Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Steve Weis brings to his role as vice president of development for Cameron Mitchell Restaurants (CMR) nearly 30 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry. In this role, Weis focuses on new restaurant development, locating new restaurant sites, analyzing how to improve current locations, and overall expansion of the company.
Weis joined CMR in 2015, bringing to the team a vast knowledge of real estate and restaurant operations. He brings a specific expertise to the CMR executive team and is able to not only solve potential problems, but also help the company grow.
Prior to CMR, Weis most recently served as president of Max & Erma’s for nearly three years where he helped the company turnaround sales efforts. From 2004 to 2010, Weis was the regional vice president of Thomas & King, one of the largest franchise organizations for Applebee’s. He has owned a restaurant company, was senior vice president of operations for Jillian’s Entertainment, and has held restaurant leadership roles with KFC and Domino’s Pizza.
Weis enjoys the entrepreneurial spirit and forward-looking approach that the CMR culture encourages among all associates. This unique culture has allowed Weis to make such a significant impact on the growth and diversification of CMR, where he approaches every restaurant decision from a guest’s perspective asking questions, including: “How can they make this work best from a guest’s experience and for their associates? Will the guests like this location? From an operations perspective, does this concept provide a good return on investment?”
Weis currently serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus and previously served on the boards of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission and the Dream Factory of Greater Ohio.
Weis graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in public communication from The American University in Washington D.C.
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Founded by Cameron Mitchell in 1993 in Columbus, Ohio, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants LLC operates 37 restaurants under 16 different concepts including Cameron's American Bistro, Cap City Fine Diner & Bar, El Segundo (coming 2021), M, Marcella’s, Martini Modern Italian, Mitchell’s Ocean Club (Ocean Prime), Molly Woo's Asian Bistro, The Pearl, Hudson 29 Upper Arlington, Hudson 29 New Albany, The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek, The Guild House, The Avenue Steakhouse, Del Mar SoCal Kitchen, Lincoln Social Rooftop, and Cameron Mitchell Premier Events in Columbus. Cameron Mitchell Premier Events also oversees two venues in Columbus: Hawk Galleries Venue and The Ivory Room at Miranova. The Ocean Prime concept has locations in Arizona, Colorado, California, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Naples, Florida, New York, and Washington, D.C. The Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern, a sister company of CMR, currently operates 22 locations in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, North Carolina, and Florida. Cameron Mitchell and the various concepts have received numerous culinary, leadership, entrepreneur, community service and readers’ choice awards.