Former restaurant industry executive shifts to commercial real estate

Doug Sullivan has an impressive restaurant resume.

He worked in leadership at Olive Garden, starting with the chain when it only had three locations. He was an executive with Outback Steakhouse. In 1998, he founded Stonewood Grill & Tavern. As president and CEO, he opened 18 Stonewood locations — where combined annual revenue reached $57 million — as well as four Peach Valley Café locations. In 2010, he sold his interest in the company and went to work at Morton’s The Steakhouse. His 30-year restaurant career also included time at Tampa-based upstart fast-casual chain PDQ.