1117: Jon Schlegel, Founder of Snooze A.M. Eatery and Attimo Wine

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Jon Schlegel is the Founder of Snooze A.M. Eatery and Attimo Wine. Jon Schlegel started in restaurants at the age of 14 and later went on to earn a business degree in hospitality from University of Denver. He worked for the best operators in fine dining until he got the idea for Snooze A.M. Eatery in 2001 and wrote up his business plan. He didn't secure funding and open his first Snooze location in 2006. He quickly scaled the concept and hired his first CEO in 2012. Today, there are 71 Snooze locations in 9 states. Attimo Wine opened in 2020.

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Contact the guest:

• Snooze A.M. Eatery website: https://www.snoozeeatery.com/
• Attimo Wine website: https://www.attimowine.com/

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