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Jan 25, 2017 1 hr 16 min

Chad Walldorf 12.28.2016

from Call to Adventure Hosted by with hosts Alex Opoulos & John Duckworth

"I'm don't think I'm the brightest guy, so I try to make up for it with hard work." - Chad Walldorf Alex and John sit down with the ever-modest Sticky Fingers BBQ co-founder Chad Walldorf. The conversation ranges from a serendipitous stint on President Ronald Reagan's staff while in college that later inspired him to work as Deputy Chief of Staff for SC Governor Mark Sanford in Columbia, to unexpectedly running a successful restaurant chain with his only prior experience being a summer at Wendy's in high school. They discuss his moving from a fear of responsibility, to a desire to be the one directing the ship. And how small incremental changes collectively create the unique culture of a restaurant, and the result is greater than the sum of its' parts. Chad also recounts an experience with his father that made him reflect personally about the responsibility of engaging in current big societal issues in order to confidently answer the future question from his children, "Dad, in 2016 this was a big issue, where were you?"

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