Claire Crowell

Claire Crowell started in the restaurant business stocking drink coolers, making biscuits, and ringing up customers at age 12 with her father at their first country store in Leiper's Fork, Tenn. After serving guests and climbing through the ranks of the business as the Puckett's brand expanded, Crowell was named Chief Operating Officer in 2015. During that time she oversaw the opening of seven new restaurants and managed the operations of six Puckett's locations, Americana Taphouse, Scout's Pub, and Deacon's New South under the A. Marshall Hospitality brand. She served in that role until May 2020, when she was named the company's first Chief People Officer which oversees the company’s recruiting, hiring, and training, as well as development of the company’s culture.

Crowell opened her ice cream concept Hattie Jane’s Creamery in Columbia, Tenn. in 2016, named after her first daughter. In 2017, she opened a second location in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She currently serves as the Hattie Jane’s CEO and operates the company along with partners Rhonda Schmitz and Autumn Friese. She lives in Columbia, Tenn. with her husband Tyler of Corsair Artisan Distillery with their two daughters Hattie Jane and Eliza.