Chance Carlisle
CEO
Carlisle, LLC
A results-driven hospitality and real estate executive, Chance Carlisle started his career working in the kitchen of his father’s Wendy’s restaurants and subsequently moved through the ranks of Carlisle LLC most recently serving as its Chief Executive Officer and sole shareholder. A graduate of Yale University, Chance has been integral in the strategic development of Carlisle’s operations overseeing its family office, real estate development and restaurant teams for the past 15 years.
Chance serves on the board of directors for one of the nation’s largest restaurant purchasing cooperatives and has held numerous leadership positions within the Wendy’s system. Carlisle’s wholly owned subsidiary Wendelta Inc. owns and operates 165 Wendy’s restaurants in the southeastern US with annual revenues exceeding $265 million per year.
Recently, Chance has focused the company on One Beale, a 5.5 acre, $400 million Memphis riverfront development that includes three Hyatt branded hotels (227 room Hyatt Centric, 136 room Caption by Hyatt and a 350 room Grand Hyatt), 232 luxury apartments at The Landing Residences, 15,000 SF Class A Office, 8 full-service restaurant and bars along with a 465 car garage. In addition to One Beale, Carlisle Development has $300 million of projects in its future development pipeline.