Ryan Schalles is an influential restaurant leader with a proven track record as a Franchise Business Consultant. Ryan is currently a “FBC” for Culver’s restaurants and supports franchisees throughout the Carolinas. Ryan is a result driven entrepreneur with demonstrated history of leading others in the restaurant industry for over 30 years and is an experienced servant leader. Ryan is known for his commitment to the Brand, the Guest, and his team with a servant attitude. Leadership is about inspiration, engagement, creating a clear vision and a path forward that allows everyone on your team to be successful!


Ryan is always networking, meeting new people, and looking to make new friends in the industry. Ryan is an accomplished restaurant people leader with the ability to influence high standards of excellence in the field. Ryan is a true believer, that people don’t care about how much you know until they know how much you care. Ryan makes it a real point to with all levels of employees and management by always saying hello and goodbye, then learning what’s important to each team member and fostering a strong culture of respect. Ryan has a proven record of building high performing teams! Ryan has served in a variety of restaurant roles including Marketing Manager, Quality Assurance, Community Ambassador, and
Operations.

Ryan enjoys giving back to the Charlotte community and is passionate about giving something back to his community! Previously, Ryan Schalles was the Customer Support Manager for The Wendy’s Company where he was recognized for several accolades including receiving an “MBA” prestigious award in honor of Dave Thomas and he received the Community Ambassador award twice (2016 & 2020) for his work in the Charlotte Community. Ryan has organized and executed several extraordinarily successful Celebrity
Charity Events for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption over years while raising thousands of dollars.


Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Bluefield University. He graduated with Honors while playing soccer all four years at Bluefield and was the team soccer captain for two years. Ryan completed a Nonprofit Leadership course recently. Ryan was elder and deacon at his church in Charlotte. Ryan’s favorite quotes: “Focus on blessing others first, not yourself. Success will follow.” Great dreams are accomplished by great teams. You can’t succeed alone. Dreams are never intentional solitude. They simply can’t happen without a team. Great teams are a breeding ground respect, unity and loyalty.

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