Eric Aulenback
If Eric Aulenback isn’t a testament to the notion of working one’s way from the ground up, we don’t know who is. After launching his restaurant and nightclub career as an executive assistant to founder Patrick Lyons, Aulenback is now vice president of the Lyons Group, and serves as a managing partner in Lucky’s Lounge and Harvard Gardens. In his 15 years in the business, the after-dark authority has either opened or run all of the company’s properties, starting with local classic Sonsie, continuing with the Big Easy and a revitalization of the Alley, and including, most recently, a trio of new properties in Atlantic City. Aulenback’s current directive? To breathe some new life into the clubs of Lansdowne Street.
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