Josh Halpern of Shaq’s BIG CHICKEN on BIG Fun and BIG Ideas

Josh Halpern, CEO of Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken, has a track record of building successful brands with successful teams. That’s why @shaq the Big Man himself tapped Halpern to be Big Chicken’s first top executive.

Watch now to learn about having big fun and doing big work with Shaquille O’Neal, opening a restaurant in space, and moving as one team with one dream. #bigchicken #shaq #podcast

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Chapters:
[02:54] - Josh Halpern 2-Minute Drill
[13:38] - Encouraging Failure
[15:19] - Big Chicken Shack Facebook Story
[28:12] - Restaurants in Space
[34:53] - Choosing the Right Partners

Josh Halpern is a Restaurant Influencer -

The CEO of Shaq’s Big Chicken chain, Josh Halpern, is a builder of teams, systems, and people.

“Think about ‘what is a brand?’ A brand really is the people that build the brand,” Halpern says to Restaurant Influencers host Shawn Walchef of https://calibbq.media/. “It's a type of person that wants to leave their jersey in a better place when they come off the field. Right? And that's really what I've sought to do.”

A partnership with esteemed athlete and engaging media personality Shaquille O’Neal on Big Chicken has proven to align seamlessly with the common thread of the other teams Halpern has built.

“One of the things that they said before I got here is we're going to be about big fun and whatever that looks like...” says Josh Halpern about joining Big Chicken as its first chief executive officer.

One example of that mindset coming to fruition is Big Chicken having placement on Carnival Cruise Ships, where Shaquille O'Neal is officially the Chief Fun Officer.

“Working with Shaquille is unbelievable. It's a ton of fun. It's challenging. It's rewarding.”

Before joining Big Chicken, Josh Halpern worked in various marketing and sales roles at companies like Anheuser-Busch. His career trajectory has been filled with big moments. And his path was changed forever with a single chance phone call.

“I just think back to that day in 2015,” he remembers. “Random 702 number calls. Imagine if I don't pick up that call from Perry Rogers (JRS Hospitality)... I would be selling Budweiser somewhere in the US right now instead of doing what we're doing in Big Chicken. “

What they’re doing is building a dominant food franchise with Big Chicken.

With Josh Halpern’s unwavering leadership and Shaq’s vision and spirit, Big Chicken is merely scratching the surface of what it will become.

Big ideas lead to big things.

Episode Links:
Big Chicken Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigchickenshaq
Big Chicken Website: https://www.bigchicken.com/
Big Chicken on Goldbelly: https://www.goldbelly.com/big-chicken

ABOUT JOSH HALPERN:
Josh Halpern, the CEO of Big Chicken and Beer Park, is a builder. From his time as a salesman for Anheuser-Busch to being selected by Shaquille O’Neal’s team to helm their Big Chicken restaurant company, he has taken great pride in building up brands and building up people. His tenacity and willingness to ask the “dumb question” has allowed him to spearhead rapid growth for his restaurants. For Helpern, not even the sky is the limit. One day, he has aspirations of placing Big Chicken in outer space.

Josh Halpern Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-halpern-168b29/

ABOUT RESTAURANT INFLUENCERS:
Restaurant Influencers is a weekly video podcast series presented by Entrepreneur Media and Cali BBQ Media. Every week host and restaurant owner Shawn Walchef (@shawnpwalchef) talks with business leaders like Rob Dyrdek, Emeril Lagasse, Chris Comparato, Meredith Sandland, and more, about their secrets to Smartphone Storytelling, marketing and branding, and how to show up where customers are engaging online. https://restaurantinfluencers.media

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