and convincing my husband to refinish or repurpose my finds!

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about | test initatives, 2.0, cheese in the HOH, cost-outs, gluten free, allergen, nutritional information.

What I love |

• Movie: Cocktail. Yep, you’ve got it, that 80’s classic with Tom Cruise before he went crazy.
• Song: What a Wonderful World
• Book: Any military book, whether it is the “Art of War” or “Generation Kill”. Any of them are as GREAT as the next.
• Color: Blue
• Food: Sushi
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: I have three: Wisconsin Trio, Stuffed Mushrooms with lots of Green Goddess and the French Quarter Shrimp cooked in the bourguignonne cooking style with the yougurt based curry. Yum!
• Vacation Destination: Anywhere with sugar white sands and clear, calm tropical waters

What I do | All things Learning Management Systems, UMELT Online, Training and Development.

Who I am | South African, American, Brit – multicultural, behavior and human resource centered, adventure lover. Photography enthusiast, animal lover, always willing to help where ever possible.

What is your favorite quote? “To live is the rarest thing in the world, most people just exist, that is all” – Oscar Wilde

What I love |

• Movie: The Lion King
• Song: Dandelions – Ruth B
• Color: Elephant Whisperer – Lawrence Anthony
• Food: Sushi/ Asian
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Apple cider alpine with pretzel bread, and the rosemary fries
• Vacation Destination: Bali, Maldives, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar

What I do | I am the AutoCAD designer for Front Burner Brands. I will be implementing our designs into buildable design development documents so that we can roll out the new Melting Pot Evolution store design.

Who I am | I love traveling, my dogs, and spending time with my HUGE extended family. Its always a good time when we are all together!

What are your hobbies? Kayaking and lounging at the beach… basically just put me by the water!

What I love |

• Movie: Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit series
• Book: The Lovely Bones
• Song: Changes with my mood
• Color: Green
• Food: Pizza
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Quattro Formagio
• Vacation Destination: North Captiva Island, Florida

What I do | I partner with our excellent operators around the country to bring people together and help cultivate an environment that embraces our Mission, Vision and Purpose in every experience.

Who I am | A 25 year restaurant professional that loves people, culture and learning every day.  I have a passion for quality food, great dining experiences, systems & patterns, and love to talk.  I also love to travel and learn about what it is like in different cultures.

Ambitions | Continue to provide professional opportunities for upcoming leaders to develop to their fullest of capabilities. Partner with our corporate locations to grow them into the model operation and THEN build/operate 20 Melting Pots Internationally in 10 countries.  Launch the wildlife preserve in Tanzania, Africa for endangered animals that my late friend started.  Operate 5 homes across Florida that provide a housing and service work-oriented option for challenged young men as they integrate into society.

Where did you attend college, and what was your major? University of Wisconsin at Lacrosse – Political Science

What are three things on our bucket list? Sky dive, Visit Antarctica, Start a family

What do you love about working with Front Burner Brands? Culture and the principles that are held.  Every conversation that I have held with our team members encapsulates Integrity, Respect, Fun, Innovation, Excellence and Teamwork.  There is no effort when demonstrating this, our team lives it.

My favorite things:

• • Movie: Cloud Atlas
  • Song: Experience – Ludovico Einaudi
  • Book: The Alchemist
  • Color: The color of water, the ocean
  • Food: Cheese
  • Melting Pot Menu Item: Bacon & Jalapeno and Land & Sea
  • Vacation Destination: Costa Rica

What I do | Front desk executive who can effectively communicate with staff & guests.

Who I am | I left New York city moved to Florida for a more relaxing life! I have 3 lovely children & a spunky 4-year-old granddaughter. My husband & I met in Oct 2018, Dec 2^nd we were engaged & got married on August 23 2019. Talk about a whirlwind love romance!

What are three things on our bucket list? One day own a house on the beach, hopefully one day to finally go to Italy for my honeymoon & go vegetarian.

What is your favorite quote: “You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated” – Maya Angelou

Favorite Front Burner Brands Principle, and why? Teamwork! I love how everyone works together as a team!

What is my life goal? To retire at 55

• • Movie: I love classic old flicks e.g.: What Happened to Baby Jane? Bette Davis and Joan Crawford
  • Song: ‘Can’t help Falling in Love’ by Elvis Presley
  • Book: Pet Cemetery by Stephan King
  • Color: Red
  • Food: Chicken and Waffles
  • Melting Pot Menu Item: Cheese Fondue Favorites are the Spinach Artichoke and the Wisconsin Trio
  • Vacation Destination: Dominican Republic

What I do | Examine and analyze the day-to-day operation of a company.

Who I am | Hard working individual who is always eager to learn new skills.

