Cindy HaynesManaging Director & Partner

As the former Sr. VP of marketing for Front Burner Brands, Cindy was directly responsible for overseeing the full-service and fast-casual national restaurants, Grillsmith, Burger 21 and The Melting Pot. Prior to joining Front Burner, she was a Sr. VP for 22squared where she managed clients like Shoe Carnival and Publix Super Markets by developing branding, traffic and sales-driving campaigns. Cindy has also managed accounts such as McDonald’s, Dollar Rent-A-Car and Melitta Coffee by creating custom promotions and programs that translated national advertising into local store marketing. She brings over 25 years of leadership across retail, integrated advertising and marketing platforms. Cindy is a proud mommy of a beautiful little girl named Olivia.