Deep & Diversified Expertise
Chief Operating Officer, BurgerFi
Chief Operating Officer, National PetCare
Chief Operating Officer, National PetCare
Strategic and operational leadership of corporate infrastructure (people, products, services, technology); executed tactical blueprint to prudently expand 120-unit, restaurant chain via company and franchised development (served an approximate 5-year period ending 2019).
Chief Operating Officer, National PetCare
Chief Operating Officer, National PetCare
Chief Operating Officer, National PetCare
Created leadership systems, processes, M&A integration, and stellar operational execution for venture-capital-backed, M&A-focused, 90-unit, veterinary hospital company (later acquired by VCA - operator of 750 animal hospitals).
Chief Operating Officer, Nathan's Famous
Chief Operating Officer, National PetCare
Chief Operating Officer, Nathan's Famous
Negotiated acquisition, then served as COO and ownership group principal. Successfully scaled this QSR chain to national prominence through franchised operations, non-traditional site development (airports and toll roads), and the creation of a lucrative, supermarket CPG licensing strategy.
CEO, Gianna Rose Atelier
Sr. Vice President, Chock Full o' Nuts Corp.
Chief Operating Officer, Nathan's Famous
Acquired, then built couture soap & home fragrance manufacturing, distribution, and e-commerce company whose notable retail customers included Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Pottery Barn, HSN, QVC, Neiman Marcus, Disney, Martha Stewart, and Williams-Sonoma. Business was later sold to a highly-respected luxury products company.
Sr. Vice President, AMF Worldwide
Sr. Vice President, Chock Full o' Nuts Corp.
Sr. Vice President, Chock Full o' Nuts Corp.
Re-positioned, re-energized, and managed 500-unit, restaurant/food/beverage/entertainment division of the world's largest indoor recreation company, upon the $1.4 billion acquisition of AMF by Goldman Sachs. Goldman's initial business plan for AMF was to build a global 1000-unit, family entertainment center company through continuous M&A and seamless integration of acquired units.
Sr. Vice President, Chock Full o' Nuts Corp.
Sr. Vice President, Chock Full o' Nuts Corp.
Sr. Vice President, Chock Full o' Nuts Corp.
Led vertical integration and brand extensions primarily through M&A (targeting food & beverage businesses) for this NYSE coffee roaster/distributor (later acquired by Sara Lee Corp., and now a division of Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group).
Steven H. Buckley
Executive Profile
Corporate leader and entrepreneur whose senior-level experience spans six companies (publicly- and privately-held). Deep and diversified expertise in strategic planning, operations, finance, technological transformation, real estate, franchising, M&A, legal/contract negotiation, and digital marketing. Currently Founder & Senior Advisor at Profit Objective, a business consultancy designed to assist entrepreneurs and enlightened leaders in their pursuit of enduring ways to successfully grow their businesses.
Education
American University, Washington, D.C.
Hofstra University, L.I., NY
BBA - Finance