August 16th 2023.
Clinton Lewis, 44, has achieved an amazing feat. He has gone from employed to employer. After starting as a cook in a KFC store in Spanish Harlem when he was just 16 years old, he has worked his way up the corporate ladder and now owns three KFC storefronts in Baltimore, Maryland.
Lewis's success has not come overnight. He spent eight years as an area manager for KFC, and in 2011 he assumed the role of director of operations for KEDIS Enterprises. His mother Shirley raised him and his nine siblings, and his grandparents worked hard to move their family from Belize to the United States in 1989. Despite the high crime and drug use in Harlem, Lewis was kept on a "straight arrow" thanks to his grandparents' work ethic and the hard work of his single mother.
It was only a year after he started working at KFC that Lewis was promoted to shift manager by Alvin Borrow. His hard work and communication with his team members did not go unnoticed, and when the KFC Regional Director Scott Waters visited Lewis' shift he was so inspired he recognized Lewis. The following year Lewis became a general manager for KFC, a position he held from 1999 to 2003.
Lewis has not forgotten his roots. He plans to reinvest in the communities around his stores by opening more KFC locations to provide jobs. He is also a member of the KFC Foundation's Board of Directors, and believes in their educational programs that help team members pursue their goals.
Clinton Lewis is a true success story, and an inspiration to us all. His story reminds us of the importance of hard work and dedication, and that with perseverance, anything is possible.
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