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Episode 29: Stuckeys: A Story of Grit and Brand Revival

Brain Chatter

Stephanie Stuckey recently released her book “UnStuck: Rebirth of An American Icon”. In this interview she discusses reviving and rebuilding one of the most iconic American roadside brands, “Stuckeys.” This 25 minute episode explores grit and how it can be contagious in organizational leadership. We look at the history of the brand, the various pivots that allowed it to survive and then thrive to its height of having 368 locations in 40 US States, why Stuckeys was able to weather so man…

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Episode 16: Recipe for a Company Growth Culture: The Taziki’s and Greek Street Story

Brain Chatter

Keith Richards explores the importance of a strong company culture and purpose in building a strong restaurant and franchise business with unusually high team member retention. He and his wife Amy founded fresh-casual restaurant Taziki’s in 1998, which now has 90 locations in 15 US states. More recently, they have started a second restaurant business, Greek Street. Keith served as President from May 1998 until December 2012, and then served as the Chief Franchise Officer from June 2012 till 2…

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