1179: Sean Lyons, Partner at Up Hospitality Partners

1179: Sean Lyons, Partner at Up Hospitality Partners

Author: Inspiring interviews with todays most successful restaurateurs 2-days a wee April 28, 2025 Duration: 2:14:01

Sean Lyons is a Partner at Up Hospitality Partners in Nashville. Sean got his first job in a restaurant when he was 13 at a Spanish restaurant in Chicago. At this early age, he knew he wanted to own a restaurant one day. Sean went on to study hospitality and then finance at Purdue University while also training to become a competitive ballroom dancer. From 2016-2018, he worked for Hillstone Restaurant Group. He then began working for Dream Hotel Group which brought him to Nashville in 2018. He eventually took over the longstanding Germantown Cafe with his partners and now Up Hospitality Group owns 3 restaurants, including Germantown Cafe, as well as Park Cafe and Karrington Rowe. 

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