Where did you attend college, and what was your major? Central Penn College – Bachelors in Accounting

What are three things on our bucket list? Spend quality time with my children, own a farm in my home country and visit Europe.

What do you love about working with Front Burner Brands? Culture – because we are all pushing to achieve one goal.

My favorite things:

• • Movie: A Walk to Remember
  • Song: Bachata
  • Book: All of the Harry Potter saga
  • Color: Navy Blue
  • Food: Nicaragua Food
  • Vacation Destination: Caribbean and one day Europe

What I do | I implement, maintain and enhance the systems and platforms that deliver marketing communications.

Who I am | I am married with one son who loves basketball and trying to make me laugh. I just want my family to be happy, and be the best human I can be.

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about | The website, Salesforce and Pica9.

What I love |

• Movie: Apacolypse Now, Finding Nemo, Team America and many, many more
• Book: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
• Color: They’re all great
• Food: I’d have to say delicious raw fish
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Wisconsin Trio
• Vacation Destination: Anywhere my wife wants to go

What I do | I oversee Franchise and Restaurant Operations for the Melting Pot Brand.  The FBC team and I coordinate support and guidance to assist the Franchisees.

Who I am |Prior to the Melting Pot, I have served at the director level for 3 large scale brands over the last 11 years.  I have lived in Tampa for five years, married for 9 years, have a 19 year old son and passionately follow all New England sports.

Ambitions | Professionally, my goal is to add value to the brand in a variety of ways.  Personally, I strive to be the best husband and father I can be.

What are your hobbies? Long walks or bike rides, enjoying the outdoors, going to the beach, reading, playing pool, & self-improvement.

What are three things on your bucket list? Being the best father and husband I can be coupled with working is a stimulating brand where I am aligned with the Vision, Mission and direction.

Why do you like working with Front Burner? The clarity and passion as it relates to the Evolution of the Brand is very compelling for me.   On my first few days, I have felt welcomed, and have enjoyed the warm interactions with a number of different all-stars.  I also love Fondue, and my wife and I had our first date at a Melting Pot.

Favorite quote? “Tell me and I forget.  Teach  me and I remember.  Involve me and I learn.” –  Benjamin Franklin

What I love |

• Movie: Shawshank Redemption
• Book: Hey Jude by The Beatles
• Song: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
• Color: Blue
• Food: My Wife’s Lasagna
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Wisconsin Trio Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Tuscany, Italy

What I do | I am a HR professional with over 15 years of HR experience. I have worked in many industries such as retail, hospitality, international broadcasting, government contracting and online health media.

Who I am | I am 1 part counselor (always ready to listen and provide advice), 1 part school principal (someone has to do it), 2 parts cruise director (gotta make sure everyone is happy), a sprinkle of comedian and a dash of Tabasco Sauce (for a little bit of fire).

Why I love working here? | I don’t think I can point to any one thing – it’s the mixture of everything that makes it enjoyable; at least for me. There are so many companies that are trying to do it right; Front Burner is one of the few that I have encountered that IS doing it right. The people are talented and engaging. The environment is fun, relaxed and supportive of the culture. Finally, the culture is impetus that makes it all come together. I am sincerely honored to have been selected to join this team.

What I love |

• Movie: The original Star Wars Trilogy – yes I know that’s more than one, but they were all equally as good and you can’t watch one without the others.
• Song: While there are many – I think my go to song is What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
• Book: The Catcher and the Rye by J. D. Salinger
• Color: Blue
• Food: Pizza
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Bacon & Jalapeno Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Anyplace with a beach and beverage service

What I do | I provide advice, counsel, coach and assist Franchisees to impact and improve “Top Line Sales and Bottom Line Profits” and operating Standards of the Brand.

Who I am | I’m from the Washington, DC area, currently living in the Naples, Florida area with my wife. I am the proud father of three daughters and one son. I have one granddaughter and two grandsons. In my free time I enjoy dining out, reading mysteries, golfing, the many beaches all over Florida, traveling anywhere in the Caribbean and studying the Bible.

Where I am going? | My life goal is quite simply, to be a continued better person to all.

What I love |

• Movie: Gone with the Wind
• Song: Too many, in general Rock and Roll, Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra and others!
• Book: Any book by Robert B. Parker
• Color: Blue
• Food: Steak and Filet of Seafood
• Vacation Destination: Anywhere in the Caribbean

What I do | My role is to lead the IT team and ensure we provide world-class services to our users by giving them technology to support, enable and future-proof the business.

Who I am | I have been in the technology field for 30 years supporting a variety of industries, but none I love more that the food/restaurant space. I truly believe technology can advance our industry and it is a big thrill for me to see business and tech merge.

What’s on my bucket list? | Retire with my wife, see the Aurora Borealis and play golf at Augusta!

