"It was an expression on his part," Hastings says. Neither man would reveal how much the shares were worth. Keil described it as "one of the best days I've had in a long time." When they got together a few months ago, Keil gave Hastings some shares in the privately held company. Hastings and Keil have stayed in touch over the years. "When people walk into a place they get the same kind of feeling they get when they were walking into the old store on Lincoln Avenue." "I think that been able to replicate the hospitality thing, which was kind of our focus," Hastings says. Still, he likes how Keil has handled the expansion. Hastings didn't take many days off during the 19 years he owned Potbelly, and it was that need to be a hands-on owner that made it hard for him to open a second store, let alone the 107 that exist around the country today. "We'd start out making sandwiches saying 'would you like mustard and mayonnaise?' and end up saying 'what do you think of Kafka?'" Burrows recalls. If you go into a shop, you'll find the letters "P" and "H" handwritten somewhere in the store. I can just control us what we're doing." Keil is wary of Potbelly's growth and has found a unique way to stay humble. "If I worried about all of our competitors all day long I'd just shoot myself," Keil says. It's one of the ways Potbelly sets itself apart from Subway and Quizno's, though Keil doesn't concern himself with what his competitors do. Live music was part of the Potbelly experience before Keil bought it and has been incorporated into all but one of its stores. Psychic happiness, Keil says, comes from a combination of "good food, good people, nice environment and music."
The only thing he'll say about expansion plans is he wants to open more stores, but not if he can't find the right people who understand his philosophy of "psychic happiness."
went public in 2013.And that's how Keil wants it to stay. Investors watch the effect of rising food costs on the company's revenue, as well as if the number of new Potbelly locations opened each year matches the number the company projects. The company also has franchised locations in the U.K., Canada and the Middle East. The company has more than 440 shops in 29 states and the District of Columbia, including company-owned and franchised locations. Besides the kitschy decor, Potbelly restaurants are also known for hosting performances by local musicians. Potbelly offers catering services, and customers can place orders online for pickup and delivery from certain locations. They offer vegetarian and vegan options, as well as chicken with no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Potbelly Sandwich Shop restaurants sell toasted sandwiches, salads, soups, chili, cookies, milkshakes, malts and smoothies. Bryant Keil is a successful entrepreneur, recognized by Ernst & Young with the 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of its 40 under 40 young business leaders. The antique store transitioned into a neighborhood sandwich shop, and after being bought by entrepreneur Bryant Keil in 1996, went on to become a chain. He began making sandwiches for customers to bring in more business, and soon the line of people wanting sandwiches was out the door. Original owner Peter Hastings opened the store in 1977, not only selling antiques, but also refurbishing antique potbelly stoves. Each of its sandwich restaurants is decorated with local artifacts and artwork originally crafted items, such as signs and mosaic table tops and a real cast-iron potbelly stove as a nod to the company's beginning as a small antique shop in Chicago. Contact info: Find more info on AllPeople about Bryant Keil and Pot Belly, as well as people who work for similar businesses nearby, colleagues for other branches, and more people with a similar name. is a company that is in touch with its roots. There are 41 other people named Bryant Keil on AllPeople.
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