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We are delighted to announce not one, not two, not three, but FOUR previous Student CEOs have joined our HQ team in a full-time capacity. Please join us in welcoming this amazing group of Student CEO alumni. Gabriella Gecas, a graduate of Temple University, is the newest member of our Finance team in the role of Accountant I. Gabby has already started to make an impact by living out our value of Embrace Being O.D.D. by driving accurate and efficient reporting here at Saxbys. She will support the continued growth of the Saxbys Experiential Learning Platform with her attention to detail and her determination to understand Saxbys systems inside and out. Anthony Cruz, a graduate of Rowan University, and Anna Cuff, a graduate of Saint Joseph's University, will be joining the Product and Ops Implementation team as Leadership Training Specialists. Anthony is the epitome of our value Serve Yourself by Serving Others as he is always looking for ways to help out the team, as he demonstrated in assisting us with our grand opening cafes prior to coming on as an HQ team member. Anna has always been a Community Serving her Community working with Saxbys previously as a former Student CEO, Brand Ambassador, Trainer, and Academic Platforms Intern. Most recently she worked for Hershey as a Territory Sales Lead and we are very fortunate to bring her back to the team to support our upcoming grand openings and cafe operations teams. Anabel Gifoli, a graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania, continued her impact of finding great talent for us as a Certified Recruiter at her cafe by coming on as a Campus Recruiter. She will now shift her efforts to finding future Student CEOs across multiple cafes. Anabel regularly shows what the value Live with Pride, Passion, and Purpose means, enthusiastically taking on challenges that further our mission, sharing the benefits of her experience with all who will listen, and continuously submitting an excellent work product. We can’t wait to show you more from this group as they Make Life Better.

Watch out, world! We have some new product developers in our midst. As a company focused on #experientiallearning for the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs, we decided there was no better way to celebrate this than by starting a tradition of an annual Bring a Kid to Work Day at our HQ office. As part of the day, we asked the kids to create a new product. We ended up with some interesting concoctions to say the least. We also had them market their product, play a speed of hospitality service game, and live out the Saxbys Core Value of "We are a Community Serving a Community" by completing a service project. It was so special to share our day-to-day work with the children in our lives. Let us know if you'd like to see any of these drinks on our menu 😉 .

When the Robert Morris University Saxbys opens this fall, inaugural Student CEO Aspyn Shriver will have full responsibility for leading a team of approximately 45 of her peers, connecting the RMU community with the Saxbys brand, and managing the operation's profit and loss statement. We're proud to bring this unparalleled leadership experience to RMU students, and can't wait to see Aspyn shine as the leader of her cafe!

We're proud to announce that Saxbys has been named one of Greater Philadelphia's 50 most community-minded employers by The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia and Points of Light as part of the Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia! 2024 marks the second year in a row that Saxbys has been named a Civic 50 honoree. Among the Greater Philadelphia companies who completed the Civic 50 assessment, Saxbys earned the region’s top score for Integration. The Integration dimension measures how a company “does well by doing good” through engagement programs that support both the profitability of the business and the wellbeing of the communities it serves. Our Founder & CEO Nick Bayer captured the significance of this recognition of our team: “Saxbys is an education company – disguised as a coffee company – on a mission to Make Life Better by supporting and empowering the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs. That commitment is central to everything we do not just here in Philadelphia but in our Experiential Learning cafes across the country as well. We’re deeply proud of this recognition from the Chamber of Commerce, particularly with the recognition of how purposefully our social impact is woven into all aspects of our business.” Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/e8_FfuJ2 #Civic50PHL

