$1 billion-a-year CEO writes hundreds of thank you notes to staff and still eats in the break room—’which always, for whatever reason, blows new employees away’

First Watch CEO Chris Tomasso isn’t afraid to pick up pen and paper—something similarly embraced by top business leaders at Chevron and even OpenAI.

But for First Watch CEO Chris Tomasso, old-fashioned notes of appreciation are a ritual.
The leader of the $1 billion-a-year in revenue breakfast and lunch chain takes time each month to handwrite congratulations to cooks and dishwashers celebrating … [3595 chars]

Source: Fortune | Published: 2025-10-21T09:00:00Z

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