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Paul Brown was tasked with turning around a 50-year-old franchise when he was appointed Arby&rsquo;s CEO by Roark Capital in 2013. Due to his success, Roark named him CEO of Inspire Brands,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Arby&rsquo;s and Buffalo Wild Wings, which Roark acquired late last year. According to a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/inspire-brands-paul-brown-patient-shareholders-2018-2?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=business-insider-inspire-brands-ceo-is-not-rushing-into-turning-around-buffalo-wild-wings-2705689" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recent Business Insider article</a>, Brown discussed that his plan for the brand is working with a patient stakeholder-base, not unlike his strategy at Arby&rsquo;s. By leading a private company, he doesn&#39;t have to stress&nbsp;about next quarter&rsquo;s numbers or rush&nbsp;into making the wrong decisions or worrying about going down the wrong path when rebuilding the brand.

&quot;If you go too fast in this process, particularly up front, and you don&#39;t bring the employees and the franchisees along, you lose them. Then you start doing things really quickly, and you start doing things and you don&#39;t know where it comes from,&quot; said Brown.

Brown also notes his focus on the long-term. He&rsquo;s not in it for the next few quarters and to make big changes, he believes they will take two to four years.

<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/inspire-brands-paul-brown-patient-shareholders-2018-2?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=business-insider-inspire-brands-ceo-is-not-rushing-into-turning-around-buffalo-wild-wings-2705689" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to read the full article</a>.&nbsp;

Inspire Brands CEO is Not Rushing into Turning Around Buffalo Wild Wings

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