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 a project manager for national menu rollouts, limited time offers, and other national operational changes that we rollout to the entire franchise system.

Who I am | I am married with two beautiful daughters and I graduated from the University of South Florida studying Business Managment and Organization. I also like reading, crafting, cooking, shopping, and going to the beach!

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.

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

What I do | I am the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors for Front Burner. I oversee all affiliated concepts’ strategic growth, senior management recruitment, operational direction, marketing and corporate partnerships. This is my first and last job.  I started when I was 14 with no ambition to be in the restaurant, 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!

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

What I love |

• Movie: Casablanca
• Song: Hillsong United “Oceans”
• Book: Don’t Stop the Carnival by Herman Wouk
• Color: Blue (seriously!!)
• Food: Steak
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Bahamas and North Carolina

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 partner with our restaurants to assist them in developing an awesome local marketing regimen to drive sales! I am passionate about the guest experience and enjoy building great relationships.

Who I am | I am always eager to learn and have a competitive, goal-driven spirit. I am easy-going, a great listener, and always up for an adventure!

What is your favorite quote? “Do what you can with all you have, wherever you are.”

What I love |

• Movie: Point Break or Free Willy
• Song: Vacation by Thomas Rhett
• Color: Blue
• Food: Anything Mexican
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Anything dessert and Crispy Potstickers
• Vacation Destination: Charleston, SC

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 intiatives, programs, promotions, and local marketing efforts. I also drive franchisee engagement as a thought-partner and consultatnt 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 | 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 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 provide support and guidance to franchisees while managing compliance and quality. Additionally, I oversee and support our company owned locations.

Who I am | I am a happily married father of 4 children, two boys and two girls. I come from a family of 8 kids of which I was the first boy after 6 sisters were born. I hold family values and tradition very important in my life. I love all sports and I am a huge Ohio State Buckeye fan, as I live in central Ohio and went to college at Ohio State.

Where I am going? | My life goals are to be a good person, raise good people (kids), to be happy and productive!

What I love |

• Movie: Godfather, Part I
• Song: Free Bird
• Book: John Adams (I love revolutionary War history)
• Color: Blue
• Food: Tacos
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Fiesta Cheese
• Vacation Destination: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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

Who I am | I am a loyal and driven professional with over 20 years in the hospitality industry and a concentration in franchising, restaurants and people.

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about | The Melting Pot’s growth goals or any of our 11 strategic initiatives.

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 | I’m a Graphic and Interactive Designer here at Front Burner. My work here consists of assisting all of our Franchisees with any marketing need that they may have, from web to print.

Who I am | I was born and raised in Miami, Florida to a loving single mother who raised me to appreciate all the beauty in this world, which is the main reason I went into design. I’m an extravert with a heart of gold, who only wants to do some good in the world through design.

Why I love working here? | What’s not to like about FB? I work with some amazing individuals, let’s just start there. The culture and the environment is incredible. I always tell my closest friends and family that I got really lucky, because Front Burner isn’t just my place of work, it’s like a home, and it’s employees are definitely like family.

What I love |

• Movie: Garden State
• Song: Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
• Book: I Am One of You Forever by Fred Chappel
• Color: Blue
• Food: It’s honestly a toss up between Cuban and Thai food.
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: French Quarter
• Vacation Destination: New Orleans, Louisiana

What I do | As the Director of Learning & Communications, I have the responsibility to ensure we are teaching and talking to our teams – our All-Stars at the Restaurant Support Center, our Franchisees and our Operators in the field, and team members in Melting Pot Restaurants around the world. I work closely with our Learning & Communications team as we align with each department to develop, maintain and advocate learning and internal communication initiatives that are engaging and effective, while also partnering with each member of Executive Leadership to promote the Front Burner company culture and strategic initiatives and the culture of The Melting Pot®.

Who I am | I’m just a feisty Florida girl who loves the ocean, the beach, music, food, libations and laughing. I have an amazing boyfriend, and we love to have fun little adventures, whether it’s a day at Disney, a day on the water or exploring new tropical destinations.

It would be my pleasure to answer any questions about | designing documentation for readability and engagement, crafting communications, using FranConnect, using InDesign, using PowerPoint, finding more information about Strategic Initiatives, the Weekly Dip, upcoming conference agendas and production management.

What I love |

• Movie: From what genre?! I have a lot of favorites, but I will always be a sucker for Star Wars: A New Hope, Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade and Dirty Dancing
• Song: I think my theme song is Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel. But *today* my favorite song is Fall in Love by Phantogram. Ask me again tomorrow
• Book: I love all of my books equally … but, I am a total nerd for Harry Potter. Or Dave Barry’s Complete Guide to Guys – It’s totally deep … not really. A great go-to for a light read and a laugh
• Color: Pantone 361 C & Pantone 7710 C
• Food: Cheese! Cheese, charcuterie and fruit – I am a sucker for a cheese plate with grapes or dried fruits and water crackers – cheese enchiladas, cheesy lasagna, cheese fondue, cheesecake … I LOVE cheese
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: See above … all the cheese fondue!
• Vacation Destination: Islamorada or a Royal Caribbean® Cruise to anywhere!

