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»LIFESTYLES GREAT SUCCESS
Best known as the founder of restaurants Fuddruckers and Romano’s Macaroni
Grill, Phil Romano, 75, has earned more than $1.5 billion in annual sales as of March 2015. From
owning two karate schools to venturing into the food and beverage industry as a young college student, the Italian put the needs of others before his own,
and with that, discovered a model for success. Now as a member of the World Lacrosse Foundation
board of advisors, Romano assists former Team USA
captain, MLL and NLL MVP, and entrepreneur Casey Powell in his quest to
support and grow the sport on a global scale.
Entrepreneur and restaurateur Phil Romano passes along his wisdom to son Sam, a Syracuse freshman, and our guest editor.
How did you meet Casey Powell? We have a home up in Skaneateles that we use in the summertime. I grew up about fi ve miles from there in Auburn. I’ve got a couple restaurants in Skaneateles – Rosalie’s Cucina and Johnny Angel’s. The manager at Rosalie’s knew Casey came in all the time, so we told Casey to come down to introduce himself to myself and [my son] Sam. One morning, there’s a knock
at the door and there’s this young guy with a crew cut and he says, ‘Hi, I’m Casey Powell.’ I told Sam,
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‘There’s a guy out here who’d like to meet you – Casey Powell.’ Casey had his lacrosse stick with him and he said, ‘Do you want to catch a little bit?’ Sam said, ‘Yes!’ So they went out there and tossed the ball around a little bit and became friends.
How much of an infl uence was Powell in Sam’s decision to commit to Syracuse? Casey was responsible for a
lot of that as a role model and mentor for him. He took Sam to Syracuse when he was a little kid,
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