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As general manager, Will Tharreau oversees the café’s
day-to-day operations, menu
and wine program in close coordination
with Fonté’s owner,
Paul Odom.
Born and raised in France,
Tharreau earned his culinary
credentials form La Maison du
Chateau de Brissac-Quince in
1995. He held positions in Paris
at The Ritz Carlton and Le Cordon
Bleu before moving to Seattle
in 1998. Once in the United
States, he gained experience
in both culinary and business
management industries.
Upon arriving in the United
States, Tharreau worked as a
barista at IKEA’s Café
Stockholm followed by a manager
position at the Nordstrom Café.
In 1999, Tharreau opened the
first Starbucks store on Alki
and went on to manage both the
Alki location and Fauntleroy
location.
In 2001, Tharreau worked for
Nintendo of America as a bilingual
agent and producer for the Nintendo
Power Magazine. He moved to
Corbis, in 2003 to work as an
account executive and later
was promoted to account manager
of the West Coast. At Corbis,
Tharreau worked with many worldwide
advertising agencies on accounts
such as Nike, Comcast, and the
Einstein Institute. In 2005,
he was presented with the Best
Sales Person award at Corbis
Worldwide by Bill Gates. In
2008, he continued his career
at Microsoft as an account executive
before joining Fonté
as a sales manager and working
up the ladder to become general
manager in 2010. |
