START TO FINISH: WHAT INSPIRES EXECS

Start to Finish: What Inspires Execs

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Au Bon Pain's CEO on Why Making a Difference Matters Ray Blanchette and the fast casual are pushing the envelope on flavor, clean labels, and fresh baking.	What Inspires Blaze Pizza President and CEO Jim Mizes In the next five years, Mizes believes Blaze Pizza can become a $1 billion brand.
What Drives Sharky’s CEO Steven Paperno An affinity for health, fitness, and Mexican food inspired Sharky’s leader to bring the premium fast casual to life.	From Full Service Franchisee to Burger Innovator What inspired Burger 21 CEO Mark Johnston to get into the fast-casual burger business when he had a good thing going with The Melting Pot.
What Inspires White Castle CEO Lisa Ingram "The Slider Queen" shares how growing up in the business affected her leadership style.	What Inspires Asian Box CEO Frank Klein Asian Box delivers where many other restaurant concepts fail: healthy food that is authentic, too.
Hattie Hill Paves the Way for Women in Foodservice The CEO and president of the Women’s Foodservice Forum has spent 30 years in the leadership-development space focused around women and business.	How the Italian Lifestyle Inspired Piada's Founder Chris Doody, the founder of Piada Italian Street Food, believes the 34-unit fast casual is well positioned for the future.
What Inspires Chopt CEO Nick Marsh Chopt Creative Salad Company's CEO learned the restaurant business the hard way, but it's benefiting him years later.	What Drives the Founder of Torchy’s Tacos Michael Rypka, who began his career as a fry cook at Popeyes, believes passion is the key to running a successful business.