CEO, PRESIDENT, GALARDI GROUP
WHY: Wienerschnitzel chief counts more than 20 years of experience at the famed family-owned hot dog restaurant chain.
IN THE NEWS: Named to current role at Galardi Group in February.
NOTABLE: As of March, chain counted nearly 350 locations; closed out 2021 with sales of about $385M, up 28% from 2020 levels. Galardi’s hot dog career began when he was 13, at a summer job as a janitor at the Wienerschnitzel location off Jamboree Road, near the Irvine and Newport Beach city line. The next two decades saw him move up through the ranks.
