President – Tony Salerno
Born and raised just outside of Washington, DC, Tony began his restaurant career as a dishwasher with TGI Fridays in 1993 and worked his way through the hourly and management positions until he reached General Manager over his 10 years with the company. Tony then relocated to Wilmington, NC with Red Robin Gourmet Burgers opening the brand’s first site in North Carolina. Salerno then helped the brand expansion across the state as the Regional Operations Director. In 2012, he joined Bar Louie Restaurant, LLC as Director of Operations, managing bars in MO, MI, VA, NC, SC, and FL. 4 years later, Tony was hired on to LMR, LLC based in Raleigh, NC as the Director of Beverage and shortly thereafter, the Brand Leader for Carolina Ale House. He then joined Mac’s Hospitality Group in 2021; a multi-brand restaurant company encompassing Mac’s Speed Shop, SouthBound, BackStage Lounge, The Music Yard, and The Studio. Tony Salerno began his journey with Mac’s as VP of Operations, and is now President of Mac’s Hospitality Group as of 2022.
Vice President of Finance – Kenny Crenshaw
A Virginia Tech Alumni, grew up in Richmond, VA. Kenny began his career with Big 4 Consulting Firm Deloitte, followed by a stint with banking giant Wachovia, now Wells Fargo, where he worked in corporate finance for M&A deals. He next spent a year working for a Charlotte-based payroll processing company, HR America, which he was instrumental in a sale of the business to strategic buyer Gevity. Crenshaw then worked for multiple years for a healthcare technology firm, Secure EDI, where he assisted in acquiring 2 business’ and a $40MM investment from London-based private equity firm Abingworth. Crenshaw has been the VP of Finance for Mac’s Hospitality Group, a multi-brand restaurant company based in Charlotte, NC encompassing the brands of Mac’s Speed Shop, Southbound, Backstage Lounge and The Music Yard since 2015. In this time, has overseen an addition of 5 new restaurants, navigated the company through the financial landmine COVID presented the industry, and has overseen multiple platform upgrades to ensure Mac’s is on the cutting edge of restaurant-based technology.
Director of Operations – Culinary – Charles Long
Born in Fort Myers, Charles was raised between the Florida beaches and the North Carolina Mountains. Charles began his career at a smokehouse in Banner Elk, NC, where he discovered his passion for cooking and BBQ. He moved to Charlotte in 2008 to Study at Johnson and Wales University. He began working in the film industry, catering on the sets of various movies and TV shows such as Lawless and Homeland. During his time in the film industry, Charles traveled the Southeast, sharpening his skills in catering by providing diverse cuisine options to cast and crew members. Returning to Charlotte in 2016, Charles worked as the Executive Chef at several Charlotte area staples such as Red Rocks Café and The Liberty. Charles joined Mac’s Speed Shop in 2019 as a Kitchen Manager. After honing his skills in the kitchen of Mac’s, Charles was promoted to Regional Kitchen Manager. In 2023, he was promoted to Culinary Director of Mac’s Hospitality Group, overseeing the culinary programs for all MHG brands. Charles is now the Director of Operations – Culinary for Mac’s Hospitality Group as of 2024.