Company: SZZL
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001213900-25-027678
Chunk: 165

Company: Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: 424B3
Chunk 165
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 There he learned how to evaluate key operating metrics for restaurant and hospitality companies and used those skills to buy and sell restaurants and bars. Our Non -ExecutiveVice -Chairmanis Jamie Karson, who served as Non -ExecutiveVice -Chairmanof Sizzle I, and has served as Executive Chairman of Salis since June 2018, where he and Mr. Salis work closely together. Previously Mr. Karson served as Chairman and CEO of Steve Madden, Ltd., which is an international footwear and apparel wholesaler and retailer with a $3billion market cap. Mr. Karson joined Steve Madden at a time when the company was in turmoil. During Mr. Karson’s initial years as CEO, he stabilized the company and its stock price, retained key leaders throughout the company and established trusted relationships with its public shareholders. Over the ensuing years, revenues, profits and market capitalization steadily increased through a combination of organic growth of existing brands and acquisition and license of other brands both domestically and internationally. Mr. Karson and his team regularly evaluated multiple acquisition opportunities to add to its portfolio of brands. As a result of these efforts, shareholder equity increased and Mr. Karson was named to the list of the “Top 10 Best Retail CEOs in America” in 2009 by HVS and the company was named “Company of the Year” by Footwear News in two separate years. From August 2015 to September 2017, Mr. Karson served as the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Original Soupman where he increased annual revenues by establishing distribution in key supermarket chains around the country, including Kroger, Publix, ShopRite, Wegmans, Stop & Shop, and Costco. Original Soupman lacked sufficient capital to meet demand and ultimately filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code in June 2017, which resulted in a sale of the assets of the company to an investor group as part of the formal bankruptcy auction process in October 2017. Mr. Karson left the company after the Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale was completed in October 2017. Thereafter, the Chapter 11 case was converted into a Chapter 7. Mr.Karson was named as a defendant in litigation regarding disclosures made by Original Soupman and regarding Original Soupman’s internal controls. Mr. Karson also purchased the southern Connecticut territory for Pinkberry through his personal investment entity, Thinkpink LLC. He funded and built a number of units and then sold the company to the private