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 | | I work in the Operations Department headed by the President of The Melting Pot. I oversee our nutritional and gluten-free programs as it relates to menu labeling as well as facilitate special projects and reporting. I also serve on our annual Franchisee Reunion committee, our annual Operator’s Conference committee and our annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital golf tournament committee.

Who I am | I have been with the company for 9 years and one of my most rewarding accomplishments is to be a founding member of the golf tournament for St. Jude, raising over $350,000 for the kids in the 6 years we have hosted this tournament.

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.

What I love |

• Movie: Wizard of Oz
• Song: Easy (Like Sunday Morning)
• Book: Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen
• Color: Purple
• Food: Filet Mignon, baked potato and salad
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Creme Brulee!
• Vacation Destination: A cabin in the mountains

What I do | Making sure the right products are in the right distribution point in the right quantities, and at the right time for the stores to order.

Who I am | Originally from New Jersey, moved to Bradenton, Florida 14 years ago. Married. Three children. Passions are music and cooking.

What are your hobbies? Music. Cooking. Scuba diving.

What I love |

• Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
• Book: For Whom the Bell Tolls
• Song: Won’t get fooled again
• Color: Green
• Food: Veal Chops
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Any cheese fondue
• Vacation Destination: Italy

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 help franchise partners to effectively and efficiently execute the operation of a leading restaurant brand.

Who I am | I am a Multi Unit Operator who specializes in developing and building strong operations and growing a brand.

Why I love working here? | The culture and the desire to evolve the brand.

What I love |

• Movie: Outlaw Josey Wales
• Song: Drift Away
• Book: One Shot One kill. The Carlos Hathcock story
• Color: Purple
• Food: Sweet Sauce Pizza
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: The Filet with Green Goddess!
• Vacation Destination: Maui

What I do | I clean, analyze, and report on all of The Melting Pot’s data. This includes sales, guest count, product, and labor data, as well as other key performance indicators.

Who I am | I’m a dreamer, a do-er, an over-achiever, and a bit of a control freak while also being a free-spirited, down-to-earth, nerd. I never want to stop learning and always want to keep improving in every aspect of my life.

What is your life goal?| To become completely satisfied (and ideally, happy!) with every aspect of myself and my life.

What I love |

• Movie: The Social Network
• Song: Belief by John Mayer
• Book: The Alchemist or Eat, Pray, Love
• Color: Pinkish-tangerine
• Food: Chocolate cake
• The Melting Pot Menu Item:Bananas Foster
• Vacation Destination:Charlottesville, VA

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 | As Project Designer, I work as part of the Construction and Design team on new construction and remodels for the Melting Pot. This consists of meeting the needs and wants of our franchisees, guests, and fellow employees.

Who I am | I love traveling, my friends, my family, husband, and pets!

Do you have any pets?| I have two dogs, a Doberman named Jones and a Pit Bull named Nana, as well as two cats, Babi (like Bobby), and Cooter

What I love |

• Movie: Contact
• Song: Cupid by Sam Cooke
• Book: Memoirs of a Geisha
• Color: Black
• Food: Pizza
• The Melting Pot Menu Item:Anything with cheese
• Vacation Destination: Italy

What I do | I work with the franchise community to support their local marketing campaigns and increase brand awareness by striving to achieve sales goals and profits.

Who I am | I believe in taking care of yourself and making time for yourself. I strive to keep mental, physical and spiritual balance in my life.

Where I am going? | My life goal is to live a balanced life filled with love, laughs, and giving back!

What I love |

• Movie: Almost Famous
• Song: Beautiful Day
• Book: Blind Descent by Brian Dickinson
• Food: Blackened fish
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Original Chocolate Fondue
• Vacation Destination: New Zealand

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 do all the contracts and price negotiations for the smallwares and disposable items for Melting Pot Restaurant Inc.

Who I am | In July 2016 it will be my 20th anniversary of being part of a great organization called The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. The past 20 years working with my Melting Pot family has been nothing but gratifying and rewarding. Furthermore, I had the pleasure to work beside great leaders that not only have led this great company, but they have also been exceptional mentors. Furthermore, I have also had the pleasure of working with outstanding vendor partners which with my experience as a buyer I have been able to continue to seek savings for our restaurants as well as succeeded with getting high quality products at a very competitors’ pricing.

What’s on my bucket list? | See my kids succeed, travel to Alaska, go white water rapids rafting and scuba diving.

