Friday, October 8, 2010

Dave Thomas (Wendy's)

-adopted
-his parents were not married when he was born
-wanted to show his dad that he could get a job and be successful
-had a vision that he would own a chain of restaurents
-quit highschool at age 15
-he wanted to start at the bottom and learn every job
-went through cook school and was a failure as a baker
- "If you can't do it right then don't do it at all."
-He wanted to have the best product.
-created KFC
-1969, he got the idea to have a hamburger stand with a good old fashioned hamburger
-he never stopped working and he knew how to do every job better than anyone else
-he innovated the drive-thru
-he "outhustled the competition"
-he wasn't proud of being born out of woodlock, adopted or leaving school.
-he got a tutor, took the exam and got his GED diploma. His classmates voted him most likely to succeed.
-he was concerned about his weight. He suffered from a major heart attack!

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