Donna Curry joins the A Desire to Inspire with Manny Patrick show to discuss her journey as the leading lady of Subway. She is the Subway Development Agent for the Nevada counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln & Nye as well as the largest Franchise Owner. Donna opened the first Subway restaurant in the Las Vegas market in 1983. Her role as Development Agent encompasses identifying new locations, negotiating leases, overseeing construction of new stores and remodels, assisting franchisees with their ongoing operations and insuring that all stores adhere to the Subway brand standards. Donna currently owns and operates sixty-five Subway restaurants as well as overseeing the development of one hundred seventy-five stores and counting. She is active in the day-to-day operations of her businesses that employ over seven hundred individuals.

 

For anyone interested in learning how to grow a business over the course of thirty years. The ups, the downs, and how to deal with the constantly changing environment. It's about learning as your grow. This entrepreneur has amassed an empire by always looking for ways to get better, using a proven system, and multiplying it. For her personal development is instrumental in her success and she shows no signs of slowing down.

 

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

-What made Donna want to get into the food business

-What job she had early on in Las Vegas

-How many Subway stores there were when she got into the businesses

-What gave Donna her internal drive

-What business her family was in while she was young

-What her first business was

-How she approached her goals

-How manifesting has impacted her life

-What she suggests for personal growth

-What she is proud of

-Why she chose the route she did

-What were some of the early challenges with Subway