{"id":339,"date":"2017-03-31T16:12:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T16:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tcuschieffer.wpengine.com\/communication\/?p=339"},"modified":"2019-09-06T14:06:32","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T19:06:32","slug":"tad-peelen-starts-a-second-career-with-joes-real-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/tad-peelen-starts-a-second-career-with-joes-real-bbq\/","title":{"rendered":"Tad Peelen (&#8217;94) starts a second career with Joe\u2019s Real BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-340 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/tcuschieffer.wpengine.com\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/tad-peelen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/tad-peelen.png 143w, https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/tad-peelen-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/> Peelen (MS, 1994) retired from American Airlines and started a second career in the restaurant business in Arizona.\u00a0 After obtaining his MS in Organizational Communication from TCU, he partnered with Joe Johnston and his brother Tim to open Joe\u2019s Real BBQ in Gilbert, Arizona.\u00a0 Tad has overseen operations at the downtown Gilbert, Arizona award-winning institution since 1998.\u00a0 The restaurant will expand into Phoenix Sky Harbor airport next year.<\/p>\n<p>Buoyed by the success of what locals affectionately call \u201cThe BBQ,\u201d he teamed with his Partners to open Joe\u2019s Farm Grill in Gilbert, Arizona in 2006. Set in the bucolic Agritopia\u00ae community, this institution quickly gained national acclaim and a feature on the Food Network\u2019s\u00ae Diners Drive-ins and Dives with host Guy Fieri.<\/p>\n<p>Committed to community service, Tad has served on the Town of Gilbert\u2019s Economic Development Advisory Board, and as Board President of Gilbert Cares. 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