# Joe McGuire

> Joe McGuire is the chief executive of Not Your Average Joe's, a regional American restaurant group, and an operator whose career has repeatedly placed him inside difficult corporate arithmetic. After finance and leadership roles at Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, where he helped take the retailer public, oversaw acquisitions and later led a restructuring, he joined Not Your Average Joe's as CFO in 2008. His own account credits the team with settling a major data-breach crisis, reaching positive cash flow in 2009, earning the restaurant company's first net income in 2010 and recapitalizing for growth in 2012. He became CEO and, in 2025, represented the chain as it returned to expansion with a Bedford, Massachusetts restaurant.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Not Your Average Joe's
- **Organizations:** Not Your Average Joe's, McGuire Capital, Tweeter Home Entertainment Group
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** The Pennsylvania State University
- **Known for:** Served as CFO and CEO of public and private companies with revenue ranging from $9 million to $900 million., Helped guide an organization through an IPO and follow-on offerings and participated in more than 22 acquisitions across his CFO career., At Tweeter, helped finance growth from a $60 million regional retailer to a company with $900 million in revenue across 26 states.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Became chief financial officer and chief information officer of Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, responsible for accounting, administration, reporting, information systems, investor relations and growth capital.
- **2001** — Advanced to senior vice president and chief financial officer at Tweeter.
- **2005** — The Tweeter board appointed him interim CEO in May; he became president and CEO in August.
- **2005-2007** — Led Tweeter's restructuring, including store closures, exits from unprofitable regions and a reduction in corporate overhead, followed by a going-concern sale through Chapter 11.
- **2008** — Joined Not Your Average Joe's as chief financial officer amid the aftermath of a customer-data breach, frozen borrowing and sustained losses.
- **2009-2010** — Not Your Average Joe's became cash-flow positive in 2009 and recorded its first net income in 2010, according to McGuire's professional biography.
- **2012** — Helped recapitalize Not Your Average Joe's for growth with private-equity investment.
- **2021** — As CFO, publicly explained temporary winter closures during the pandemic; 96 Massachusetts employees were furloughed while continuing to receive benefits.
- **2025** — Serving as CEO, represented Not Your Average Joe's through licensing and the opening of a Bedford, Massachusetts location.

## Achievements

- Served as CFO and CEO of public and private companies with revenue ranging from $9 million to $900 million.
- Helped guide an organization through an IPO and follow-on offerings and participated in more than 22 acquisitions across his CFO career.
- At Tweeter, helped finance growth from a $60 million regional retailer to a company with $900 million in revenue across 26 states.
- Led a major Tweeter restructuring that closed more than one-third of stores, exited unprofitable regions and cut corporate overhead by 50 percent.
- At Not Your Average Joe's, helped move the company to positive cash flow in 2009 and its first net income in 2010, according to his professional biography.
- Helped arrange the restaurant company's 2012 recapitalization and subsequent growth period.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Appeared before the Bedford Select Board as CEO of NYAJ Bedford LLC while the company completed an alcohol-license ownership procedure.
- **2025-09** — Not Your Average Joe's opened its Bedford location on September 27 and chose the Bedford Food Bank as its opening charity.
- **2025-07** — Told the Bedford Select Board that the new restaurant was scheduled for an end-of-August opening, subject to construction and other factors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mcguirecapital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-mcguire-mcguirecapital
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NYAJoes
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/notyouraveragejoes

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Last updated: 2026-09-27