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These Top 10 Celebrity Franchise Owners Are Winning Outside the Limelight, Too

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The rapper owns nearly 30 Wingstop restaurants. Drew Brees The former NFL quarterback scored a touchdown in retirement with his investment in multiple franchises. and international locations, the company saw 156% total sales growth in 2022 versus 2021. Founded in 1972, Popeyes boasts more than 2,700 restaurants in the U.S.

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Modern Mentorship Is Changing, But It’s Still About Relationships

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Watts is the founder and owner of the Keever Group, a consulting company that helps businesses improve their effectiveness and internal communications. Mentorship is how I’ve built my company,” says Wagner Reed, who has worked with restaurants, festivals and even Beyoncé. “I LaFrance started as an intern, then got promoted.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She has also delivered presentations during NYC Advertising Week, the 4A’s StratFest, YouTube Black FanFest and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, solidifying her as a thought leader within the industry. She’s best known for her award-winning blog, which has inspired millions of moms in more than 160 countries.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Other reasons included “not [being] ready to retire” and the loss of their previous job. According to Guidant, the highest number of women-owned small businesses were in retail (18%), followed by “food and restaurant” at 12% and “health, beauty and fitness services” at 10%. Women of all ages are launching businesses.

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A Manual for Dealing with Rejection

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In 1976, he founded Tom Hopkins International Inc., He told me that he was a retired colonel in the armed forces, and he did terribly in sales at first because he was still trying to command his customers to buy what they needed,” Hopkins says. “He million copies. More than 4 million people have attended his seminars worldwide.

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What can assistants expect in 2014?

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I think assistants will have an interesting 2014, particularly as it is the International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant with lots planned for our professional development. Assistants will have to keep a close eye on the restaurant scene as 2014 will see a continued growth in the pop up culture made fashionable in 2013.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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The surprises began with dinner at the swankiest restaurant from their hometown in Brussels and progressed to skydiving, matching tattoos and a “bachelor’s” weekend in Ireland. She’d said time wasn’t slowing down, but I could tell in his tone it meant more to him than the satisfaction of a checkmark. She woke him up at 5:30 a.m. Secret Santa.

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