Corey Hall is a prior United States Marine Corps veteran from Columbia, South Carolina. He attended the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina before graduating in 2013. After his military career, he began working for Chick-fil-A in 2018 as a manager and director. At that time, he found a passion for the brand and company. He decided to pursue his Master’s Degree in Business while applying for Chick-fil-A’s leadership development program. Corey, along with family spent the next three years grand opening and interim operating Chick-fil-A’s all over the country. He found his way to the Hampton Roads area while looking for a place to continue to grow the brand while serving the military community. Corey and his family moved to Newport News in November of 2023 where he took ownership of the Patrick Henry Mall location.