Full Course
Lauren Fernandez is the CEO and Founder of Full Course, a restaurant development and investment firm that incubates and accelerates emerging fast casual restaurant brands. Lauren also serves as the Managing Partner at Full Course Private Equity, a Board of Councilors member at The Carter Center, Chair of the Board of Directors at NaanStop and Fripper's, and a Board Member at KMG LLC. With a background in consulting and expertise in growth through franchise programs and licensing opportunities, Lauren is also the Principal at The Fernandez Company. Lauren co-founded and served as President & Operating Partner at Origin Development Group, and was a Multi-Unit Franchise Owner at Chicken Salad Chick. Additionally, Lauren has experience as an Adjunct Professor at Emory University School of Law and held various executive roles at FOCUS Brands. Lauren holds an MBA in Marketing, a JD in Intellectual Property, a BA in English, and has studied as a Visiting Student at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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Full Course
Full Course is a restaurant development and investment firm that incubates and accelerates emerging food and restaurant brands, guiding brand owners through optimization, strategic growth planning and development, and supporting rapid expansion through early-stage investment. Leveraging proven growth techniques and over 200+ years of operations experience, we develop brands with solid revenues, backed by our omnichannel approach to revenue generation that extends well beyond the four walls of a physical restaurant and into areas like product development, company stores, franchising, and more.