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title: "Captain D’s Expands Development Team with Steve Bailey as New Director of Franchise Development"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3f34436c-65cf-4067-8297-cf4aee90c728
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230510_captain_ds_expands_development_team_with_steve_bailey_as_new_director_of_fr.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:51.906Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1611974789855-9c2a0a7236a3?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Captain D’s Expands Development Team with Steve Bailey as New Director of Franchise Development

**TL;DR:** Captain D's has expanded its development team with Steve Bailey as the new director of franchise development, supporting the company's ongoing expansion. Bailey has more than 20 years of experience in franchise sales and development with multiple restaurant service brands.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-05-10. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230510_captain_ds_expands_development_team_with_steve_bailey_as_new_director_of_fr.html).*

## Story

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Captain D’s announced today that Steve Bailey has joined the company as director of franchise development. Bailey has more than 20 years of experience in franchise sales and development with multiple restaurant service brands. Focusing on territories east of the Mississippi River, he will support Captain D’s ongoing expansion throughout the country alongside longtime senior director of franchise development Steve Bielewicz, who is responsible for growing the company’s presence in the western region.

“We have welcomed Steve onboard our development team,” said Brad Reed, chief development officer of Captain D’s. “He is a tremendous asset to us, with a stellar track record from over two decades of experience helping restaurant brands and franchise owners grow.”

Bailey comes to Captain D’s after six years with Fazoli’s, where he was the senior director of franchise sales. During his time there, he helped lead restructuring and revitalization that resulted in record-breaking performance numbers for the brand. Prior to that, he worked in similar development roles for restaurant companies such as Sonic Drive-In, Einstein’s Bros. Bagels, Checkers and Dairy Queen. He earned a bachelor’s in business from the Indiana Institute of Technology.

“I’m honored to be a part of the future of this brand and to join Brad Reed and Steve Bielewicz in charting the course for expansion,” said Bailey.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise development (topic)
- Finance (sector)
- restaurant expansion (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- Fazoli's (company)
- Captain D's (company)
- Sonic Drive-In (company)
- team expansion (topic)
- Brad Reed (person)
- Einstein Bros. Bagels (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230510_captain_ds_expands_development_team_with_steve_bailey_as_new_director_of_fr.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3f34436c-65cf-4067-8297-cf4aee90c728).