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Bryan Bush

Round Rock

Summary

Energetic, goal oriented and personable leader with 16 years experience in the hospitality and retail industries. I thrive in an environment where I can flex my communication, critical analysis, hospitality and mentorship skills.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

District Training General Manager

Tacodeli

05.2024 - Current

Promoted to District Training Manager within my first year - train new hired salary managers.
Leading the brand in hospitality, sales, labor, and cost of goods sold metrics.
Pilot company projects and assist in writing related SOPs.
Tapped to open the next new Tacodeli in July 2025.
Responsibilities include hiring, scheduling, training, ordering, inventory, lead team meetings on restaurant performance.

Store Manager

Foxtrot Ventures

08.2022 - 04.2024

Lead the successful new store opening of Foxtrot's first location in Austin, TX. (Responsible for recruiting our team and creating, and executing the trainings prior to store opening)
Provided coaching and development to two Assistant Store Managers that were promoted to Store Managers.
Lead the brand in several metric categories such as inventory accuracy, new customer acquisition in our app, on-time training completions, and sales goals.
Lead a team of 20 in the execution of customer service, food & beverage preparation, and grocery merchandising.
Managed supply & product orders and R&M service needs.
Managed sales forecasting and inventory control.
Managed staffing: hiring, training, scheduling, payroll verification.

Team Leader, Prepared Foods

Whole Foods Market

08.2017 - 08.2022

Prepared Foods Team Leader of the company flagship store
Recognized as Regional Rising Star in 2021 for merchandising and financial performance.
Lead a team of 200 including chefs, managers, cooks and service team members.
Responsible for hiring, training, scheduling and payroll.
Implemented food safety SOPs enabling the team to pass health inspections and food safety audits.
Used sales and spoilage data to lead weekly purchasing and production meetings with buyers and chefs.
Creative menu planning to utilize excess allocated products.

Manager

Chili's Bar And Grill

09.2013 - 08.2017

Lead a team of 50 including cooks, bartenders and servers.
Managed purchasing of supplies, food and beverage.
Managed hiring, training, scheduling and payroll.
Earned Area Training Champion role, leading train the trainer workshops for all district Chili's.
Earned a position on Kelli's Council (a group of employees and managers that would meet with the company president, share feedback and return to stores championing culture and company initiatives).
Recognized as an Emerging Leader by our Regional Director.

Executive General Manager

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group

06.2008 - 09.2017

Lead a team of 20 in food & beverage preparation and service.
Responsible for hiring, training, scheduling and payroll.
Earned Training GM role, responsible for training all salaried managers in training.
Earned Ring of Honor (top 10% financial performer) 3 consecutive years.
Developed an hourly team member through the ranks up to General Manager.
Lead the district in customer feedback scores.

American Sign Language Teacher

Carmel Clay Schools

08.2004 - 05.2007

Developed and implemented the curriculum for a new language course not previously offered at the school.
Successfully piloted the first year of the course, earning approval for the addition of a second year curriculum.
Developed creative, real world lessons that immersed students into the Deaf community and language.
Recognized as Teacher of the Month during my first year.
Developed assessments to track students performance and learning.
Got involved in school community by sponsoring clubs and attending theater, sporting events, etc.