Aaron L. Hammer | Attorney, Entrepreneur & Civic Leader | Entrepreneur
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Entrepreneur

“Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”
–Steve Jobs

Raised in an international family business, Aaron carries on his family's tradition of entrepreneurship as a principal, partner and investor in special situations and healthy transactions, with a focus on hospitality, professional services and real estate. Most notably, Aaron is the Managing Partner of Bisteca Hospitality Group. In this capacity, Aaron manages restaurant operations, business development, and strategy for Red South Beach and its future operations in Marbella Spain. Prior to this role, Aaron was (and remains) an active investor in mulitple Chicago restaurants, including a fine dining concept with 3 Michelin stars, an iconic gastropub which boasts Bon Appétite's top cheeseburger in America, as well as TimeOut Chicago's top fast-casual ramen shop with multiple city-wide locations. Aaron is a founder and principal of Calle Piedra LLC which owns and operates a dozen high-end luxury villas in Marbella Spain. He previously served as chairman of the board of NuCheck Advantage, a nationally recognized background checking and technology firm, as Chairman of the Executive Committee of Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer LLP and on the four-person Executive Committee of HMB Legal Counsel, now its board of directors.
 
 

Hospitality

  • Red Steakhouse logo
  • Taureaux Tavern logo
  • Smyth logo
  • The Loyalist logo
  • Furious Spoon logo
  • Reservoir Bar logo
  • Bisteca Hospitality Group logo
 
 

Professional Services
& Real Estate

  • Horwood Marcus & Berk logo
  • Stone Street Properties logo
  • Calle Piedra logo
  • Deal Makers logo
 
 

Successful Exits

  • Sugar Felsenthal Grais and Hammer logo
  • The Bedford logo
  • NuCheck corporation logo
  • CDI Nuclear logo