Kat Cole
| Kat Cole | |
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| Born |
March 18, 1978 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S |
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Group President of Focus Brands and COO of Cinnabon |
| Website | www.katcole.com |
Katrina "Kat" Cole (born March 18, 1978) is an American businesswoman. She currently is the Group President of Focus Brands and Chief Operations Officer of its subsidiary Cinnabon, an American chain of retail bakeries specializing in cinnamon buns. She is a former executive vice president of Hooters.
Cole was born the eldest of three sisters in Jacksonville, Florida, and raised in Orange Park, Florida. Her mother divorced her father when Cole was nine years old, and raised the three girls as a single mother. Her mother struggled feeding Cole and her sisters on 10 dollars a week. Canned food and frozen lasagna was the only way her mother could feed them. Due to her mother's divorce, Kat began working to help pay some of the bills. Cole worked at The Body Shop before starting her career at Hooters as a hostess.
During her first year waitressing at Hooters, Cole covered varied positions from manager to cook, nearly every position at the restaurant. Upon her manager's recommendation as the Jacksonville franchise's best employee, Cole was sent to Sydney to train and motivate the new owners and employees at the opening of the first Hooters in Australia. She continued to travel overseas in order to train employees in Hooters Restaurants abroad.
She became a Vice President at age 26. As the Vice President of Training and Development, Cole oversaw the growth of Hooters from approximately 100 locations and $300 million in revenue to 500 locations in 33 countries and $1 billion in revenue.
In November 2010 Cole was hired by Cinnabon Inc., and was named president in January 2011. During the first three years of her tenure Cinnabon added 200 bakeries, created partnerships with grocery stores and restaurants like Taco Bell and Burger King, and became a global brand in 56 countries. Cinnabon's 2013 sales was estimated at a billion dollars.
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