Donterrius Shepard was born and raised in a small town called Albany, Ga. At an early age my parents taught me the importance of having a servant’s heart. On Saturdays while other children my age were playing at the park, he would help my parents clean the church. Sundays he would serve as an usher, that was when he learned my first lesson on hospitality and the true meaning of being of service.

Donterrius took these tools with into the workforce in 1996 at the young age of 16 to Mc Donald’s where he began his career in hospitality. There he learned the foundation principles like clean as you go, being on time, and guest interaction skills. He quickly progressed during my time with McDonald’s, in 1999 he was promoted to manager. He managed to hold this position while attending Albany State University, where Donterrius obtained a degree in Business Management. The experience he gained working full-time coupled with my education gave me an edge. He received several job offers, he decided to venture out to an entirely different industry. He went into Sales, Donterrius wanted a break from the hospitality industry. He had some success, as General manager he was able to take his location from $500,000 to $850,000 in sales. Despite his success in sales something was missing. After about two years off from hospitality he went back to where my passion lied. 

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In 2007, he joined Longhorn Steakhouse in Albany, Ga. where he made an immediate impact in labor productivity, cleanliness, training and development. After a few years with the company he was presented an opportunity to help run the busiest Longhorn in the world. He joined the Longhorn Steakhouse in East Point, Ga. in 2010. During my tenure we broke 8 sales records, won multiple highest guest counts awards, and improved productivity year after year. Currently we hold the highest annual sales for any Longhorn in history.