Work doesn’t wait for Todd Graves, even on vacation.
Sometimes, the billionaire co-founder and CEO of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers starts work at 4:30 a.m. while traveling, so he can join his family at the beach by the time they wake up around 11 a.m., he says.
Graves defines work-life balance as scheduling family time into his calendar, to avoid getting lost while growing his company. He could ease his workload if he was happy or comfortable with his level of success, he adds — but he’s unlikely to stop trying to grow his restaurant chain, which could finish this year with nearly $5 billion in sales, anytime soon.
“I’m as busy as anybody I know, I travel as much as anybody I know, but I can work my schedule where I can make most of the things I need to be at with kids, family or important friends,” says Graves, who has helmed Raising Cane’s since opening …