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“There is no way I would be in the position I am in today without UC Blue Ash.” Lauren Altman Director of Training & Development, Thunderdome Restaurant Group 2016 UCBA Young Alumni Award Honoree
UC Blue Ash Made It Possible. Lauren Altman (Pre-Business, 2007) doesn’t tend to stay in one place very long. She has always been, as she calls it, “hyperactive”—which is how she first got started working in the bustling restaurant industry. While this sense of restlessness proved to be a challenge throughout school for Lauren, it suits her well now as she manages four restaurant con16
cepts (with 11 locations nationwide) including Bakersfield, The Eagle, and Krueger’s Tavern. I always knew I was smart, but I couldn’t prove it on paper. That changed at UC Blue Ash. My professors instilled the confidence I needed to advance my career. Lauren says her favorite part of what
she does is bringing people into the restaurant world and uncovering each individual’s unique skill set and abilities. While training new staff, she draws upon her experience at UCBA. It’s usually a classroom of 50, and I do it the same way as my UC Blue Ash professors. Like them, I try to teach in a way people will understand.
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