Francesco Amodeo: “It’s important to honor days off; When you run your own business you become sucked into the daily routine that you forget to enjoy and fully live your life.”

When you run your own business, you become sucked into the daily routine that you forget to enjoy and fully live your life. I would say it’s important to honor days off. I try to take time off from my routine periodically and found that it has definitely helped me to avoid burning out. It’s important to find a balance between working hard and enjoying everyday life.

I had the pleasure to interview Francesco Amodeo. Francesco is the Presidente of Don Ciccio & Figli and founder of Think Italian LLC. Francesco ‘Ciccio’ Amodeo began his journey in the hospitality industry as a young boy growing up in the small town of Furore, Italy, a quaint, tight-knit hamlet of just over 800 residents. With an extended family supplying the town with its most celebrated chefs, winemakers, and artisanal liqueur makers, Amodeo became an epicure at a young age, and began his life-long love affair with hospitality. Deciding to follow…