1106: Andy Hooper, CEO and Co-Founder of Hart House

Andy Hooper is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hart House in Los Angeles. Hart House was co-founded by visionary and actor/comedian Kevin Hart with the purpose of delivering a better-for-you, quick-service, totally-vegan restaurant. Andy got his start in the industry at 15 washing dishes. He went to school for marine biology and decided to switch focus to business instead. After graduating, he worked for Burger King corporate starting in 2001. When he left, his title was Senior Director of HR at the BK HQ. He moved on to Cafe Rio in 2011 as their Chief People Officer and that brand scaled to 3x their restaurants while Andy was there. In 2018 he moved on to AND Pizza and in 2022 joined the Hart house founding team. There are currently 4 Hart House locations in LA.

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In this episode we will discuss:

• Scaling
• Scaling culture
• Training
• Labor/turnover
• AND MORE!

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• Instagram: @myharthouse
• Website: https://www.myharthouse.com/

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