Pennsylvania woman whose first job was scrubbing toilets in a Baltimore McDonald’s now owns TWELVE of the fast-food giant’s restaurants after 44 years of hard work
- Tanya Hill-Holliday spent 44 years climbing the corporate ladder at McDonald’s after joining the crew at a Baltimore restaurant in 1980.
- After serving in thirteen different positions within the company, Hill-Holliday took her stock options and purchased her first restaurant in 2005.
- She now owns a twelve-restaurant franchise worth approximately $1.5 million
A Pennsylvania woman who started her career scrubbing toilets at McDonald’s now owns 12 of the chain’s restaurants.
Tanya Hill-Holliday spent 44 years climbing the corporate ladder at McDonald’s after joining the crew at a Baltimore restaurant in 1980.
‘I was told I wasn’t allowed to be here. I was called every name but my name,β Hill-Holliday said CBS News Philadelphia.
βBut I kept my head down and kept working,β she explained.
After serving in thirteen different positions within the company, including vice president, Hill-Holliday took her stock options and purchased her first restaurant, the Rosemont McDonald’s next to Villanova University, in 2005.
Tanya Hill-Holliday spent 44 years climbing the corporate ladder at McDonald’s after joining the crew at a Baltimore restaurant in 1980
Hill-Holliday started working for the fast food company while attending Morgan State University
She bought her first restaurant, the Rosemont McDonald’s next to Villanova University, in 2005
Hill-Holliday started working for the fast food franchise while attending Morgan State University.
βI picked up the Yellow Pages at the time, was looking through it and saw a mention of McDonald’s,β she recalls.
“I always enjoyed what I did, no matter how hard it was to hear, ‘You have to clean a table, you have to clean the toilets, you have to scrub the baseboards.’ I did it,β she explained.
The Hill-Holliday franchise is now worth about $1.5 million, and she oversees more than 600 employees.
She is also president of the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association and CEO of 168 entities in the US
The Hill-Holliday franchise is now worth approximately $1.5 million and she manages more than 600 employees
Hill-Holiday was born in Virginia but now lives in a $700,000 home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
She is also president of the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association and CEO of 168 entities in the US
Hill-Holiday says she hopes her journey inspires young people working on their first jobs.
βStay motivated, stay encouraged, stay prayed. βI stay in prayer all the time,β she added.
Hill-Holiday was born in Virginia but now lives in a $700,000 home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.