What I love |

• Movie: Ghost
• Song: Endless Love
• Book: La Carreta by René Marqués
• Color: Teal
• Food: Puerto Rican Food
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Surf and Turf
• Vacation Destination: Captiva Island FL / Punta Cana Dominican Republic

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 | 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 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 no kids yet, just kitties. In my spare time, you can find me running, beachin’ or remodeling our old house.

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: I’m a millennial, I like trying new things!
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: The original Boston Lager Cheese Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Siesta Key

What I do | In my role as the Master Data Manager, I help guide the organization’s journey to pristine data by establishing procedures and standards. My current focus is around ensuring that our new POS data is concise and rationalized through roll out.

Who I am | I am a Florida girl, wine fanatic, 80’s music nerd, Converse lover 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. I think this is the recipe… A little culture, a dash of environment, a few chunks of innovation, a big heap of great people, a pinch tried and true menu items, an enormous love for our guests.. toss into a fondue pot and gently mix together. Enjoy for the next 40 years!

What I love |

• Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
• Song: I Believe In A Thing Called Love
• Book: Oh, Oh The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Suess
• Color: Royal Blue
• Food: Nachos
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Milk Chocolate Fondue
• Vacation Destination: So far, Scotland was pretty awesome!

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 | I am the first and last impression that people have when they walk into, email or call Front Burner Brands. First impressions are lasting impressions, last impressions provides an opportunity to further improve on the first impression. I thrive off of providing great customer service, and ensuring the support I provide to each department offers as much benefit as possible.

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 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 all aspects of company-operated locations for The Melting Pot. I also create systems and tools to help improve operations for the franchisees.

Who I am | I have served at the director level for 3 large scale brands over the last 11 years, in a capacity similar to what I will do at FBB. I have lived in Tampa for five years, married for 9 years, have a 16-year-old son and passionately follow all New England sports.

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

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 Trip 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 | I pay all the invoices for the corporate entities and the owner’s personal properties and investments, along with filing all important government documents related to business operation. I also handle all the receivables, collecting funds from franchise locations related to royalties, marketing fees, and other miscellaneous billings.

Who I am | I love to discover new places and things. I enjoy traveling, concerts, movies and reading.

Why I love working here? | I like working at Front Burner because the work environment is very relaxed, I feel like my supervisors care about my happiness within the company, my schedule is flexible and I enjoy the benefits and fun activities we do as a team. I generally work better by myself and don’t do great in team environments, but the group activities force me out of my comfort zone and I always have fun!

What I love |

• Color: Blue
• Food: Carbs! – pastas and breads
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Lemon Pepper Chicken and Shrimp
• Vacation Destination: Colorado

What I do | I work for the Franchisor of The Melting Pot. I work in their technology department with POS and reporting.

Who I am | I am a Project Manager focused on problem-solving. I wear multiple hats and embrace multifaceted positions.

What is your life goal?| To love and enjoy life

What I love |

• Movie: Fight Club
• Song: Spanish Caravan, The Doors
• Book: Dracular
• Color: Purple
• Food: Steak
• The Melting Pot Menu Item:Classic Alpine, no wait cheese just all the cheese.
• Vacation Destination:Budapest

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 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 work as part of a team to write training guides for the Melting Pot and Front Burner Brands. They’re great organizations, and they’re dedicated to helping their employees grow through training. My team also creates e-learning modules, job aids, instructional documents, and newsletters.

Who I am | I love writing, reading, coffee, Mexican food, comedies, and my two kids (not in that order). I have an on and off Pinterest addiction and I love desserts.

What’s on my bucket list? | Visit Iceland, get a fulfilling creative hobby, go on some sort of overseas vacation where I can explore a country on foot!

What I love |

• Movie: Better Off Dead with John Cusack or the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice
• Song: Anything by Radiohead or Interpol
• Book: Anything by Charles Bukowski
• Color: Indigo blue
• Food: Tacos
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Flaming Turtle
• Vacation Destination: New York City

What I do | I assist in setting and implementing the strategic direction of technology for a nationally recognized brand of restaurants

Who I am | I take pride in ensuring system availability, identifying opportunities and delivering operational efficiencies.

What is your life goal?| To live a long, successful, happy life.

What I love |

• Movie: Gladiator
• Book: Elfstones of Shannara
• Color: Blue
• Food: Ice Cream
• The Melting Pot Menu Item:Flaming Turtle
• Vacation Destination: Rome

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 oversee the accounting department and all related functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, and payroll.

Who I am | I am a family man with a wonderful wife and two babies! I also have two dogs and enjoy any outdoor activity or sport, sporting clays and collecting wine.

Why I love working here? | I love all the activities in the new office and especially the rock wall; they provide opportunities for creativity, exercise, and fun that are unusual in most organizations.

What I love |

• Movie: Rudy
• Song: Simple Man
• Color: Red
• Food: Surf and turf
• The Melting Pot Menu Item: Milk Chocolate Fondue
• Vacation Destination: Anywhere with my family!