Donatos thrives under Jane Grote's value-driven leadership

Donatos thrives under Jane Grote's value-driven leadership | Nishtha Jain leads at the intersection of tech, health care | How Nancy Silverton learned to lead by delegating Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 25, 2024 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Top of the week [] [Donatos thrives under Jane Grote's value-driven leadership]( [Donatos thrives under Jane Grote's value-driven leadership]( Grote (Donatos Pizza) Jane Grote's leadership at Donatos Pizza, the family business she grew up in, is rooted in the principles of "Agape Capitalism," which her father coined to emphasize love and ethical business practices, and Grote maintains its mission of kindness and empathy. As chief purpose officer, Grote has created the Promise Family fund, which provides emergency funding for staff members in a crisis. Grote also oversees the Donatos Family Foundation: Love Our Neighbor, which raises funds to address housing, hunger and health issues in the markets where the 466-unit pizza chain operates. Full Story: [QSR]( (7/24) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( We make work, work. You don't know what we do, but you'd know if we didn't do it. From automating order generation to AI-powered document processing, and everything in between. [Learn more about our solutions »]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] Today's leadership [] [Nishtha Jain leads at the intersection of tech, health care]( Nishtha Jain, head of innovation and digital technology at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, is working on integrating AI and digital health to optimize patient care, speed up drug discovery and streamline health care delivery. 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