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Paul Brown, the Self-Made CEO of Arby's
from #252 - The Summer Of No Opinions | The Tim Dillon Show · #252
3 min
Tim does a deep dive into Arby's CEO Paul Brown's career path through McKinsey, Hilton, Expedia and Intercontinental, using it as proof that fast food workers just need to hustle harder, including the origin of the "We Have The Meats" campaign.
- Fast food jobs at Arby's and Hardee's are actually good jobs people should want.
- Tim calculates minimum wage earnings: $7.25/hour adds up to about $15,000 a year.
- Workers don't understand that fast food is a starting point—the goal is to become CEO of Arby's.
- Paul Brown is the current CEO of Arby's; Tim assumes he started flipping burgers there.
- Brown's actual resume includes president roles at Hilton and Expedia, plus McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group.
- Tim clarifies that this proves you can work your way up from Arby's to the top.
- Brown became CEO in May 2013 and is responsible for the 'We Have the Meats' campaign.
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