# Andy Taylor

> Andy Taylor is the New York-based CEO of Heyday Skincare and a consumer-business operator whose career has moved through finance, scuba instruction, restaurants, e-commerce, packaged goods and personal-care services. Before joining Heyday in June 2023, he led Levain Bakery, Ando and Hale and Hearty and held finance and operations roles at Pret A Manger. Across those businesses, his recurring assignment has been to turn a beloved local idea into a repeatable operation without sanding away what customers liked about it in the first place.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Heyday Skincare
- **Organizations:** Heyday Skincare, Levain Bakery, Ando, Hale and Hearty, Pret A Manger, Blue Marlin Indonesia, Greenforce, Live Communication Ltd, Deloitte
- **Education:** Honors BSc in Economics and Mathematics, University of York
- **Known for:** His public professional biography credits him with building and opening more than 80 retail units across multiple industries., As Pret A Manger's U.S. operations leader, he helped expand the chain from 11 to 33 New York shops and launch it in Washington, Boston and Chicago., At Levain Bakery, he oversaw expansion from three New York locations to 13 locations in multiple markets, alongside e-commerce and grocery product growth.

## Career timeline

- **1995-2001** — Worked as a senior business planner at Deloitte.
- **2001-2005** — Served as vice president of strategy and finance at Live Communication Ltd.
- **2005-2008** — Worked as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, first with Greenforce and then Blue Marlin Indonesia.
- **2008** — Joined Pret A Manger as vice president of finance and strategy.
- **2009-2014** — Served as Pret A Manger's chief operating officer; during his operations tenure the chain expanded in the United States from 11 to 33 New York shops and entered Washington, Boston and Chicago.
- **2014-2017** — Led Hale and Hearty as CEO.
- **2017-2018** — Led David Chang-backed delivery restaurant Ando as CEO, narrowing its menu and adding a small physical restaurant before Uber Eats acquired the company and its technology.
- **2018-2023** — Served as CEO of Levain Bakery, overseeing shop, product, e-commerce and brand expansion as the bakery grew beyond its New York base and entered grocery freezers.
- **2023-present** — Became CEO of Heyday Skincare to lead its retail and franchise development.

## Achievements

- His public professional biography credits him with building and opening more than 80 retail units across multiple industries.
- As Pret A Manger's U.S. operations leader, he helped expand the chain from 11 to 33 New York shops and launch it in Washington, Boston and Chicago.
- At Levain Bakery, he oversaw expansion from three New York locations to 13 locations in multiple markets, alongside e-commerce and grocery product growth.
- At Ando, he helped refocus the menu and operating model before Uber Eats acquired the company and its technology.
- He was selected in 2023 to lead Heyday's next phase of company-owned and franchised retail development.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Outlined Heyday's franchise logic around predictable membership demand, operating consistency and deepening relationships with existing clients rather than constantly chasing first visits.
- **2026-09** — Heyday's current company website reports 35 studios across the United States and more than one million facials delivered.
- **2024-06** — Participated in a Heyday leadership offsite focused on strategic goals, client experience and operational execution.
- **2023-09** — Heyday launched an in-house professional product line after Taylor's appointment, adding proprietary backbar formulas across company and franchise locations.
- **2023-06** — Appointed CEO of Heyday Skincare after a 12-month search, succeeding co-founder Adam Ross, who remained on the board with co-founder Michael Pollak.

## Links

- Website: https://www.heydayskincare.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-taylor-4383b8a

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Last updated: 2026-09-27