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Vaughan Lazar
CEO and Co-Founder
Vaughan Lazar is President and Co-Founder of Pizza Fusion. He plays an intricate role with the marketing, communications, and environmental stewardship of Pizza Fusion. Vaughan oversees the creative direction, branding, and strategic positioning of the chain. He is a social media expert and enjoys engaging regularly with Pizza Fusion customers over the chain’s social media channels. Furthermore, Vaughan is the chief environmental consultant at Pizza Fusion, serving as the driving force behind the chain’s industry leading environmental initiatives.
Vaughan carries his socially conscious mantra into his personal life with numerous philanthropic endeavors. He has contributed both in-kind and monetary donations to a number of non-profit organizations, such as the American Cancer Society, Kids In Distress and the Humane Society, to name a few. In 2008, Vaughan raised money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through Team In Training and the San Diego Rock n' Roll Marathon, marking the third year in a row he raised money for the organization through this rigorous training program.
In 2009, Vaughan created the Fusion Extreme Team, an endurance sports team committed to helping people of all ages achieve fitness goals while working to save lives and the planet through its various philanthropic efforts. Today, the Fusion Extreme Team has over 50 active members who train regularly under the direction of experienced marathon and triathlon coaches. Vaughan, alongside 20 members of the Fusion Extreme Team, raised over $20,000 for Autism Speaks through running the 2009 Seattle Rock n’ Roll marathon.
This year, Vaughan was appointed to the City of Boca Raton’s Green Living Task Force. Voted in by his home town, Boca Raton, City Council, Vaughan was one of nine selected to head up the city’s new environmental awareness initiative. The Green Living Task Force will develop a plan for educating and involving Boca Raton residents in environmental activities.
Prior to Pizza Fusion, Vaughan co-founded Stellar Concepts & Design, a printing and design firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which he started in 1996 out of his living room. He managed the company’s sales growth of over 200% per year until exceeding $5 million a year in gross revenues, serving all 50 states and several outlying countries. Vaughan sold his stake in the company in 2009.
Vaughan was born and raised in Newport, Rhode Island before relocating to Florida to study marketing at Florida Atlantic University. Here, he started the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. When he's not working, you'll find Vaughan snowboarding at Whistler or surfing the Atlantic.
Randy Romano
President
Randy has over 20 years experience in developing and expanding businesses through franchising. In 1984, Randy started American College Planning Service Inc., which provided financial aid planning for college to families. In 1986, the company began franchising its college planning centers throughout the United States and established 32 franchised locations servicing over 10,000 families annually by 1992. During this time, Randy also built and maintained a general insurance agency with the North Atlantic Life Insurance Company.
In 1992, Randy conceived and started The Treasure Cache Inc. franchise. The Treasure Cache established retail specialty gift stores in regional and super regional malls throughout the United States. From one company owned location, the company grew to over 60 locations through franchising, with over $10,000,000 in annual sales. In 1996 the company completed a successful stock offering giving the company a market cap of over $40,000,000. In 1998, The Treasure Cache was acquired by a public internet company.
In 2000, Randy helped launch a new startup franchise company called Embroidme. Embroidme was founded by the owners of Sign-a-Rama and Minutemen Press, two successful franchise companies with over 1,500 franchisees between them. During his tenure, Randy was involved with all aspects of the company, from marketing to franchise sales.
In 2002, Randy joined The Berkeley Group, a timeshare company, as Director of Sales. The Berkeley Group achieved over $500,000,000 in annual revenues in 2005. Randy's responsibilities included developing sales presentations and materials to be used by all of its 1,300 sales personnel.
Jerry Woda
Chief Financial
Officer
Jerry
Woda is Chief Financial Officer at Pizza Fusion. As CFO, Jerry’s responsibilities
include financial, accounting, budgeting, and tax administration for the
company. He also works with Pizza Fusion franchisees on financial matters
concerning their operations. Prior to Pizza Fusion, Jerry was with Miami Subs
for 15 years as their CFO from the inception of the company through its growth
to more than 200 franchises. Before Miami Subs, Jerry was CFO for a $1.5
billion bank. He also held a management position at one of the top four largest
accounting firms in the world. Jerry graduated from Florida Atlantic University
with a B.S. in Accounting and became a Florida CPA in 1974.
Pizza Fusion Corporate Headquarters
399 NW 2nd Avenue, Suite 216
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Office: (954) 202-1919
Fax: (561) 620-3040
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