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ABOUT

RISE BRANDS

At its inception, Rise was built around creativity. It flows through everything we do – from the grandest visions to the smallest details that sometimes go unseen. At Rise, we bring people together to inspire fun in spaces built to thoroughly entertain our guests. Most importantly, our team develops brands we enjoy and take great pride in everyday.

OUR GROWTH

Since our first location opened in 2013, we have developed 3 additional brands and opened a total of 17 locations, With many more on the way.

NEW LOCATION
Current location
FUTURE LOCATION
2013
Columbus, OH
16-Bit Bar+Arcade
2014
Cleveland, OH
16-Bit Bar+Arcade
2015
Cincinnati, OH
16-Bit Bar+Arcade
2016
Columbus, OH
Pins Mechanical
2017
Dublin, OH
Pins Mechanical
Columbus, OH
No Soliciting
2018
Dublin, OH
16-Bit Bar+Arcade
Cincinnati, OH
Pins & 16-Bit
2019
Indianapolis, IN
16-Bit Bar+Arcade
Dublin, OH
No Soliciting
Nashville, TN
Pins & 16-Bit
Charlotte, NC
Pins & 16-Bit
2020
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2021
Indianapolis, IN
Pins Mechanical
Easton Towne Center, OH
Pins & 16-Bit
2022
Cleveland, OH
Pins & 16-Bit
Pittsburgh, PA
Pins & 16-Bit
Dublin, OH
Weenie Wonder
2023
Mason, OH
Pins & 16-Bit
Austin, TX
Pins & 16-Bit
Easton Town Center
Weenie Wonder
2024
Greenville, SC
Pins & 16-Bit
2025
Kansas City, MO
Pins & 16-Bit

LEADERSHIP

Troy Allen
CEO
Troy Allen
CEO

Troy is the founder and CEO of Rise Brands. Having a focused passion for branding, design and strategy, Troy excels at transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. He has extensive brand and creative development experience that can be seen across multiple industries. Prior to Rise, Troy founded ELEVATEthinking, a brand design and strategy agency focused on creating deep consumer engagements for its clients. Troy’s excitement for creating new and unique destinations can be seen throughout our development process – from the creation of a simple idea to our precise execution bringing that idea to life – his focus on every detail ensures each concept delivers an unparalleled experience.

Matt Dunlap
COO
Matt Dunlap
COO

Matt is a proven leader that gets sh!t done! He has a passion for elevating the guest experience, and understanding what is important to internal and external customers. As Integrator for the company, he turns creative vision into strategic direction within the home-office and on the front line. Prior to Rise, Matt had extensive multi-discipline business experience as an operator and consultant in industries including retail, finance, technology, and hospitality. He’s dedicated to working on growing Rise’s business and brands, but what really knocks his pins over is spending time with his wife and three kids, immersing himself in travel and enjoying a good bottle of Cabernet.

Chris Barrett
CFO
Chris Barrett
CFO

Chris is an experienced financial executive with a focus on driving finance, accounting, strategy and operations with impactful data and analytics. Prior to Rise, Chris most recently worked with a leader in on-demand apparel fulfillment where they fulfilled for numerous marketplaces. He has diverse experience in a variety of high-growth retail environments during his career. When he is not at the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, sports, traveling, or finding another reason for the family to eat some ice cream.

Dan Basto
VP of Development
Dan Basto
VP of Development

As the VP of Development, Dan Basto is behind the strategic growth and expansion of Rise's kick-ass brands. Dan helps to discover the hottest spots for our next locations, wheels and deals on the real estate negotiations, and maintains stellar relationships and workflow between vendors, consultants, contractors, and Rise's Creative Team. With a passion for Real Estate, Design Development, and Construction, Dan's got an impressive track record when it comes to working with well-known companies, such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria's Secret, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, and HumanCo. Dan is a family man, a lover of dad jokes, and a Maumee River pontoon boat captain.

Craig Burt
VP of Field Operations
Craig Burt
VP of Field Operations

Craig has held various senior leadership roles for such global brands as TGI Fridays, Macaroni Grill and The Cheesecake Factory. Most recently Craig held the post of SVP of global strategy for TGI Fridays. He has extensive experience in scaling brands both locally and internationally. Craig has a passion to develop teams that can deliver kick ass guest experiences. When not at work Craig enjoys traveling with his wife, attending as many Buckeye games as possible and spending time with his awesome dogs!

Erin Frum
VP of Marketing & Creative
Erin Frum
VP of Marketing & Creative

Erin oversees the Marketing and Creative departments that help bring our kick-ass brands to life. When she’s not building brand identities or driving sales and engagement across the portfolio, she’s keeping track of how often her team uses “balls” in marketing copy. Prior to Rise, Erin held various marketing leadership roles at a Fortune 50 financial services company where she helped launch national advertising campaigns, develop multi-million dollar media plans, and build a first-to-market insurance product. She’s fueled by vanilla lattes, good chardonnay and a passion to uncover untapped insights.

Dominique Jakobowski
VP of People
Dominique Jakobowski
VP of People

Dominique is responsible for leading the company’s people strategy. Dominique is passionate about creating an environment where people thrive and helping individuals and teams achieve their goals. Dominique is a hands-on, high integrity leader, trusted advisor and coach with a legacy of talent development and ability to deliver results in fast-paced, growth organizations. Dominique has extensive Human Resources expertise in global business operations and is a Gallup-certified executive coach. Outside of work, Dominique loves spending time with her people and fur babies & dreaming up new adventures.

Todd Weinberg
VP of Business Operations
Todd Weinberg
VP of Business Operations

Todd is responsible for the machinery that helps our kick-ass brands run fast! Things like Technology, Facilities, Training, and Operational Excellence. He has a passion for building scalable solutions that support our teams and enable our impressive growth. Prior to Rise, Todd held leadership roles for emerging, mid-market, and hyper-growth companies with industry experience in retail/e-commerce, real estate, consumer packaged goods, and management consulting. Away from work he is driven by a love of the outdoors, spending time with his family, and supporting our military veterans.

EVERYTHING WE DO TIES BACk TO OUR CORE VALUES.

These aren’t just words on a piece of paper, they were formulated by looking at our people and identifying the traits that made them great. They preserve our culture and guide our efforts in everything we do from hiring to serving our guests.

We stay positive even when things get rough

We hold ourselves accountable and get shit done

We go all-in every day and we’re constantly striving to improve

We set each other up for success and never lose sight of the big picture

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