“When I had an opportunity to make a career change, I honestly did start with a blank sheet of paper and considered a number of nearby possibilities. As I started running those possibilities through various filters. Huddle House is the one that just wound up filtering itself to the top.“

“I went from 2 locations to 3 to 5 to 7 to 8 to 10 to 18 pretty quickly. We are really working on the people part of catching up with all of the growth. But there's lots of support there for growth. One of our locations burned in early 2015, and Huddle House provided great support in getting that location essentially rebuilt and reopened. “

“There were three things that really attracted me to the brand. To be specific, it was the brand culture that I experienced through corporate and talking to other franchisees, the good food that's on the menu, and the compelling unit economics. “

“The stores we have are profitable or else we would not be building more. The second store we build came out like a rock star right out of the gate and really made a big splash in the community. “