On February 13, we heard from the wonderful speaker, Mrs. Trudy White, the daughter of the founder of Chick-Fil-A. Besides the wonderful news of a Chick-Fil-A opening on Grove City’s campus, she also gave us a wonderful lecture on Chick-Fil-A’s founding, and what it takes to grow a business. There are many unique aspects about Chick-Fil-A that make it stand out from other fast food restaurants. She said how when her father founded the company, he didn’t want it to be another McDonalds, Burger King, or KFC. Chick-Fil-A was founded with Christian values in mind, and is family owned, with a focus on making good food. When he first started out he had two restaurants, however one of them burned down. She said this motivated him to really focus on perfecting what he had created. He learned he could debone a chick breast and pressure cook it in peanut oil, put in on a bun with pickles, and create the “chick-filet.” The restaurant was open 24hrs at one point and he was exhausted and realized he would need a break on Sunday, it ended up really fitting in with the morals he had put in his company.
She went on to talk about having passion and perseverance when running a business. Growing your own company from the ground up isn’t easy. Her parents ran into many issues, whether it was the building burning down or just stress from running a company. But, they loved what they were doing and were motivated to work hard and create a company that they could be proud of. They made a company based in their family and left a legacy that will last for years to come.
BoweryJE22
I was also at this speech and found it very inspiring, she brought up amazing and convicting points. My favorite points were the importance of sticking to your own values and brining joy into your life.
Trudy Kathy White was a very inspiring woman, and I was very excited to have been able to listen to her speak. I thought it was a very insightful speech where she highlighted the Chick-fil-a history and where her dad was coming from when he created this business franchise. It was a lot of hard work, but they were striving to make an excellent product with a redemptive purpose. I was moved by the idea of making your business redemptively based if that is one of your core values in your life and in your company. Also, success moves on, but excellence endures, and all business should strive to provide an excellent product for their customers to ultimately make their lives better.