A two-alarm fire broke out at the P.F. Chang's restaurant near Northlake Mall in Charlotte, starting accidentally when someone improperly disposed of smoking materials near the building. The fire spread through the walls, but all restaurant workers and customers were safely evacuated. Forty firefighters were able to control the blaze within 45 minutes, causing an estimated $10,000 in damage.
Damola Adamolekun, CEO of P.F. Chang's and partner at Paulson & Co., wakes up at 4 a.m. every day to run 8 miles before heading to work. He believes that work and life should mix and encourages employees to build in "buffers" to manage stress. As one of the few Black CEOs leading a major U.S. company, Adamolekun's daily routine is packed with meetings and emails, but he still finds time to relax with a cigar on his patio at the end of the day.
Damola Adamolekun, the 34-year-old CEO of P.F. Chang's and partner at hedge fund Paulson & Co., wakes up at 4 a.m. every day to run 8 miles before heading to work. He believes that work and life should mix and encourages employees to build in "buffers" to avoid stress. Adamolekun's daily routine includes reviewing performance numbers, attending meetings, managing emails, and often mixing business with dinner. Despite the pressures of being a CEO, he says work doesn't stress him out.
