Community is something that we all look for. Whether it’s in the workplace, within an organization, or among friends, we all seek that sense of belonging. And for many, this feeling of community extends into the dynamic worlds of social media. On this episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity, Kelly is joined by content creator Kennedy Rose, better known to her social followers by her username cozy.games. Over the past couple of years, Kennedy has been hard at work cultivating her own vibrant co...
Jul 12, 2024•30 min
Living Más is more than just a slogan at Taco Bell; it’s deeply engrained in our culture. While it certainly resonates with our fans, its significant influence lies with Team Members. Our culture embodies a commitment to recognizing and empowering Team Members, encouraging them to drive change as we and Taco Bell franchisees work to elevate the standards for fast food employment. When Team Members are passionate about their work, that enthusiasm spreads throughout the restaurant, creating a dist...
Jun 17, 2024•28 min
It’s no secret Taco Bell is known for twists on food classics. From tacos to burritos to breakfast, we’re always looking for new ways to provide fans with a menu they want to keep coming back to. Our latest innovation? The Cantina Chicken Menu. In Kelly’s first episode as podcast host, she’ll sit down with Liz Matthews, Global Chief Food Innovation Officer, to dive into the spiciest details of this new menu, outline what fans can expect in the months to come and share insights from leading the F...
Feb 14, 2024•17 min
2024 starts a new chapter in the book of Taco Bell. As we say ‘see you later’ to Mark King, we eagerly welcome Sean Tresvant as Taco Bell’s new CEO effective January 1st. But that's not all this chapter holds – Kelly McCulloch, Taco Bell's Global Chief People & Transformation Officer, will carry on the restlessly creative spirit as the new host of the podcast. In this episode, Mark sits down for the last time as host. He is joined by both Sean and Kelly, as they look towards what 2024 holds....
Jan 05, 2024•26 min
For many 17-year-olds, the month of August is spent preparing for their freshmen year of college.However, while his peers were packing up the car with dorm room must-haves, Long Beach native and cyclist Liam Garner strapped a tent to his mountain bike and began his bike ride from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. 527 days and 20,000 miles later, he reached his destination. On the latest episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity, Mark King is joined by Liam as the two discuss the details...
Nov 30, 2023•25 min
When tacos win, we all win. It’s a mentality we’ve fully embraced at Taco Bell in appreciation and celebration of a food with a unique cultural cachet and ability to bring people together. Whether made by us, another brand or your favorite local restaurant. Yet the ubiquitous phrase “Taco Tuesday” hasbeen a registered trademark for decades. For the benefit of all taco shops nationwide, Taco Bell filed legal petitions to cancel the registrations, and they worked! On the latest episode of Recipe f...
Oct 31, 2023•28 min
Taco Bell is known for bringing innovative, craveableMexican-inspired food to the masses. What might not be known is how much goeson behind the scenes to come up with our food. The brand is on a journey tocreate a menu that fits a wide variety of lifestyles and features simple buthigh-quality ingredients that leave our fans wanting more. On this episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity, Mark isjoined by Marissa Thiry, the Senior Associate Manager of Global Nutrition &Sustainability at Taco ...
Oct 12, 2023•24 min
Taco Bell understands that each brand milestone brings an opportunity to do better—for everyone involved. From creating new jobs to strengthening communities, Taco Bell sees the brand’s accession as an ever-growing benefit to so many people. And at the front of this charge is Scott Mezvinsky, the current Managing Director of North America for Taco Bell. On the latest episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity, Mark King will sit down with Scott. The two will discuss Scott’s vast background in the...
Aug 22, 2023•22 min
A Taco Bell mash-up is not unexpected. From Doritos® Locos Tacos to Milk Bar, these collaborations have become a staple of the brand. However, the secret sauce that drives these mash-ups and Taco Bell as a brand is our team members. That’s why Taco Bell announced it is teaming up with Brooklyn-based artist Ricardo Gonzalez, aka “ It’s a Living ,” to introduce exclusive team member merch honoring the brand’s people-oriented culture. In this episode, Kelly and Ricardo will dive into Taco Bell's fo...
Jul 31, 2023•19 min
Everyone is a fan of Taco Bell, it’s just a fact. But some fans bring their love of the brand to the next level. We like to call them our super fans. And if anyone is a Taco Bell super fan, it’s Sam Reid. Self-proclaimed Taco Bell enthusiast, amateur trick shot artist and former Olympic hopeful, Sam undertook the challenge of eating nothing but Taco Bell for 30 days and documenting his progress on his YouTube channel in a short documentary called, I Ate Nothing But Taco Bell for 30 Days to Impro...
