Gregg Majewski of Craveworthy Brands on the Advantages of Being #2

Gregg Majewski, the visionary hospitality industry veteran behind Craveworthy Brands, has shown that innovation, hospitality, and a commitment to human connection can lead to exceptional achievements.

Watch this interview with @greggmajewski to learn about starting his own Craveworthy Media company, scaling multiple restaurant brands, and the need for real people in the service industry.

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Chapters:

[1:01] - Gregg Majewski’s 2-Minute Drill

[8:47] - The Key to Restaurant Growth

[9:58] - Getting a Call from Jimmy John

[15:22] - Vision for Craveworthy Brands

[27:40] - The Importance of Using your Voice

Gregg Majewski is a Restaurant Influencer -

As a former C-Suite employee of Jimmy John's sandwich chain, the leader learned that success didn't solely hinge on being at the top spot of your industry, but on providing something unique and perfecting the product.

“We offered something different. We delivered it and we were faster, so we became convenient to everyone. And that allowed us to be the number two sandwich concept.” Majewski said about working as CEO/COO/CFO at Jimmy John’s to Restaurant Influencers host Shawn Walchef (@shawnpwalchef) of Cali BBQ Media.

Craveworthy Brands was founded in 2022 and is guided by a team with significant restaurant experience. Their brands consist of emerging and legacy brands, all with lots of potential for scaling.

The company owns, operates and franchises the emerging concepts: Wing It On!, The Budlong, Krafted Burger Bar + Tap, and Lucky Cat. Craveworthy’s legacy brands include Genghis Grill, BD’s Mongolian Grill, and Flat Top Grill — all formerly part of Mongolian Concepts for which Majewski was CEO.

"It's our job to be as nice and kind to everybody as you want them to be to you," Gregg Majewski says when being interviewed at Restaurant365’s Restaurant Transformation Festival in Austin, TX.

Zack Oates, the CEO of the Ovation restaurant technology platform, said he added Gregg Majewski to the Ovation advisory board because he was impressed with his wealth of knowledge and experience. “He has been an invaluable resource to me…. His experience with growing brands with a focus on the guest experience makes for a world-class advisor.”

Gregg Majewski also founded his own Craveworthy Media company to dive into digital storytelling and the world of content creation.

The CEO understands that publishing a steady stream of video, audio, words, and images on the internet is one of the best ways to grow an engaging brand in the modern era. Publishing a regular video podcast series will also let him share his experience with more people all over the world.

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Episode Links:

Gregg Majewski Instagram: www.instagram.com/greggmajewski

Craveworthy Brands Instagram: www.instagram.com/craveworthybrands

Craveworthy Brands Online

Ovation Adds Gregg Majewski to Board

Craveworthy Media on YouTube

ABOUT GREGG MAJEWSKI:

Gregg Majewski has a vast amount of experience as a corporate executive in the restaurant industry. As the former CEO of Jimmy John’s, he played a major role in expanding the franchise from 33 to 300+ stores in just 5 years by surrounding the company’s marketing strategy around the innovative approach of delivering sandwiches and being “freaky fast”. Majewski has worked to develop restaurant concepts over the last two plus decades, before starting Craveworthy Brands in 2023, which currently includes a growing portfolio of restaurant brands.

Gregg Majewski LinkedIn

ABOUT RESTAURANT INFLUENCERS:

Restaurant Influencers is a weekly video podcast series presented by Entrepreneur Media and Cali BBQ Media. Every week host and restaurant owner Shawn Walchef (@shawnpwalchef) talks with business leaders like Rob Dyrdek, Elizabeth Chambers, Stratis Morfogen, Chris Comparato, Meredith Sandland, Jon Taffer, and more, about their secrets to Smartphone Storytelling, marketing, branding, and how to show up where customers are engaging online.

Published by Entrepreneur Media

Produced by Cali BBQ Media

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