An E&W; MBA Leads Innovation in a 50-Year-Old Family Business
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
September 2020
Kevin Kosiewicz (E&W; 2021):
While working in management consulting out of undergrad, I was able to land a dream job at Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, a family-run restaurant group based in Chicago with over 130 restaurants in nine states. I created a new role at the company, designing all analytics capabilities and implementing evidence-based strategies at both the restaurant and enterprise levels. After proving out the value of my work, the company promoted me into a role to lead corporate strategy to better care for guests, enable employees to expand their roles, and increase profitability. This promotion coincided with my start at Kellogg, which has not only allowed me to enhance my leadership and entrepreneurial capabilities, but more importantly, given me the knowledge on how to operate within a family enterprise....