Jun 22, 2023•22 min
This year, Taco Bell broadened its stakes in love. On February 24th, 2023, Taco Bell held its very first metaverse wedding , where lifelong Taco Bell fans Sheel Mohnot and Amruta Godbole said “I do” in a wedding ceremony in Decentraland . Winning out over 300 couples, Sheel and Amruta give Taco Bell CEO Mark King the inside scoop on how they worked closely with Taco Bell to plan their wedding and will relive moments from their happily ever after. Watch Mark, Sheel and Amruta get interviewed insi...
May 29, 2023•27 min
At Taco Bell, living más isn’t just for our fans. It’s for our Team Members too, and we strive endlessly to create a culture that redefines what it means to work in a quick service restaurant. We set standards higher than the rest and reward passionate innovators with unconventional opportunities that ignite their inspiration, in and out of the workplace. Taco Bell Chief People Officer Kelly McCulloch will host the latest episode live from Golden Bell in Hawaii. Golden Bell happens every yearto ...
May 01, 2023•16 min
To kickoff 2023, Mark is joined by Katrina “KT” Thornton, Taco Bell’s first-ever Chief Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer, for the 20th episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity. For KT, EI&B is not about check marks. It’s about marking a new era and making impact known through results. In this episode, KT and Mark will dive into conversations about what that means for Taco Bell as we gear up to take on 2023 and beyond.
Jan 11, 2023•27 min
On the November episode of Restless Creativity, Mark is joined by Mike Grams, Taco Bell President and Global COO. Mike got his start at Taco Bell as an Assistant General Manager in Detroit in 1992 and has been with the brand for 30 years. As the President and Global COO, Mike is all about ‘what’s next’ inside and outside of the field. Mike and Mark will not only discuss Mike's lifelong commitment to Taco Bell but how he ensures the best customer experience, people development and brand standards...
Nov 21, 2022•25 min
At Taco Bell, we believe that smart partnerships are a key to success and inspiration. On this episode of Recipe for Restless Creativity, Mark King sits down with Russ Bendel, CEO of The Habit Burger Grill, to talk about the partnership between Taco Bell and Habit, Habit’s recent move to Yum! Brands, the learnings that have come with that move and, of course, how the two stay inspired to keep their brands motivated everyday.
Oct 31, 2022•27 min
At Taco Bell, we believe that staying restlessly creative — both personally and professionally — is the key to success. In this episode, Mark sits down with David Novak, Co-Founder and retired Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands. The two will discuss David’s time with Yum! Brands as well as his new book Take Charge of You: How Self-Coaching Can Transform Your Life and Career . David will share the inspiration behind his new book, some of its highlights and even how his philosophy has influenced Taco...
Oct 05, 2022•31 min
In the past three years, Taco Bell has accelerated how, where and why it brings new experiences to its team members and fans in restaurants around the world. In the U.S., Go Mobile and Taco Bell Defy exemplify restaurant innovation not only for the brand, but also for the industry as a whole. Taco Bell continues to monitor key learnings and insights to leverage elements of these new formats and elevate experiences into existing and future builds. To dive deeper into what’s next for Taco Bell dev...
Aug 31, 2022•24 min
Taco Bell has jump-started its evolution to elevate its company culture by embedding Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (EI&B) into the way its teams lead and do business. To help drive cultural and systemic change in the workplace, Taco Bell hosted an Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Immersion event earlier this year. This event helped the organization actualize EI&B to life in everyday moments, following its continuing refinement of its EI&B strategy. As part of this event’s itinerary,...
Aug 12, 2022•28 min
There are a lot of things that set Taco Bell apart from its competitors. Our brand marketing ingenuity, our food innovation, our people and of course, our drive for impactful purpose. And in our mission to fuel good, we have a secret weapon: our partnership with the Taco Bell Foundation. Since 1992, the Taco Bell Foundation has helped America’s young people follow their dreams and reach their full potential. In this episode, Mark King sits down with Jennifer (Jen) Bradbury, the Executive Directo...
