Our Prople

Hire Right

Train Right

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Treat Right

We understand that you are only as good as your people, and we strive to live out our three-part HR goal to “Hire Right, Train Right, Treat Right. Hospitality is at the heart of our business, and you should feel that every time you dine at a Taziki’s. We require our franchise partners to share the same mindset that hospitality and people are what make a successful restaurant.

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Hire RIght

Implementing the Culture Index into our everyday practice has been a difference maker on the People Operations side of the business. We identified the key traits of our highest performers across each role in the company, and now hire with the goal of replicating those key personality traits to have people in the right seat on the bus. What makes a great cashier is totally different from a great grill cook.

Train Right

We all know that training is critical for initial success. At Taziki’s we celebrate a culture of training that is designed to give each partnership and unit all of the tools needed. The FDD clearly lays out our hiring and training requirements, that we can talk through very thoroughly on calls and at Discovery Day. We have different training paths for franchise owners, owner operators, managers, assistant managers, shift leaders, and hourly employees. It is also our goal to for each market to qualify for a training store to help with people development, and ultimately unit growth.

Our team utilizes Axonify, which is the best-in-class training platform designed to deliver personalized, bite-sized learning to frontline employees, focusing on building knowledge through daily, engaging interactions. It uses AI-driven content and reinforcement techniques to boost retention and performance, ensuring employees receive relevant training that aligns with business goals. The platform also provides real-time insights into employee progress, helping organizations optimize training programs and improve productivity, all with Taziki’s themed and unique programming that tracks everything your employees are learning, and need more time with.

Treat RIght

Culture can make or break an organization, and for Taziki’s it makes us. The culture both at the restaurant level and at the restaurant support center (corporate office) level is second to none. Talk to any of our staff or partners, and they will confirm what it’s like to be part of Taziki’s. Check out the latest highlight video from TazCon24 to get a glimpse of Taziki's Culture.

 MEET THE TAZIKI'S
LEADERSHIP TEAM

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KEITH RICHARDS

FOUNDER 

Years with Taziki's: 26
Taziki's Office: Birmingham, AL
Favorite Brand Value: Connection

DAN SIMPSON

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Years with Taziki's: 9
Taziki's Office: Nashville, TN
Favorite Brand Value: Fresh

BILLY MAGRUDER

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 

Years with Taziki's: 12
Taziki's Office: Birmingham, AL
Favorite Brand Value: Details

Lynn Edwards

VP Human Resources & People Operations

Years with Taziki's: 2
Taziki's Office: Nashville, TN
Favorite Brand Value: Collaboration

Robert Brown

Vice President of Operations

Years with Taziki's: 2
Taziki's Office: Atlanta, GA
Favorite Brand Value: Challenge

Alex Garmezy

Senior Director of Market Development

Years with Taziki's: 5
Taziki's Office: Nashville, TN
Favorite Brand Value: Collaboration

Julie Wade

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Years with Taziki's: 4
Taziki's Office: Birmingham, AL
Favorite Taziki's Value: Connection

Jesse Deshield

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF Ops Excellence

Years with Taziki's: 10
Taziki's Office: Louisville, KY
Favorite Taziki's Value: Details

Amy Parman

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF organizational learning & Development

Years with Taziki's: 6
Taziki's Office: Nashville, TN
Favorite Taziki's Value: Collaboration

Laura Beth Hernandez

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF Accounting

Years with Taziki's: 19
Taziki's Office: Birmingham, AL
Favorite Taziki's Value: Details

Tommy Traynham

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF Technology

Years with Taziki's: 7
Taziki's Office: Birmingham, AL
Favorite Taziki's Value: Challenge