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Awards & Recognition
★Forbes 30 Under 30
★Inc. 30 Under 30
★Fast Company Most Creative People in Business
★Food & Wine 40 Big Food Thinkers 40 and Under
★Ad Age 40 under 40
★EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2016
Notable Facts
→Co-founded Sweetgreen in 2007 with two Georgetown classmates
→Served as Chief Brand Officer for 20 years before stepping down Jan 2026
→Led company through IPO in 2021 with $1B+ market cap
→Built Sweetgreen to 280+ locations across 150+ cities
→Created Sweetlife music festival which became region's largest
→Son of immigrant entrepreneurs (Mexican mother, Chinese father)
→Oversaw brand collaborations with athletes like Naomi Osaka and Devin Booker
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