Alixandra Giddens

I manage three separate food service operations at a convenience store location right off I-20, including a Sbarro, a Subway, and a Frackers hot food section. This is one of the only locations in our entire company that has two franchises, and when I arrived, the location was not passing inspections and at risk of losing one of their food service sides. I brought over 10 years of food service management experience, having previously run a Domino's for many years where I grew weekly sales from $8,000 to $32,000, with my highest week reaching $50,000. I'm a big person about cleanliness and operate by the principle that if I won't eat it, I'm not going to serve it. My management philosophy is built on taking care of employees first, because when you take care of your employees, your employees take care of your customers. I get my hands dirty and work alongside my team, washing dishes with them, because I don't expect anyone to do work that I'm not willing to do. I have ADHD, which actually helps me work well in the chaos of managing multiple inspections, policies, and fast-paced operations. I've also worked at Buy Buy Baby, which I loved because it was a company that really cared about their employees and strove to be experts in helping new parents. Additionally, I'm a tattoo artist who has been in and out of the industry, and I ensure all my training materials and health department certifications stay up to date, both at the state and city level.