Spring Forward in Your Career with April: Director of People Development
April’s Summerwood journey of 29 years began in the 1900s — 1994, to be exact. And it all began with a love of tacos. Of the thought process that prompted her to consider a career with Taco Bell, April shares that she was thinking at the time, “Oh, I like tacos, why not?” And the […]
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Change Brought Opportunity For Paul
After 21 years of working in the fast food world, Paul knows a thing or two about Taco Bell (including awesome menu hacks, like adding potatoes and onions to the steak quesadilla). But his knowledge goes beyond tacos – Paul is a training whiz and an excellent advocate for his people. Paul has been part […]
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Heather, Forever Happy with Summerwood
When Heather joined Taco Bell at the age of 16, she had no idea that she’d found her forever home. Her best friend recommended Heather get a job at the Taco Bell where she worked in Las Vegas because she had a “cool boss,” and the rest is history. Heather’s hard work and “people first” […]
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Leveraging Scholarships, Building a Career, & Having Fun Along the Way
Haley has worked just about every single role within Summerwood Taco Bell restaurants over the last six years. Starting as a service champion, she has worked her way up and is now a tremendous Area Coach. So much transition so fast is enough to shake anyone, but Haley is one ambitious young woman. “Over time […]
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Brandon’s 18-Year Journey with Taco Bell
Brandon grew up at Taco Bell. Being a Taco Bell team member was his first job in high school, starting at age 15. What he intended to be “just a high school job,” quickly evolved into a thriving career. Currently a Restaurant General Manager (RGM) at Summerwood’s Aberdeen, SD location, Brandon has now been with […]
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EJ Excels — And So Does Everybody Around Him
EJ serves as Restaurant General Manager (RGM) for our Glenolden location. He’s only been with us for four years, but he’s already sure he doesn’t want to work for anybody else! Summerwood is the employer he’s worked for the longest to date. “Summerwood is very important to me,” he says. “I come from a background […]
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Meet the Friendly Faces Behind Falls Church
We recently spent time with our Falls Church, VA team where we celebrated the promotions of Guarav and Christina to Project Coach and RGM, respectively. What we learned are all the reasons these special people stick around — and that’s good, because they’re the glue that keeps this place together! Here are some highlights about […]
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Vince on Culture & People Development
Culture is a combo of deluxe proportions at Summerwood. It’s a blending of people, opportunity, chosen family and heart, with a drizzle of excellence on every item. “ … the customer experience will never exceed the team member experience.” – Vince, RGM Meet Vince, RGM of our Gibbstown Taco Bell in New Jersey. He’s been […]
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Restaurant Veteran Joins Summerwood in the Midst of Pandemic
Adam has worked in the restaurant industry for 24 years. He joined Summerwood after five years as an Area Director for a Greek quick service restaurant (QSR) chain down South. He says he held several “above store” leadership roles before moving to Pennsylvania in 2020 to get married. Today, he’s one of our great Area […]
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Brian: Living Proof of Growth, Opportunity at Summerwood
This is Brian, a wonderful Area Coach for Summerwood. His is a story of “bouncing around, helping the company out” and climbing the career ladder steadily with Taco Bell for over two decades. He was humbled to be interviewed for the Summerwood blog. “It’s been a great ride so far and I’m enjoying it.” – […]
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