Award-winning Executive Pastry Chef Max is a native Floridian, where he attended culinary school after serving in the U.S. Air Force. Chef Max is uniquely skilled, with over 27 years' experience in James Beard award-winning fine dining restaurants and 5 Star, 5 Diamond Hotels. Chef Max has been credited for bringing the donut craze to South Florida by opening the first Artisanal Craft Donut Shop in Miami. Chef Max is also the co-founder/Executive Pastry Chef of Batch, The Cookie Company, and is one of the top, most sought-after consulting donut chefs in the world. He helped open 10 donut shops around the globe, and finally returned home as the Donut King of Miami!

Enrique Santiago is a an experienced attorney who handles all of the legalese that come with our donuts. Don't worry—unlike other donut shops out there, our donuts do not come with fine print!

As a Miami native, Enrique has represented public and private companies in a wide variety of business transactions. However, he is most happy serving as the taste-tester for our Max'd Out flavors!

Another South Florida native, Roy has grown up working in the hospitality industry. Starting as a busboy, Roy’s love of food and beverage propelled him up through virtually every position in a restaurant. Now, he has run some of the top establishments with some of the best chefs in South Florida, including The Fisher Island Club and Resort, Estiatorio Milos, and recently, the largest cloud kitchen operation in the world. When he’s not working or eating donuts, you can find Roy somewhere in an ocean surfing.