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Denver, CO, United States

About Smashburger

A chain of “fast-casual” restaurants that sell fresh hamburgers, smoothies and salads. Founder Tom Ryan, who earned a PhD in flavor and fragrance chemistry from Michigan State, previously served as chief marketing officer at McDonald’s. Half of the company’s 250 restaurants are run by franchisees. The company recently opened locations in Costa Rica, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The name ‘Smashburger’ refers to the process of pressing a ball of ground beef on a grill to form a hamburger.

Founded in 2007 by Rick Schaden and Tom Ryan.

Founded
2007
Employees
5,001 to 10,000
Total funding
$134M
Headquarters
Denver

Leadership

The top of Smashburger's org chart, with how many people report into each leader.

SC

Scott Crane

CEO

45 reports

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Stephen Sherlock

Senior Vice President of Operations

13 reports

TB

Teggie Bellamy

Chief Human Resources Officer

9 reports

KS

Kate Savelli

Chief Marketing Officer

7 reports

CS

Charlie Sayre

Chief Financial Officer

3 reports

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Ryan Hedlund

SVP Supply Chain

2 reports

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Craig Leonard

Evp/ President Of International Operations

2 reports

SW

Scott S. Watson

Chief Legal Officer

1 report

KJ

Kurt Juergens

Chief Development Officer - Consultant