10/28/2026
One more Bradley appreciation post // proud of employer note, from Darren.
Bradley won the employee of the year award and we’re so beyond proud of him for all the hard work, dedication and patience he has had over the last 3 years, in addition to all of our staff’s too.
We have to note that he was given the award “entrepreneur of the year” because of his work here and also as Santa Bradley. Stay tuned, we’re going to do a Santa Bradley event this holiday season.
So we have to show off his award and his amazing support outside of Chupito’s, which featured Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta, GiGi's Playhouse Atlanta and his job coach from Briggs.
But I wanted to also share three fun photos from this past week of the man, the myth, the legend, Bradley in action.
Bradley, who is our greeter, host and ambassador always has his eye on the door to greet customers during lunch. He saw our very own, Angelica, coming in, and i saw him sprint out the door. Concerned, I followed. It wasn’t to clean or greet a customer, it was to give Angelica a welcome hug. That’s the type of relationship they have and we foster here. He was so happy to see her after a few days off, a sprinting hello hug was in order. It was special and showcases the level of ❤️ our staff has for him, vice versa.
Secondly, we have Bradley, talking to Timo, our kitchen manager, who just came back from a fractured fibula. (Darren was covering his hours!). And Bradley, one day last week, without being asked walked back to the kitchen. I followed to see what he was up to. He went to ask Timo what he was doing, to which he replied, folding tortillas for a catering, and Bradley asked if he needed any help and offered to carry the tray for him. Unsolicited. Not told to do so. That’s just who Bradley is and the fact that he does intermingle with different departments. We all learn from him and he learns for us and this genuine moment was precious.
Lastly, for those that don’t know, we do job training for Cumberland Academy of Georgia students. Every week, for the last 4 years, we have now 11 students come 2x a week to develop job skills, training and learn about future employment for 1 hour -90 minute sessions. Bradley, who has seen me working the kids, came over last week to show them what it takes to really roll silverware well. It was one of our tasks we were doing to work on hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and a basic employment task, Bradley took it upon him to review their work, critique it and provide constructive feedback and praise for them. It was a proud employer moment for me and a true genuine ❤️ for being here and in the moment. From where we’ve started to where we’re at now, I am beyond proud of this single moment.
So Bradley deserved every bit of that award as we love having him here and are so proud of what we’ve accomplished and look forward to more fun tasks, jobs and the future together!!!
-Darren
Now back to work!!!
