Teriyaki Madness : From Corporate Careers to Teriyaki Madness Owners
How to use this video
This video features insights from current franchisees sharing their experience with the Teriyaki Madness franchise. As you watch, listen for details about daily involvement, support, and challenges as well as successes. If this perspective resonates, the next step is to request more information and speak directly with the franchisor.
About This Video
This Teriyaki Madness video, titled All Woks of Life, brings together franchisees from a remarkably wide range of backgrounds to explain how they ended up owning TMAD shops. It is a strong answer to a common question from candidates: do you need to come from restaurants to succeed here?
The owners' previous lives vary widely. One spent nearly 20 years in a corporate office at an insurance company before she and her husband decided to open a business. Another built a 20-year career in logistics and supply chain on construction and retail projects around the world. A third holds degrees in criminal justice and policy development and came from government work with little restaurant experience. Others came from financial services trading desks, mechanical engineering at a large electrical company, family businesses in gas stations and hotels, and decades in the oil field.
Their reasons for choosing Teriyaki Madness overlap. Some grew up eating the food in Las Vegas, where the brand started, and wanted to bring it to cities without a location. Others were drawn to the fresh, made-to-order fast casual concept, or to Seattle-style teriyaki they already loved. One owner says he finished the paperwork within 30 days of first visiting a shop and signed up for three restaurants a month later.
Culture is the recurring theme. Owners describe a franchise system where everyone helps and wants each other to succeed, alongside a business model, food quality and financial picture they found compelling. One owner says she loves the bond with regular customers who greet her by name.