Bloomin' Adventures

About the Author

Tim Gannon is the co-founder of Outback Steakhouse and the creator of the Bloomin' Onion, which has generated over $1 billion in sales. He and his partners also helped build Carrabba's Italian Grill, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, and Bonefish Grill under the Bloomin' Brands umbrella. Tim was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and holds an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration and Food Service Management from Johnson & Wales University. He is a recipient of the Florida Restaurant Association Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame. At age forty-two, he began playing polo. Within a decade, he founded the Outback Polo team, which Rolex ranked as the world's number one. He won five U.S. Open Polo Championships, competing alongside legends such as Adolfo Cambiaso and Memo Gracida, and was ranked number one in the world at fifty. Tim lives in Wellington, Florida. Don Yaeger is a thirteen-time New York Times bestselling author, Hall of Fame keynote speaker, and former Associate Editor of Sports Illustrated. He has authored or co-authored more than forty books, partnering with legends such as Walter Payton, John Wooden, and Warrick Dunn. He is the host of the Corporate Competitor Podcast and National Geographic's Storyteller-in-Residence. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida. Deyson Ortiz is a producer and creative director with over thirty years of experience in visual storytelling. He served as production manager for Bloomin' Adventures, shepherding the book from manuscript through publication. He is based in Florida.