🎉 Please join us in congratulating the Fall 2024 cohort of Saxbys Student CEOs on completing Student CEO Camp! 🎉 Last week, 21 Saxbys student leaders visited our headquarters in Philadelphia to complete three days of intensive workshops with our corporate team. This in-person training served as a the capstone to approximately 25 hours of online, interactive, asynchronous learning modules. Student CEO Camp focuses on grounding our student leaders in our three Institutional Learning Outcomes, or the Saxbys Three Pillars: Team Development, Community Leadership, and Financial Management. Our online coursework and in-person workshops prepare Student CEOs to successfully own key tasks in each of these three areas from day one of cafe operations. This foundation empowers Student CEOs to hit the ground running, experiment with new ideas to engage their cafe teams and campus communities, and focus on personal and professional growth throughout their terms. The outcome of close collaboration between our Experiential Learning & Impact Team and our Production & Operations Implementation Team, this year marks the debut of our hybrid approach to Student CEO Camp. We can't wait to continue to coach this cohort to success throughout their terms! Stay tuned for updates: we'll profile each our Student CEOs throughout the month of August, and share highlights from their cafes throughout the fall. Fall 2024 Saxbys Student CEOs, Pictured Left to Right: Row 1: Samson Speeth (John Carroll University), Arianna McGuire (Boston University), Jessica Schaefer (Community College of Philadelphia), Brayden DeCastro (Georgia State University), and Yavier Caribe (Mount St. Mary's University) Row 2: Julia Habdas (Saint Joseph's University), Camryn Margiotti (West Chester University of Pennsylvania), Aspyn Shriver (Robert Morris University), Abigail Kelly (University of Pittsburgh), Ava Bressler (Penn State University), Aiden Helm (Purdue University), Riley Marsh (Rowan University), and Mary Lyden (Rowan University) Row 3: Tiara Page (Community College of Philadelphia), Noelani Roberts (Bowie State University), Anna Arrivo (Temple University), Julia Knies (Temple University), Leila Johnson (Rider University), Mabel Aronson (Marist College), Angela Villalba (Montclair State University), and emma frankenberger (Holy Family University)

We're thrilled to welcome Katherine Sandoval, Ph.D. to the Saxbys team as Associate Director of Experiential Learning & Impact! As an expert in instructional design and learning strategy, Katie has already started to work across teams to deliver high-quality training and development content for Saxbys student leaders. She will also support the continued growth of the Saxbys Experiential Learning Platform through academic partnership development. Katie holds a PhD in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan and brings ten years of combined experience in higher education and training and development to Team Saxbys. Welcome, Katie! 

I am so honored to have been named both the Hospitality and Tourism Management Sophomore of the Year and the Outstanding Sophomore in the JW Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management! I was fortunate enough to be nominated by the amazing faculty and staff at Purdue University! I am very grateful for the opportunities that have been presented to me at Purdue University, my work with Saxbys being one of them! These awards just show further proof how well the faculty and staff in the JW Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management appreciate their students and prepare us to take on the world after our work at Purdue is done! I want to say congrats to all the other students who received awards last night. It was so amazing to join the rest of my outstanding peers to celebrate each other and our accomplishments from this past school year. I still have a couple years at Purdue left, and I can’t wait to see what else I can do with my time at the university that I love! #BoilerUp!

As my time at West Chester University is coming to a close, I would like to reflect on a very important part of my undergraduate experience: working at Saxbys. As a Team Lead and a Certified Trainer, I have gained valuable leadership experience. I have learned to embody the Saxbys mission of serving yourself by serving others, and I plan on taking the lessons of servant leadership I have learned into my future career. Being able to interact with the WCU community at Saxbys has brought me many memories and has provided me with many interpersonal connections I will cherish forever. I would like to thank Maya Clarke, Paige Bogda, Tre Howard, Anabel Gifoli, Jacob Nuss, and Arbor Lloyd for being the best S.C.E.Os and incredible leaders that have been with me throughout my time at Saxbys. I would also like to thank Kayla Higgins for assisting me in my journey to become a Certified Trainer.

Thanks for your partnership, Dr. Caleb Mezzy!

We are very excited to welcome Jessica Rengers to the Saxbys team as a People Operations Coordinator! She is a recent grad of Delaware County Community College and brings years of experience in the food and beverage space. We look forward to having her serve all of our team members across our 28 (and growing) cafes.