Awards & Recognition
★Entrepreneur of the Year by Restaurant Business Magazine (2009)
★All-Star CEO by Restaurant Finance Monitor (2012)
★Nation's Restaurant News 'Builders List' (2014)
★Golden Chain Award Winner
★Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Mountain West region
Notable Facts
→Former CEO of Noodles & Company (2006-2016), not current CEO
→Grew Noodles & Company from ~100 to 500+ restaurants during tenure
→Led successful IPO in 2013 with stock doubling on first day
→Previously COO at Chipotle Mexican Grill, helped grow from 11 to 480 units
→Started career at McDonald's Corporation in 1983 as regional controller
→Currently Managing Partner of Reddy Enterprises since 2016
→Independent Chairman of NCR Voyix Board of Directors since 2025
→Serves on boards of K-MAC Enterprises, Qdoba Restaurant Corp, and &Pizza