Edna Morris, people personEdna Morris, people person

Charlie Duerr

Edna Morris is a restaurant person, but she has a reputation for being a people person, too. The veteran executive of such brands as Hardee’s, Quincy’s Family Steakhouse and Red Lobster says the restaurant business is really in the business of people — listening to them, communicating with them and, ultimately, making them happy.


Over her long career in the foodservice industry, she has found there is a direct link between properly focused, trained and supported employees, and the profitability of a restaurant.


CURRENT ROLE: managing director, Axum Capital Partners; partner, CityRange; board member, Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Tractor Supply Company

NO. OF UNITS: Axum is invested in Wild Wing Café, 32 units; personally ...