Get to Know Another Broken Egg Cafe®

Paul Macaluso joined Another Broken Egg Cafe as its President and Chief Executive Officer in 2019.  Paul is an enthusiastic, hands-on leader with experience in a variety of executive and senior positions and a 25+ year reputation for driving results at respected brands throughout the restaurant industry.  He began his career as a Restaurant General Manager with the Taco Bell Corporation and went on to hold various operations and marketing roles within that company. After 10 years at Taco Bell, Paul progressed to various brand strategy, menu development and product marketing positions for both the Burger King Corporation and Sonic Drive-ins. From there, Paul joined FOCUS Brands and held a variety of senior marketing and brand strategy positions in which he leveraged his talents to grow sales and guest relevance for a portfolio that included McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Schlotzsky’s, Carvel, Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon. In 2016, Paul was promoted within FOCUS Brands to become President of McAlister’s Deli, where he led the brand to record setting EBITDA and new restaurant openings. Prior to joining Another Broken Egg Cafe, Paul served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Krystal Company, where he led a brand revitalization effort including rebuilding aged restaurants, achieving positive same store-sales, improving unit level profitability and restarting the franchise sales pipeline.  Paul holds a BS/Communication and an MBA from Florida State University.  He and his wife Taylor are the proud parents of four children, Bianca, Lorenzo, Rocco and Emerson.

Jeff Sturgis is Chief Development Officer for Another Broken Egg Cafe, leading all restaurant franchise and development functions for both company and franchise units. Jeff is an accomplished, experienced and strategic senior franchising executive. His deep experience, knowledge and understanding of all development functions gives him the ability to align development strategy with unit level operational dynamics and with overall organizational goals and strategy. His experience includes leading cross-functional teams in single and multi-brand environments with the goal of driving intelligent and sustainable unit growth. Jeff has held several senior leadership positions in the franchise industry including Chief Development Officer for Fazoli’s Restaurants; Chief Development Officer for McAlister’s Deli; Senior Vice President of Development for Fantastic Sams, and President of Franchise System Advisors, a consulting and strategic planning firm. He is a frequent speaker at and contributor to franchising events and publications and is a past Board Member of both the IFA Supplier Forum and the New England Franchise Association.

Chris Sutton is the Sr. Director of Training & Ops Services for Another Broken Egg cafe and has been with the growing brand since 2019. Chris leads the companywide (corporate and franchise) training, development & new cafe openings, ensuring the proper systems and procedures are in place to help maintain our exceptionally high standards. Most recently, Chris spent nearly two years with Tavistock Restaurant Collection as a Training Manager. Prior to that, he was a Regional Training Manager for Buffalo Wild Wings. But the majority of his extensive restaurant experience comes from his 12 years with Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill, where he started as an hourly employee and quickly worked his way up through every position to management and to a Training Manager. Chris also is a past Board of Directors for CHART, a hospitality training and development association for restaurant and lodging operators.

Brandy Blackwell joined our executive team in May 2022 and now serves as Vice President, Head of Marketing. With 16 years of experience in the restaurant industry, Blackwell has led successful Brand Marketing, Digital eCommerce, Off-Premises, and Culinary strategies across a diverse portfolio of QSR, fast-casual, and full-service brands including Tijuana Flats Tex-Mex, McAlister’s Deli, Dunkin’, and Jimmy John’s. She currently serves as a Board Member of the National Restaurant Association’s Marketing Expert Exchange Group, Advisory Board Member for BWG Strategy Company, and Innovation Council Member with Brand Innovators Group. Brandy is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising and Tourism and Hospitality.