Inside His Meteoric Riseīefore plunging into the world of Whoppers, Schwartz’s star rose at 3G Capital, the investment firm known for its Brazilian roots and co-investing with Warren Buffett on several occasions. Bonus? He has somehow managed to remain humble despite his meteoric rise. His talents comprise a trifecta: He’s an accomplished financial analyst and investor, he excels at management and operations, and he’s an impactful leader and mentor. Those who know Schwartz understand why he swiftly ascended the ranks at Burger King to CEO, where he re-franchised virtually all company-owned restaurants and led a massive international expansion through franchises. If you want to have a culture that’s centered around meritocracy, you need to be able to live it, giving people a chance who perform well.” “I worked hard to put myself in a position to get folks comfortable to bet on me.
“People bet on me at a young age,” Schwartz says.
Schwartz was one of the youngest restaurant CEOs in history. Schwartz was generally considered exceptionally young for a CEO anywhere other than in Silicon Valley, filled with 30-something wunderkinder à la Mark Zuckerberg. But no one in the business sector saw Daniel Schwartz coming when the hotshot upstart stepped into that role for Burger King Worldwide. In 2013, a 32-year-old CEO of a major corporation was a unicorn - the average age of chief executive officers was 53.
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