About Us

History
Founded in July 2005, Big Daddy Conch, Inc. is the brainchild of Donzel Leggett, of Bahamian descent born and raised in Key West FL, and Ramon Carrillo, of Puerto Rican Descent born and raised in New York City, NY.  Proud of their tropical heritage and style, and seeing that there wasn’t a quality brand targeting their culture, these best friends decided to create THE quintessential Island Brand.  Big Daddy Conch fuses Caribbean heritage and style with urban trends to produce the most uniquely cool tropical products.

Ramon and Donzel have known each other for over 15 years. They are Compadres.
Big Daddy Conch Enterprises is not just a business, BDC is a family in
the truest sense.

 

The Real Beginning
The Big Daddy Conch name is actually the nickname given to co-founder Donzel Leggett by his best friend Ramon when he made his Island favorites conch salad and his sister’s renowned conch fritters for Ramon and some of his Purdue University football teammates. The food was a hit, when suddenly Ramon exclaimed “Donzel you always wear that gold conch necklace so I’m going to start calling you Big Daddy Conch”!

The catchy name stuck and the rest is history.

Vision
The company vision is for Big Daddy Conch to become THE #1 Island Brand in the world.  Our objective is to have Big Daddy Conch be first to mind when you think of tropical, island themed products.  Big Daddy Conch will be THE Island Brand.

Mission
Ultimately, our customers will determine whether we achieve our vision and become THE Island Brand.  Therefore, our mission is to delight our customers with the coolest, highest quality tropical island themed products available anywhere!  We will seek out and value our customer’s feedback, and strive to exceed their expectations.

Management Biographies
Donzel Allen Leggett, Chief Executive Officer
Born and raised in Key West, Florida, Donzel’s family lineage can be traced back to Eleuthra in the Bahamas.  Donzel is a member of the Allen family, one of the largest registered Caribbean families in North America.  In fact, he is a distant cousin to the current Prime Minister of the Bahamas, the honorable Perry Christie. 

Donzel earned his BS and MS degrees in Industrial Technology from Purdue University, where he also was a 3-time Academic All-Big Ten, and 1988 Academic All-America football player.  He also holds an MBA from Nova Southeastern University.

Donzel has extensive corporate and entrepreneurial leadership experience.  He is currently Director of Operations for the Snacks Division of General Mills, Inc., a fortune 300 company.  He is also the CEO of TLLM Holdings, Inc., an Indiana based company, and the majority owner of LCR, LLC (owner and operator of Big Daddy Conch’s Fresh Seafood and CuBahamian Cuisine restaurant in Key West, FL).

Donzel has been happily married to his wife Tracy for 11 years, and with her raises their 4 children.  Donzel spends his spare time volunteering as president of his neighborhood association, a member of both the Dean’s Executive Council of the College of Technology at Purdue University, and the Engineering Advisory Board of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T University, and coaching youth sports.

 

R. Ramon Carrillo, Chief Operating Officer
Born and raised in New York City, N.Y. a first generation Puerto Rican American known
as “Nuyoricans”. Canito’s lineage goes back to the Spanish Conquistadors and the native Taino Indians of Puerto Rico.
He has numerous Relatives in Puerto Rico and whenever he visits he brings back island memories and sensations which BDC hopes to recreate and share with you. 

Ramon has extensive experience in Corporate Finance and in the Wireless field. 
He is currently based in Indiana where he oversees the Wireless and the BDC Enterprises, Inc. operations. He is presently COO of TLLM Holdings, Inc., President of Cell Pro Wireless Solutions a subsidiary. COO and President of Big Daddy Conch Enterprises.

 

Tracy A. Leggett, Chief Marketing Officer
Born in Columbus OH, and raised in Crown Point, IN, Tracy grew up far from a tropical setting.  However, over the past 13 years, she has studied and become part of the Island Culture (as Donzel’s wife). 

Tracy earned her BS degree from Purdue University in Speech Pathology and Audio logy.  She is Board Secretary for TLLM Holdings, Inc., and a marketing consultant for LCR, LLC.  Tracy has been happily married to her husband Donzel for 11 years, and with him raises their four children.  Tracy spends her spare time volunteering her marketing and organizational skills at the kid’s schools, as a member of PTO, and teaching Faith Formation at her church..