# Shelli Taylor

> CEO, Operator, Board Member EX: SVP @ Starbucks, VP @ Disney

Board Member, CEO, COO, & Advisor. Former Starbucks, Disney, Planet Fitness & Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Shelli is passionate about building up people and culture to do good through business.

Her 25-year global career spans the US, China, Taiwan, Starbucks Coffee Company, The Walt Disney Company, Planet Fitness, and most recently Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Shelli is well known for leading high-performance teams through rapid growth and transformation to achieve outsized results.

She started her career working the front desk at The Ritz-Carlton and retired as the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. She has worked every job in between, for start-ups to Fortune 50 companies. She has helped scale a 125-store coffee company to the tens of thousands—yes, Starbucks was a small company back in the day—and she has helped scale a 45-gym business to 170 gyms. Size, while important, is not the key; the people and culture you build are what enable true success.

Today she serves on several boards: Fitness Connection, a regional high-value, low-priced fitness chain backed by Roark Capital; Right At School, a national onsite joy and care provider for K-6th graders backed by ONCAP; and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, a national dine-in cinema backed by Altamont Capital. Additionally, she serves as an advisor for FestivalPass, a Texas-based start-up, and Bao’d Up, a Texas-based fast-casual chain.

Things she can advise on: 

✔️ First time CEO support
✔️ Tips on working with founders, private equity and / or boards
✔️ Scaling & operations
✔️ Company culture
✔️ Team incentives, driving 
       exponential results by sharing 
       equity broadly 
✔️ Leadership development,  
       executive coaching, career 
       transitions
✔️ Mergers & acquisitions / 
       integrations
✔️ Business in China 🇨🇳 
✔️& more 

"I am passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!”

**Rating:** 5/5 (7 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $100.00

## Example Questions

- My PE firm is micromanaging me. What does this mean and what should I do?
- I have 3-5 units. What do I need to do to grow to 20 units
- How can I align employees' fortunes with the company's to boost retention, loyalty, and profits?
- How do I grow big while retaining the soul of my company culture and brand?

## Links

- [Expert profile](/ShelliTaylor)
- [Avatar](https://media.intro.co/avatars/866371741qlHkt.jpg)
- [Marketplace](/marketplace)