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1198: Chris Florczak, CEO of Risen Resta...

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Chris Florczak is the CEO of Risen Restaurant Group. Risen consists of one concept with four location and a fifth soon to open. The concept is Rise, originally located in Dallas and opened in 2008. Chris got his start with an internship at Hillstone Group and he quickly was given a job offer and worked there for 16 years. In 2016, he was offered the COO position at Rise and in 2021 he became CEO and the umbrella group, Risen, was created with sights set on scaling. 

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  • Email: chris@risesouffle.com

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