Top Entrepreneurs: Family business patriarch's big risks have paid off

Restaurateur Richard Gonzmart calls himself a caretaker. It’s a weighty burden — 100 years of history, plus a payroll of 1,400 people.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 11:00 a.m. May 23, 2019
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Mark Wemple. Richard Gonzmart is the fourth-generation "caretaker" of the Tampa-based Columbia Restaurant Group.
Mark Wemple. Richard Gonzmart is the fourth-generation "caretaker" of the Tampa-based Columbia Restaurant Group.
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For someone who has attention-deficit disorder and dyslexia, loathes meetings and committees and refers to himself as an introvert, Richard Gonzmart has proven to be a highly effective leader.

 

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