66- CAROL MORAN – Owner, 13 Restaurant, 13/Even
Carol Moran has 30 plus years in the restaurant and hospitality industry. She starting folding pizza boxes at Frankie’s Pizza in Miami and quickly moved on to a successful career with Darden Restaurants, initially as a hostess and finishing her career there as General manager of three Red Lobster units. She left corporate America in 1998 and opened Kicks Sports Bar, her first business in Wilton Manors. After a successful five-year run and always dreaming of bigger and better – she opened, owned and operated New Moon Bar from 2004 to 2014. Carol and her partner Nancy opened 13|EVEN, a small plate, craft beer and wine-by-the-glass restaurant in 2013. They ventured into Thirteen with the goal of adding another delicious choice for casual dining and drinks on the drive in Wilton Manors, and have opened their establishments to many fundraising functions to help the community.