Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Franchisee Spotlight: David Taylor, Owner of Rockwall, TX Lenny's Sub Shop

Today, Lenny's will highlight one of their many franchisees, David Taylor of the Lenny's Sub Shop in Rockwall, Texas.

Franchisee Since: July 2010
Franchise Location: Rockwall, TX

How David Taylor Got Started With Lenny’s Sub Shop
David has a creative eye. When he was making the choice about his future and where to attend college, he chose the Savannah College of Arts and Design. Upon graduating, he parlayed his creativity into a career in the film industry. For the past 24 years, he’s been working in the film industry on the technical end in lighting. While he enjoys working on movies, most of his expertise is focused on commercials. Twenty-four years later and with a six-year-old son, David began his search for his next career move, one that would be fun and rewarding while also being financially sturdy.

David learned about Lenny’s from his friend, Steve Brady, who is also a Lenny’s franchisee. His dad is also a frequent guest at Lenny’s in Pascagoula, MS where he grew up. He became interested in the brand a while ago, and has just recently been able to gain the exclusive rights to his hometown territory, Rockwall. His plan is to develop six restaurants in 10 years, but for now, he’s just getting his feet wet in real estate research.

What intrigued David Taylor about Lenny’s Sub Shop
It wasn’t just through conversation with his friend, Steve, that convinced David Lenny’s was a stand-out restaurant. He tried the food for himself and confirmed his friend’s accolade of Lenny’s rang true. David said, “It’s just a great sandwich, and the quality of the ingredients we use is a step above.”

The opportunity to become involved within his community also excited David as his film career allows him to work with people all over the world, but didn’t give him the ability to connect with his own local community. David looks forward to making Lenny’s a community partner and especially involving the business in activities where his son will also participate.

Something Interesting About David Taylor’s Story…
David is no amateur to the restaurant business. His brother and brother-in-law own five BBQ restaurants in Mississippi and his family has been in the BBQ business since the 1930’s! While he enjoys BBQ, he was ready to get into another restaurant category and open up shop in his hometown.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Lenny's Featured in Appen Newspapers

More and more franchisees are opening their own businesses from all walks of life. Darren Anthony has a unique entrepreneurial story and was recently interviewed by Appen Newspapers, a family of newspapers in the North Atlanta Metro Area. A Lenny's Lover turned franchisee, Darren, a former Auburn football player, opened his first Lenny's location in Alpharetta last week. A portion of the article is included below and a full version can be seen here.

Auburn player opens sub shop in Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA - Lenny's Sub Shop puts the Authentic Philly Cheesesteaks and The Deli Fresh Experience as top reasons guests prefer this sub sandwich chain over others, and the newest store opened at 1605 Mansell Road, just west of Ga. 400.

Darren Anthony, a former Auburn football player, became one of those loyal customers a year ago when he stopped in the Norcross Lenny's Sub Shop. His own entrepreneurial spirit got kick started after working with other business people for six years within the franchise finance industry.

Sub sandwiches, salads, cookies and the Authentic Philly Cheesesteaks are on the menu. Lenny's caters and delivers. Call 678-461-8773 or visit www.lennys.com. The restaurant is open Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 11 to 6 p.m.