Richard Mott's first foray into hospitality was in the 1980s at the University of Chicago, where he started running a coffee shop in the basement of the business school when he was a grad student. By the time he graduated, he helped grow that single coffee shop into four locations across campus....
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-10-24/odd-lots-how-to-run-a-restaurant-for-three-decades-podcast)