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Key Takeaways Suh believes restaurants create real pathways for growth, and his investments reflect that purpose.
Suh and Majewski share a commitment to mentorship, accountability and giving people a chance to rise.
Brands may struggle, but the focus stays on supporting the people inside them.
On paper, Gregg Majewski and Ndamukong Suh don’t look like an obvious pair.
Majewski is the founder and CEO of Craveworthy Brands and a Chicago Bears fan. Suh is a Detroit Lions legend and Super Bowl Champion with Tampa Bay, someone who spent years lining up on the other side of that rivalry. One built his reputation in restaurants. The other built his on the football field.
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Their partnership started with a meeting that Majewski did not even want to take.
“Somebody begged me to go up and meet with him,” Majewski said at CraveCon in Chicago. “I had no desire. I was busy. We had enough on our plate.”
Suh had a couple of restaurants and wanted someone to look at them. A mutual friend, who was also an investor in Craveworthy, kept pushing. Majewski finally said yes, even though he was reluctant.
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