The Hyatt’s Jeffrey Floyd: from panties to pots and pans

When Jeffrey Floyd graduated from Park Hill High School 11 years ago, he decided to take a couple years off. The goal, he says: “figure out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.”

That sounds like an excuse for screwing around, but Floyd was serious, trying out several different jobs — including as a phone operator for a home security system, manual laborer for a lawn service, and even as a salesman for Victoria’s Secret — until he stumbled into the restaurant business.