Hospitality and Sport Business Management Paul Wise Distinguished Speaker Series
Paul Altero
Owner/Founder
Bubbakoo’s Burritos
As owner and founder of Bubbakoo’s Burritos, Paul Altero has a deep understanding and proven track record of launching a thriving restaurant business.
His restaurant chain debuted in Point Pleasant, N.J. in 2008. Since then, it has grown to include more than 38 locations employing over 700 employees with an additional 60 stores under development across the nation. Bubbakoo’s Burritos has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Franchises in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Paul graduated from the University of Delaware in 1996, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. During his 30 year career in the hospitality industry, Paul has excelled in roles such as Regional Director of Eastern Operations and Interim Vice President of Operations during his 10 year career at Johnny Rocket’s. In those executive roles, Paul oversaw locations regionally and nationally. Paul has also held management roles for Resorts Hotel & Casino, Pizzeria Uno, Nordstrom’s restaurant division and Friendly’s restaurants.
Throughout his career, Paul has developed countless managers to successful, next-level positions. In an effort to continuously mentor young leaders and encourage entrepreneurship, he speaks regularly at the University of Delaware, has guest lectured on business finance at Cornell University and routinely speaks with local high school students on the topic of entrepreneurship. Paul was chosen to be the recipient of the 2015 Businessperson of the Year Award by the Future Business Leaders of America and a 2-time recipient of the coveted Blue Hen 17&43 award by his alma mater.
In addition to all of his philanthropic work, Paul is working on an MBA at Syracuse University and assists in academia volunteering in his local community college’s Hospitality program as an adjunct instructor and serves as a member on the program’s board of directors. Paul personally supports many local charities with a focus on the growing global child trafficking epidemic and fervently sits on his town’s Planning Board. Paul is husband to his wife Kimberly and father to his children Ferrari-June and Scarlett.
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 2:30pm
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