Ep. 87 – Creating An Awesome Company Culture With Upward Projects COO, Alex Taylor

Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief with Cameron Herold

Second in Command with Cameron Herold

Business, Management, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 224 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Living the core values of a company goes a long way in establishing an awesome company culture.Â Joining Cameron Herold in this episode is Alex Taylor, the COO of Upward Projects, a restaurant group that thrives on creating authentic and inspiring experiences for the communities they serve. Before becoming COO of Upward Projects, Alex started his […]

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Second in Command Podcast, produced by the C.O. Alliance and brought to
0:11.8	its founder Cameron Herald.
0:14.0	In the second-in-command podcast, we talked to top COOs who share the insights, strategies,
0:20.0	and tactics that made them the chief behind the chief.
0:23.5	And now here's your host Cameron Harold.
0:29.9	Alex Taylor is the chief operating officer of Upward Projects, a Phoenix-based hospitality group with a cult-like following.
0:36.5	Alex was previously serving as the senior vice president for the Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group,
0:40.7	overseeing the $400 million restaurant and bar division with 80
0:44.4	unique concepts in 22 states and three countries. Alex graduated from Duke
0:48.8	University and also earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
0:53.2	He started his career as a Phoenix-based regional manager
0:56.3	for Starbucks before relocating to Las Vegas
0:58.6	to serve as the Director of Food and Beverage
1:00.3	for the Mandalay Bay Resort.
1:02.0	Next, Alex was named the Executive Director of Food and Beverage for Wynne Resorts Encore,
1:08.0	before leaving to launch his own two-unit restaurant concepts in Las Vegas and Austin,
1:11.8	all of which gave Alex invaluable experience in the power and
1:14.5	perils of company culture. Alex, welcome to the Second Command Podcast.
1:18.4	Thanks for having me. It's great to be here.
1:20.6	Yeah, I'm looking forward to this. I love every single brand you've been affiliated with,
1:25.9	with the exception of none.
1:27.9	I had a mentor years ago who was being groomed
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