#Sweet chick full
Reimagined our full service restaurant and moved to a fast casual (QSR) streamlined menu to control costs in a no-seating, COVID-19 window operation, and take this opportunity to potentially prove a new QSR model. What did you do to pivot as a result of the Pandemic? Closing our restaurants was one of the hardest, but swiftest, decisions I have ever had to make. As other companies, we had big plans and no signs of slowing down until COVID-19 hit the U.S. Since 2013, I have been CEO & Founder of Sweet Chick, a 7 unit restaurant concept based out of New York with locations around NYC, Los Angeles & London.
Can you tell our readers about your career experience before the Pandemic began? Let’s now shift to the main part of our discussion. They were definitely helpful while making decisions during our covid pivot. It’s hard to pinpoint a specific book, but I like to read about how other people have navigated business and organizations, and see how situations apply to my circumstances. Just read both of Ben Horowitz’s books recently. Is there a particular book, podcast, or film that made a significant impact on you? Can you share a story or explain why it resonated with you so much? Although, I would replace ‘Good’ with ‘Great’. Be one.” M.AureliusĪctions speak louder than words, and although I could list 1000 quotes, this does the trick. “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. The bar was where I first was introduced to hospitality and got my passion for people and community.Ĭan you please give us your favorite “Life Lesson Quote”? Can you share how that was relevant to you in your life? They were both extremely hard-working, and as I naturally gravitated towards my father, I started working at the bar at a young age. My father was a bartender and my mother was a nurse. My parents immigrated to NY from Ireland. Can you tell us a bit about your childhood backstory? Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we start, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. When he’s not working, John enjoys being at home in Williamsburg with his wife and three daughters. John has been featured in outlets like The New York Times, The Today Show, CBS The Talk, Newsweek, Complex, Paper Magazine, BBC Radio, and many others. In 2020, John evolved Sweet Chick into lil’ Sweet Chick, and launched official community initiatives as part of the new restaurant. Building on the success and popularity of the original Williamsburg location, John opened additional Sweet Chick restaurants around New York, including a location in Long Island City, Queens in partnership with award-winning rapper and musician Nas, and also opened the first Sweet Chick in Los Angeles. Over the years, Sweet Chick has partnered with creators and brands like NYC-based photographer Ricky Powell, musician Joey Bada$$, LA’s iconic donut shop Randy’s, Odd Fellows, Vans, Stance and more. While the restaurant quickly became a destination for its signature Chicken & Waffles, Sweet Chick also became a gathering place for a diverse community of artists, musicians and other creatives. John opened Sweet Chick in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2013 with the vision of creating a new dining experience with a unique vibe that blended great food with new music and creative talent. John spent upwards of a decade working in NYC’s nightlife scene and partnered with his wife in 2007 to open Pop’s, a burger joint in Williamsburg. John Seymour is the CEO and restaurateur of beloved Brooklyn-born restaurant Sweet Chick and lil’ Sweet Chick, the new quick service concept born out of Sweet Chick with locations in New York and Los Angeles.īorn and raised in Manhattan, John grew up working in an Irish Pub alongside his father, who instilled a passion for hospitality and value of community.
#Sweet chick series
But some saw this as an opportune time to take their lives in a new direction.Īs a part of this series called “How I Was Able To Pivot To A New Exciting Opportunity Because Of The Pandemic”, I had the pleasure of interviewing John Seymour. Many people’s livelihoods have been hurt by the pandemic. But sometimes disruptions can be times of opportunity. T he COVID19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives.
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