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Danny Meyer

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Danny Meyer
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  • Danny Meyer grew up in St. Louis in a family obsessed with food and travel, and that early exposure led him to open the Union Square Cafe at just 27 — launching a lifelong career in hospitality.
  • Over the next four decades, he built Union Square Hospitality Group, or USHG, into one of New York's most celebrated hospitality organizations, founding iconic restaurants like Gramercy Tavern and The Modern — and creating Shake Shack, which went public in 2015.
  • Meyer pioneered "enlightened hospitality," a people-first philosophy that prioritizes employees.
When you have happier employees, you get happier guests, then you get more revenue.
Danny Meyer
Shake Shack founder

Watch Danny Meyer's interview on CNBC Leaders Playbook — a new prime-time series hosted by Julia Boorstin, featuring candid conversations with the world's top business leaders on how lasting success is built.

Episode premiere (Shake Shack): Jan. 7 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.

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