40 Under 40 2018: Danielle Leoni


Age: 37

Title: Executive chef and co-owner

Company: The Breadfruit & Rum Bar

Hometown: Illinois suburbs

Education: Arizona State University Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, executive master of sustainability leadership

Definition of success: Leaving it better than I found it.

What makes an effective business leader? Ability to bring people along for the journey.

Mentor: My Uncle, Michael Leone, master teacher of martial and healing arts taught me how to form a strong…

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