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Texas Roadhouse and a Leader’s Legacy

Mark Sanborn

I still choose all of our real estate. One reason I do the real estate is that it gives me more time in the field with people.”. For instance, in 2004 a group of employees travelled to Mexico, where they rebuilt an orphanage and a community center. He prefers to get see things first hand. “I

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Before You Open a Business…

Leading Blog

There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. But Chrysler was in bankruptcy, and we didn’t know whether our Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership that we opened in 2004 would survive the ax of the bankruptcy court. Some things in business and life are simply out of our control.