A California native who grew up in Orange County, Chris Britt and his college friend Ed St. Geme got together and acquired Mountain Mike’s in 2017. Today they helm the company as Owner and Co-Chairman, driving a renewed focus on sales growth for existing locations and new unit growth that led the company to surpass its 200-unit milestone and double its new-unit growth pace in 2018. Before acquiring Mountain Mike’s, Britt was owner a well-established private investment firm that owned more than 50 businesses over a 20+ year period, including such retail and restaurant leaders such as Boot Barn, Fire Grill LLC, a 43-unit Burger King chain, and Signature Theaters, which grew to become the 12th largest movie theater chain in the country before it was sold to Regal Cinemas. Britt is also the co-owner of Juice It Up!, a Southern California-based franchisor of smoothies, acai bowls and juices with close to 100 locations in the Western U.S.

Born and raised in L.A. County, Ed St. Geme met Owner and Co-Chairman Chris Britt while the two attended Stanford University, where they often enjoyed eating at the inaugural Mountain Mike’s in Palo Alto, CA. Like Britt, St. Geme went into private capital management. His firm Jupiter Holdings LLC also was a co-owner of Fire Grill LLC, a 43-unit Burger King chain. Along with Britt, St. Geme is also a co-owner of Juice It Up!, a Southern California-based leading raw juice and smoothie franchise. Today St. Geme and Britt share the role of Owner and Co-Chairman as they work to add about 20 units a year with a goal of growing the chain by 100 units by 2025.

As  a Chief Executive Officer for Mountain Mike’s Pizza, Jim Metevier is responsible for driving continued growth in system and franchisee sales and profitability, operational systems and processes, brand marketing and development, restaurant excellence and overall guest experience. Metevier brings to the table more than 25 years of restaurant industry experience, including his role as COO of KFC U.S. and various leadership positions at YUM! Brands. Over the years, Metevier has honed his skills as a business leader and gained extensive experience in all aspects of the restaurant business. He most recently served as President of Biscuitville, a North Carolina-based fast-casual breakfast and lunch restaurant, before joining the Mountain Mike’s team.