New Red lobster CEO on why he threw endless shrimp in the bushes

[Field Marshall Bradley]

I think I'm at that age (Early 30s)

nikka you only in your early 30s?



It's a lot of sage wisdom in your posts going back for like a decade..... You'll be fine in any endeavor you choose youngblood......

 

[stave]

All they had to do was put the damn biscuit mix in the store
I been begging Popeyes to do the same thing with the Mardi Gras Mustard
The food is mid at both places so just go to your strong suit and sell more bricks elsewhere
And Red Lobster took orange roughy off the fresh fish menu so it's pretty much been every since

 

[Fill Collins]

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[Armchair Militant]

All they had to do was put the damn biscuit mix in the store
I been begging Popeyes to do the same thing with the Mardi Gras Mustard
The food is mid at both places so just go to your strong suit and sell more bricks elsewhere
And Red Lobster took orange roughy off the fresh fish menu so it's pretty much been every since

You can buy the mix at the store

 

[Dont@Me]

Imagine going to red lobster for anything else.

Like cheddar biscuits, nikka?

 

[MoshpitMazi]

Hood stopped fukking wit red lobster long ago

 

[AceDeuceTrey]

Facts…Some of the most successful restaurants where/are run by individuals with the most basic formal education..

There are some real live out of touch dumbasses on these executive boards who simply got on through connections and nepotism..

If corporate america wasn’t racist af and actually based on merit, we would see a lot more young black folks running corporations and actually doing really well like this brotha.

Like you said, a lot of these executives be so out of touch from reality and were given positions they didn’t really earn, they are comically bad at actually producing results.

I’ve worked closely with executives at very notable companies on high visibility, customer facing initiatives and alot of them aren't as bright as they want you to believe. I see and experience it everyday.
Mf’ers literally be making up shyt and can’t see around corners for shyt.

If this Tech Pivot doesn't work out, I'm trying to go M7 or Top 15.
I think I'm at that age (Early 30s) where I'm willing to grind out the rest of my 30s somewhere in consulting or IB or PE
while I attempt to carve out my slice of the American dream.

But first either Regular Tech or FinTech, if that's a no go. I'm hitting the books (again )

As a top 15 MBA -> Consulting -> Big Tech breh…

Keep going; it’s worth the grind. (Although it isn’t all sunshine, especially the post MBA part)

And if you can, go full-time MBA. The recruiting and networking are better, it’s basically a 2 yr career break/vacation and you can get a full ride / scholarship money.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Someone just made this same exact thread not too long ago. Probably hasn’t even been a whole month

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/ceo-of-red-lobster-was-the-ceo-of-pf-changs-breh-is-only-35.1052938/

Just got past 2 weeks. How quickly we forget.

 

[Marco Zen]

I got a email from them mfs few weeks back with the subject line saying "great news! We're so happy to give you this"

So i got all excited thinking it was gonna be $10 off my next order or some shyt..

Them mfs sent me a 4 paragraph email telling me about how great it is they're out of bankruptcy

 

[TheMailMan]

I think somebody came around him with a funny Geneva watch with the Ferrari kit and they didnt take that monkey shyt off, leading him to pass from second hand embarrasement

Who ever he was he was creamy like a zanga and needs the middle finger. Frank, Nito, and Young Guido would never do such a thing

 

[Yapdatfool]

Nah, he's not a Coli breh, he worked in Private Equity

He's def NOT a coli breh... let me start some shyt since this TLR

Damola Adamolekun - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Damola Adamolekun (born 1989)[1] is a Nigerian-American business executive, recognised as the youngest Chief executive officer of Red Lobster Investor Holdings. [2][3][4][5] He was the first Black CEO of P. F. Chang’s, a major Asian-American fusion restaurant chain.[6][7] Damola is known for his leadership in the restaurant industry and his role in guiding companies through financial and operational restructuring.[8][9]

Early life and educational background​

Demola was born in Nigeria in 1989 to Yoruba parents, a neurologist (father) and a pharmacist (mother). He spent his early childhood in Zimbabwe and the Netherlands before moving to Springfield, Illinois, with his family at the age of 9. His family later relocated to Columbia, Maryland, where he attended high school. From a young age, Damola exhibited an interest in business, opening his first stock portfolio at age 16. [10][11]

Demola holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Brown University, where he served as President of the Brown Investment Group and was a member of the university’s Ivy League champion football team. He later obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Portfolio Manager for the HBS Investment Club.[12][13]

 

[Yapdatfool]

And it wasn't endless shrimp that threw them into bankruptcy but Private Equity... the grim reaper of many businesses nationwide

 

[Gloxina]

He's def NOT a coli breh... let me start some shyt since this TLR

Damola Adamolekun - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Good gawd.


Destined for greatness, especially with those educated parents.

Go Black man, go.

 

[Insensitive]

He's def NOT a coli breh... let me start some shyt since this TLR

Damola Adamolekun - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I figured he was Nigerian but you sealed the deal with the Wikipedia article lol.

I'm AA, so my upbringing was very, very different but still it's a pretty crazy achievement to get there so young.