St. Louis Business Journal
July 10, 2009

My friends and coworkers might say that I multi-task, however I say that I multi-operate. It’s not that I do a million things at once; it’s that I do a million different things at once. I have built my success on trying almost anything that is asked of me, and with a little determination, effectively completing the job.  Menu development, photography, marketing, computer programming and website development are just a few of the varied challenges I have taken on at Butler’s Pantry. In addition to all of these endeavors, I am responsible for more than 30% of our $5 million in annual catering sales and managing our 7 member sales team.  A self proclaimed obsessive compulsive, I live to organize things.  My career at Butler’s Pantry helps me realize this need on a daily basis.

Birthday: November 28, 1979

High school: Shenendehowa, 1997 (Clifton Park, NY)

College: Cornell University, ‘01

Degree: Bachelor’s in hospitality management

First job: A baker at the French Confection Bakery in Latham, NY

Favorite career achievement: Planning, and successfully executing, the 2008 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club. This was the largest single undertaking of my career, as well as Butler’s Pantry as a whole. (We had more than $2 million in sales over the seven-day event.)

Favorite thing about your job: Never doing the same thing twice.

Favorite volunteer activity: Supporting our troops; at home & abroad.

Favorite hobby: Hobbies, who has time for hobbies – my hobby is eating!

Most embarrassing work moment: I don’t know where to start – various wardrobe malfunctions, thinking my client’s husband was the gardener or proposing a dessert selection of a fresh berry pavlova with sauce béarnaise. Or having a client ask me if I was old enough to have graduated from college.

The St. Louis Business Journal has selected its list of this year’s 30 under 30 honorees, and a member of our team is among them!  Cassie Burd, our Vice President of Sales & Catering, joins 29 other St. Louis business leaders for this prestigious award.

The winners will be featured in the July 10 special section of the Business Journal.

To see the complete list of honorees click here.

The award recognizes the BMW Championship’s excellence in all phases of tournament operations, including such areas as corporate hospitality venues, Pro-Am presentations, player services and media relations.  “We’re humbled that the PGA TOUR has honored our event with this award,” said John Kaczkowski, WGA vice president of tournaments.

“We were fortunate to have three great partners in BMW, the PGA TOUR and Bellerive Country Club. This award recognizes the efforts of all who contributed to the success of this year’s BMW Championship. I’m pleased we were selected to receive this award, and just as pleased that we were able to raise a record amount for the Evans Scholars Foundation, our tournament’s sole charity.”

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