Jun 30, 2022•21 min
Though there are many fan-favorite items at Taco Bell, no other item has had such passion as the Mexican Pizza. From its 1985 debut on menus, the Mexican Pizza has created a loyal cult following. So, after its short hiatus in 2020 resulting in an uproar from fans, Taco Bell is thrilled to bring the Mexican Pizza back to menus on May 19. In this episode, Mark is joined by Liz Matthews, Taco Bell’s Chief Food Innovation Officer. The two will take us behind the scenes and into the kitchen as they d...
Apr 29, 2022•22 min
2022 marks 60 years since the first Taco Bell Restaurant opened its doors in Downey, California. In these past 60 years, Taco Bell has shown its commitment to living más and inspiring others to do the same. While much has changed over the years, change is something that we embrace at Taco Bell and something that consumers have come to expect and love about the brand. In this episode, Mark is joined by the new Global Chief Brand Officer, Sean Tresvant to discuss what it means to be at the helm of...
Mar 21, 2022•21 min
Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl, meet Taco Bell. In light of February being Valentine’s Day month, episode 11 will tell the love story of Enrique and Adriana, two Taco Bell employees who met as Taco Bell team members, rose in the ranks at the restaurant, fell in love, and together followed their dream to work at Taco Bell’s headquarters. This episode will not only show their commitment to one another but also to Taco Bell. They both started their careers with the company and have st...
Mar 01, 2022•29 min
Taco Bell started the year off strong by being named Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Franchise for the second year in a row. In Episode 10, Mark sits down with Taco Bell franchisees Tina Reagan and SG Ellison to discuss what it takes to be on top. The group will dive into the secrets of Taco Bell and how the relationship between Taco Bell HQ and franchisees is the key to redefining the QSR industry, with continued innovations in digital, restaurant development, food and bigger picture sustainability...
Feb 04, 2022•25 min
For the final episode of the year, Mark chats with The Playbook’s David Meltzer about the power of happiness and how he plans to inspire and positively impact 1 billion people. Mark was also featured on a recent episode of The Playbook that you can listen to here .
Dec 16, 2021•9 min
In the latest episode of the podcast, Mark will continue to focus on his (and Taco Bell’s) devotion to People — chatting with Taco Bell franchisees Farzin and Imaan. The father and son duo share their story, experiences and more, and remind us all of what it means to live with Restless Creativity from generation to generation.
Nov 30, 2021•32 min
In this episode, Taco Bell CEO Mark King sits down with Guy Raz, former journalist, renowned author, CEO of Built-It Productions and the creative force behind the How I Built This podcast. Their conversation is an adventure through Restless Creativity, with some unexpected stops along the way. The two discuss why business stories make the best dramas, how curiosity wins over intelligence, the brilliance of “stupid” ideas, and much more...
Oct 29, 2021•33 min
Helping to take care of the planet is one thing. Doing it in a disruptive and truly Taco Bell way, is another. Taco Bell aims to “Live Más” in many ways, from offering food for all lifestyles to creating leaders for our communities inside and out of our restaurants. But we also work to do our part in taking care of our planet and leaving a lighter footprint on the communities around us. In this episode, Mark King will chat with Tom Szaky, the CEO of fellow disruptive brand TerraCycle®. They dig ...
Sep 08, 2021•24 min
At Taco Bell, we believe that part of living más is restlessly continuing to push the boundaries in everything we do. Sometimes that means taking a moment to appreciate all the things we have already accomplished in our history as a brand in order to continue being bolder in the future. In today's episode, CEO Mark King chats with former CEO of Taco Bell and Yum! Brands Greg Creed to discuss Greg's new book, how Taco Bell has made a memorable impact in the quick service restaurant world througho...
Aug 18, 2021•26 min•Ep. 5
We often hear leaders say that “good ideas come from everyone.” But putting that idea into practice in the workplace can be…complicated. This is the story of how Taco Bell decided it was time to just go for it. They launched the Taco Bell Internal Incubator - a program designed to harness the ingenuity of corporate employees. Those who opt in learn unique creative-thinking techniques and then go after a pressing business challenge. Was it a complete disaster? A smashing success? Find out in this...
Jun 10, 2021•33 min
Taco Bell isn’t just about offering delicious, craveable food for our fans. We also provide millions in scholarships and grants each year through the Taco Bell Foundation, to break down barriers to educate and inspire the next generation of leaders. True to the Taco Bell brand, and the spirit of Restless Creativity, these scholarships have helped hundreds of young students and Taco Bell team members achieve their boldest ambitions and create good in the world. Today, Mark talks to Nash, a two-ti...
May 10, 2021•26 min