What I love |

• Movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
• Song: Too many to pick one – my taste can go all the way from Robert Earl Keen to Pearl Jam to the Beatles.
• Book: Weave World by Clive Barker
• Color: Blue
• Food: Steak
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Spinach Artichoke Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Anywhere with mountains

What I do | I am responsible for new construction and design, remodels or successors, and maintenance and facilities support for Front Burner concepts. Currently there are 130 Domestic and International Melting Pot Restaurants.

Who I am | I have been responsible for the Construction and Design for the past 27 years for more than 250 retaurants including Ruby Tuesday, Inc., Sam Seltzer’s Steakhouse, Outback International and Hard Rock Café.

How I spend my free time? | Water sports, golf, aviation and technology!

What I love |

• Movie: Blade Runner
• Song: Eminence Front
• Book: Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
• Color: Blue
• Food: Peanut Butter
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Beer Cheese Fondue and Rosemary Fries
• Vacation Destination: Gulf Shores, Alabama

What I do | I work with franchisees of the Melting Pot as a consultant to help them manage and run and their businesses and also make sure they are maintaining the proper Melting Pot company standards.

Who I am | I am a fun, outgoing person. I have a great family with an amazing wife, two amazing kids and a dog. I am a sports fan and also a huge Boston Bruins fan.

What’s on my bucket list? | Travel around the world, go to a superbowl the Cleveland Browns are playing in and parachute!

What I love |

• Movie: Slap Shot
• Song: John Legend
• Book: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Color: Green
• Food: Mexican
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: The French Quarter
• Vacation Destination: The Caribbean

What I do | I am responsible for the Accounting, Payroll, IT, Data Central and Admin departments. Additionally, I am responsible for insurance, POS, payroll, gift cards and credit card relationships with vendors.

Who I am | I am a married father of a 10 year old. I am an accountant by trade and a CFO by the grace of Bob Johnston.

What’s on my bucket list? | Go to the Superbowl, catch a marlin and retire at some point!

What I love |

• Movie: Gross Point Blank
• Song: Baba O’riley
• Book: IT by Stephen King
• Food: Burger
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Spinach and Artichoke Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Cruises!

What I do | I oversee food contracts, negotiations, R&D, and vendor relationships to ensure franchisees receive the highest quality ingredients at the best possible price. Additionally, I am responsible for quality control both at the manufacturer and restaurant level to ensure exception food is produced, delivered, and executed each day.

Who I am | I am a University of Florida graduate and have been working in the foodservice industry for 10 years. I have spent time in both operations and support center roles over my career.

What are your hobbies? I enjoy carpentry and furniture restoration, golf, sailing, and spending time with my son, daughter, and wife.

What I love |

• Movie: Italian Job
• Song: Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
• Book: Game of Thrones series
• Color: Blue
• Food: St. Louis cut spare ribs
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Classic Alpine Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Southern California

What I do | I analyze and report on sales and operations data for all TMP locations

Who I am | I’m very laid back and always ready to learn something new. I love to travel and spend time with family.

My Hobbies | Watching TV, Traveling, Trying new food, Crafting, Baking

Where did you attend college, and what was your major? The University of Florida; Statistics

What are three things on our bucket list? Visit Thailand, crochet a blanket, ride on a private jet

What do you love about working with Front Burner Brands? Culture, Transparency

My favorite things:

• • Movie: Set it Off
  • Song: Nobody – Keith Sweat
  • Book: Any Boondocks Comic Book
  • Color: Pink
  • Food: Taco’s and French Fries
  • Melting Pot Menu Item: Banana’s Foster Chocolate Fondue
  • Vacation Destination: Jamaica

What I do | I am a graphic designer with a focus on menus. You want a nice-looking, functional, thought-out menu? I got you.

Who I am | I am a hard worker but like to goof off and have fun too. I like trying new things and could put a soundtrack of music on to whatever I do. I may live in Florida, but you can’t take the Rhode Island out of this girl.

What are your ambitions? To learn as much as I can in my life, excel in design and keep evolving as a designer, be a great mother

What I love |

• Movie: Edward Scissorhands or Gremlins
• Song:

I LOVE music, so it is impossible for me to choose just one. I listen to a little bit of everything but I listen to heavy metal the most.

• Book:Hunger Games Series, The Butterfly Garden, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and other Stories (Tim Burton)
• Color: Olive Green
• Food: Charcuterie…I can put some meat and cheese. And Pizza.
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Quattro Formaggio Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Out of the places I’ve been, I’d say anywhere in Northern California (Tahoe, Redwood Forest, Napa/Sonoma, San Fran)

What I do | I am a marketing professional with experience in brand and project management with a focus in driving local marketing initiatives and developing community outreach and event activations. I believe in the power of connection, collaboration and community to help drive success.

