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Franchise Times: Ex-NFL Star Growing Stacked Pickle Affordably
Gary Brackett: professional athlete to business owner.
It wasn't long after hanging up his jersey that former Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl champion Gary Brackett took on his next venture. Now the CEO and owner of Indianapolis-based sports bar and restaurant franchise Stacked Pickle, Brackett recently spoke with Franchise Times restaurants editor Nick Upton about his transition into the franchising industry and plans to expand Stacked Pickle nationwide.
In speaking with Franchise Times, Brackett explained, “I’ve always had this servant heart, I think the restaurant industry is the best place to be and to serve. It’s the ultimate team sport. It’s competitive, it’s not as full contact as football but there are a lot of moving parts. It’s extremely exciting.
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About the Author
Nick Powills
FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
