Ashley Morris

In the early 2000’s, friends and college roommates Ashley Morris and Jason Smylie were attending the University of Nevada – Las Vegas. As students they discovered Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop and ate there so often that they actually moved closer to the restaurant. After graduation, despite pursuing careers in entirely different industries, Ashley and Jason’s love for Capriotti’s kept pulling them back. Finally, in 2005, they decided to venture toward owning a franchise. The two best friends became multi-unit operators in Las Vegas in 2005 and eventually bought Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Inc. from the founder in 2008.

Ashley Morris is the CEO of Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Inc., the parent franchising company for Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop Restaurants. Ashley also serves as CEO of WZ Franchise, LLC, parent company of Wing Zone Restaurants. He is responsible for the oversight of all corporate departments and employees of the company but his main focus is that of visionary. Ashley’s vision combined with a natural aptitude for strategic formulation and business implementation keep both brands on the forefront of growth brands.

Ashley began his career as a portfolio manager quickly gaining tremendous knowledge and success making him one of the youngest portfolio managers with Wells Fargo. But entrepreneurship was always in his veins making the journey into franchising an easy decision.