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Founding Values, Evolving Leaders with Chip Wade, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group
May 26th, 2026 | Season 3 | 55 mins 34 secs
chip wade, danny meyer, detroit, hospitality, manhatta, new york city, ownership, restaurant, shake shack, ushg, washu
For the final episode of this season's Owners Box, we talk to Chip Wade about how the unique approach to ownership of Union Square Hospitality Group, from its founding to its current capital stack, shapes how they go to market.
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S3: E5: Balancing Ambition in a Culinary Portfolio with Nina Compton
January 27th, 2026 | 39 mins 38 secs
family business, james beard award, new orleans, nina compton, restaurant, st. lucia, top chef
Today we have an opportunity to chat with my friend, Chef Nina Compton, the owner of the acclaimed Compère Lapin in New Orleans. Nina's journey from cooking Christmas dinner for her family in St. Lucia to competing on Top Chef and winning the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South is remarkable. But what makes her story particularly interesting from an ownership lens is that she and her husband, Larry, have thoughtfully built a portfolio of projects, all while trying to live a life worth living. On today’s episode, Balancing Ambition in a Culinary Portfolio with Nina Compton.