Reflecting on the last six months I’m incredibly proud of the progress we’ve made at BDG!
We welcomed Connor Duggan to the team as an intern this past July. Recognizing his engaging attitude to learning, as well as his willingness to roll up his sleeves, we quickly converted Connor to a full-time role starting in October. Coming to us from Indiana University as a Real Estate and Finance Major, Connor has become a significant contributor to BDG and our clients. Connor’s love of data and analysis has allowed us to dig deeper into brand real estate & sales trends, therefore providing us the opportunity to further fine-tune our guidance on optimizing growth. Connor moved to Dallas from his home of St. Louis, bringing a constant stream of energy to the office.
Simultaneous to Connor’s commitment to BDG, we moved into new offices at Watters Creek in October. Watters Creek in Allen, TX is our new home and we’re thrilled to be here. We now have space to engage with clients in person and entertain them in the plethora of restaurants outside our front door. Whilst we could separate into individual offices, we all work together in the common area which speaks to our collaborative culture. From the clustered desks, the huge BDG logo wall painting, the red fridge, the reading & brainstorming lounge, and the photo wall, we’re quickly establishing and demonstrating our ‘Work Hard, Play Hard’ mentality.
Our ‘Play Hard’ mantra is visible in the office; ‘Work Hard’ is visible in the growth we’ve established for our clients, and subsequently ourselves. For our largest client, Chaac Foods, we now have 58 projects in the pipeline with 18 leases signed and 9 restaurants under construction across Pizza Hut, Bojangles, Dickey’s and Jimmy Johns. We’re absolutely thrilled Chaac Foods is continuing to build a presence across all sectors of QSR. Along with the current development work, we’re partnering with Chaac Foods to explore and engage with other potential growth brands. Dave Diggity now has 10 Dave’s Hot Chicken projects with BDG in the pipeline; 6 leases signed and 4 restaurants under construction. We’ve further expanded our support of Pizza Hut and Dave’s Hot Chicken by adding new franchisees to our portfolio. We’ve also added Sonic to our stable of brands to support.
The level of collaboration we’ve established with our teams, combined with the creation of solid processes and reporting, has enabled us to manage far more than we’d originally anticipated. We are, however, initiating (what has now become) our annual search for a summer intern to join us this year. Our effort is to find another hard-working, fun-loving, growth-driven, long-term team member to enter our training routine. We believe the combination of full brand immersion, client interaction, and ‘hit the ground running mentality’ will continue to develop immediate impact for the team and for our clients.
Thanks to each of our partners for helping us achieve the success we’ve had to date. We could not do it without you. We look forward to continued growth, and an incredibly bright future with all of you!
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