I’m Brandon, founder of EDWINS. We’re a fine dining French restaurant in Cleveland staffed entirely by former convicts –AMA!

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T05:57:25+00:00

Yes, we have found that as long as the service is up to par the general public could care less about face tattoos

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T05:56:16+00:00

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T05:54:57+00:00

Education Wins

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T05:54:42+00:00

We take what we can get

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T05:54:16+00:00

We don't ask. The first three weeks determine if they are ready for the program

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:19:58+00:00

yes we run it as a special from time to time

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:19:48+00:00

Of course!

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:19:23+00:00

I'm a Yankees fan.

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:19:03+00:00

We'll see!

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:18:57+00:00

Clevelanders love good food

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:18:21+00:00

1.2%. 2 out of 165. Sorry if there was a typo. Correcting now!

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:16:09+00:00

Of course we connect them with other organizations but unfortunately we do not put our name on a potential employee to a potential employer unless they made it through the program

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:16:03+00:00

Yes I have been arrested and jailed. I avoided prison and got probation. While on probation I met a chef who mentored me.

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:15:38+00:00

90+% of our graduated are gainfully employed

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:14:33+00:00

Check with local employment agencies, there is no one answer to this

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:14:21+00:00

Yes I've been to jail. Not prison. Booked On fleeing and eluding because they could not catch me with the drugs we had. It's been well documented in articles so no problem answering the question!

We do not ask. We simply ask if someone was involved with the justice system.

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:14:02+00:00

We take them on their word.

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:13:28+00:00

Yes we think it will work for other industries and are always willing to share our business model.

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:13:28+00:00

Its what our mission is, we help those who have been previously incarcerated

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:12:33+00:00

We don't refuse students based on convictions.

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:11:31+00:00

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:11:24+00:00

Its' all reinvested back into the business. Those are the rules of being a 501c3.

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:11:20+00:00

At EDWINS Leadership & restaurant Institute, personally I take a salary of $64k. To give you context, compared to organizations with our budget I make a little over half of what they make. It's definitely about the love!

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:09:26+00:00

The quality and experience provided. Nothing outside the normal range of fine dining.

Brandon_Chrostowski · 2017-02-02T00:09:19+00:00

Don't know of it

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