Our Story

Owner

Owner

Shaun Morris, is an operating partner of BSBC Chicken LLC, focusing on the development and management of Zaxby's Franchised locations in Central Florida in addition to other ventures.  While Shaun works with the team on the day to day issues, his focus is primarily Human Resources, Risk Management, Marketing, IT, and managing the general administrative functions of the group.  

Shaun began his career with Zaxby’s largest licensee Zax Inc. in 2002 as an entry level cook in Gainesville, Florida while pursuing a Business Degree from the University of Florida. He eventually moved into the General Manager role in 2007. Shaun received recognition from Zax Inc. for managing the top performing location in the company in both 2008 and 2009 out of 70+ locations in the southeast, as well as leading the company in Corporate Inspections and Guest Satisfaction.

In 2009, Shaun graduated from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

In 2011, Shaun was promoted to Multi-Unit Manager with Zax Inc. and relocated to Asheville, North Carolina to onboard six existing locations in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina into the Zax Inc. system.Over the next 5 years, Shaun moved to Charlotte and eventually to Raleigh, specializing in the development of new locations as well as working with General Managers and instilling systems to improve struggling locations to bring them up to brand standard. 

In 2016, Shaun made the decision to partner with Boris, Blake, and Cotton not only to build and manage restaurants, but to continue to develop people to pay forward the investment Zax Inc. and numerous mentors made in himself. 

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Shaun’s role with BSBC has been to primarily focus on building and managing the administrative functions of the company, including IT, Payroll, Human Resources, Marketing, and Accounting that serve the nearly 500 Team Members that work in Orange, Osceola, Pinellas and Alachua Counties. ​Shaun has been a partner and a volunteer in the following:

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• SFC CIED - Volunteering to work with entrepreneurs from Shaun’s Alma Mater, Santa Fe College

• Guardian Ad Litem NCF - volunteer

• All Star Dads - Supporting fathers in the community with education and training 

• President Orlando Zaxby’s Marketing Co-op

• Zaxby’s Marketing Subcommittee - longest tenured member

• Gator 100 #38 for 2023 celebrating the fastest growing Gator Businesses

Owner

G.W. "Blake" Fletcher was born and raised in Alachua County, Florida, and is a fourth-generation Floridian. . Blake serves as the Chief Futurist and Managing Partner for the Fletcher Family of Companies. Mr. Fletcher is a licensed real estate professional with Bosshardt Realty and holds a contractor’s license with Fletcher Construction.

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Mr. Fletcher is active in the community, serving two terms on the Metropolitan Transportation Advisory Board's Citizen Advisory Committee, volunteering with the PALS organization, serving on the Newberry-Jonesville Chamber Board since 2010 (as President for three years from 2011-2013), serving on Alarion Bank's advisory committee from 2012 - 2014,  graduated from the Business Community Coalitions Public Leadership Institute (1), Leadership Gainesville (35), and Connect Florida (5), and was a board member on the Builders Association of North Central Florida from 2013 to 2023.

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Mr. Fletcher currently serves as Trustee for two educational organizations. He was appointed to the Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees in 2015 along with joining the Oak Hall School Board of Trustees in 2022.

Owner

George E. “Cotton” Fletcher was born in St. Petersburg, Florida on January 13, 1931 and moved to Newberry, Florida at age 1 and to the family farm at age 11. The farm became a 2,000 acre farm and cattle ranch. On the farm they produced corn, tobacco and vegetables. Harvesting and milling timber for warehouses, sheds, fences, cattle pens on the land and an additional 1,000 acres of leased land stretching from Jonesville to North Florida Hospital. The lumber was also used in the John Deere Tractor dealership; Fletcher Farm Equipment Company in Newberry for vegetable process shed and equipment storage.

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Cotton attended Gainesville High School; graduating in 1948; 1 year college at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida; 2 years at the University of Florida. Cotton enlisted in the US Air Force; he was selected to attend officer candidate school and upon completion became a 2nd Lieutenant at age 22 in 1953. He separated from active Air Force duty in 1956, and then worked in the John Deere Tractor dealership until the dealership was sold in 1986. By 1986 he was already developing residential subdivisions and building homes. His first development was Pine Hill Estates on Newberry Road in 1960. Cotton has continued to develop as sole owner or a principle in 25 residential subdivision, one 320 unit apartment complex, and 5 commercial and office properties.

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Cotton continued in the Air Force Reserves until March 30, 1975 retiring with the rank of Major.

Community Boards

• Council of Economic Outreach – a Founding Board Member

• Junior Achievements

• Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce 1978 – 1980;

• Florida Farm Equipment Dealers Association, Chairman;

• State of Florida Lottery Commission 1990 – 1995;

• Alachua General Hospital – Wellness, Inc. 1980 – 1982 Chairman;

• United Way 1968 – 1971 Division Chairman;

• Alachua General Hospital appointed by Alachua County Commission in 1969. Alachua General Hospital evolved into Santa Fe Healthcare, a large non-profit company comprised of AvMed Health Plan, Haven Hospice and a Senior Living Division with facilities in Gainesville, Bonita Springs, and Miami.

• Santa Fe Healthcare – Presently serving