Who I am | I am a Florida native and creative that loves all things marketing, dogs, the outdoors, food and I am definitely your go-to for sharing local/community happenings and events. I am an ENFJ – all the way.

Ambitions | My ambition is to grow in my career into a marketing leadership role, pursue a Master’s Degree and to actively volunteer with numerous non profit and community organizations.

Where did you attend college, and what was your major? University of South Florida. Major: Advertising, Minor: Spanish

What are three things on our bucket list? Go to England to watch an English Premier League game and attend a World Cup game, Learn a third language, Complete a triathlon.

What do you love about working with Front Burner Brands? The company’s culture and casual yet mission-driven environment is what stands out to me with FB.

What is your favorite quote: “People may forget what you said and what you did, but they will ever forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

My favorite things:

• • Movie: The Royal Tenenbaums or Moonrise Kingdom
  • Song: S’Wonderful – Joao Gilberto
  • Book: The Alchemist by Paolo Coehlo
  • Color: Turquoise and/or green
  • Food: Authentic Mexican cuisine
  • Melting Pot Menu Item: All the cheese fondue!
  • Vacation Destination: Spain

What I do | I help adapt our brand to successfully operate in international markets through menu, material, and operational engineering.

Who I am | I hover near the cutting edge of social acceptability. I like to travel, read, play music, play games and make myself look a fool.

Where I am going? | My life goal is to work for myself and my ambition is to become a mountainside cabin hermit, wise in his advanced years.

What I love |

• Movie: Star Wars (Original Trilogy), The Matrix
• Song: The Stable Song
• Book: The Count of Monte Cristo, Dune by Alexandre Dumas
• Color: Surf green
• Food: Pizza
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: The French Quarter
• Vacation Destination: Munich, Germany

What I do | I assist the Cooperate Chef with ideation and development of potential new menu items, LTO’s, and any equipment testing or changes that may be needed or necessary as we continue to evolve and improve our brand.  In addition, we are continually evaluating our current and new products to ensure we are offering our customers the best products available.  I also provide the beverage team with similar support as well.

Favorite Quote |“The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook” – Julia Child

What are three things on our bucket list? Fly on a Private Jet, go to the Galapagos islands, Hike a portion of the Appalachian trail.

What I love: 

• Movie: Boondock Saints
• Song: Weezer – Say It Aint So
• Book: Tom Colicchio – Think I’m A Chef
• Food: Lumpia or any kind of spring roll
• Melting Pot Menu Item: Flaming Turtle
• Vacation Destination: Costa Rica

What I do | I help our Melting Pot franchisees achieve their goals by offering counsel from the Restaurant Support Center and a blend of what I see in the field. My tactic is to help cross-pollinate great ideas from multiple restaurant sources across the brand.

Who am I | I have been professionally employed in the restaurant industry for the last 35yrs. I get energized working with people to help them grow their careers and develop their leadership skills.

My Ambitions | To continue to help people achieve their vision. I enjoy helping guide people to find the best path personally or professionally.

What I love about working with Front Burner | I love feeling a part of something larger. I know the work I put in adds value and is important. I believe my opinion and insight is being heard from my peers to leadership. These components add up to a higher level of job satisfaction as an team member of Front Burner.

My bucket list |Go to as many concerts as possible. Alaska, Italy.

My favorite things: 

• Movie: Pulp Fiction
• Song: Good Time, Bad Times – Led Zepplin
• Book: Dan Brown – Da Vinci Code
• Color: Green
• Food: Chicken Wings
• Melting Pot Menu Item: Classic Alpine
• Vacation Destination: Cancun all inclusive

What I do |   My job is to coordinate between the Restaurant Support enter and the franchises to ensure standards are met and followed. Building great relationships is a key component of my position to increase the level of success for all parties.

Who am I | I am a servant leader that utilizes the strengths of the people I work with to maximize their capabilities and success. I believe that you go slow to go fast and that listening to others is the key to being a great leader.

Ambitions | Continue to walk 20000 steps a day, and eventually walk the entire 2,100+ mile Appalachian Trail from south to north in 4 months.

Favorite Quote |“You don’t have enough talent to win on talent alone”

What are three things on our bucket list? Visit the Amalfi Coast of Italy, walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, walk my youngest daughter down the aisle.

What I love: 

• Movie: Field of Dreams and Miracle on Ice
• Song: Tubthumping by Kumba-wumba – otherwise known as “I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again, Ain’t Nothing Going to Keep Me Down
• Book: The Bible
• Food: Pizza
• Melting Pot Menu Item: Steak Lovers
• Vacation Destination: Amalfi Coast of Italy