E123 - Episode 117: Bryan Lockwood with Artistry Restaurants

Growing up in Peoria, Bryan Lockwood’s first job in the restaurant business was working with his mother at a diner. Fast forward to his first industry career position as a manager at Bonanza Steakhouse. He enjoyed the work and was promoted to a multi-unit franchise supervisor before becoming a franchise owner-operator in Jacksonville, Ill. 

At 25, Lockwood sold the business and moved to Florida where, in 2003, he and his partners created the Tavistock restaurant development and management group.

Along with other investors, the group purchased 17 restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over the following two...