Greg Brenneman

If you have a chance of working for a healthy company or a sick one, choose the sick one. The sickest ones need the best doctors and it's a lot easier to stand out in a company that needs help. ”

The most important thing is that you treat everybody incredibly well and lead with a bit of humility. I've found that when I go into a company to lead, it's important to have a plan and to make that plan a simple one that everybody can understand. ”

As business people, we have to remind ourselves that it's up to us to create jobs. It's up to us as business people to drive the economy, and no one else. ”

Business is a team sport. ”

I got more out of the farm than Harvard Business School. ”

Burger King's business model was broken. But it was like sex in the '50s. Everyone knew it, but no one would talk about it. ”

There's nothing magic about working with franchisees. What you have to do is help them improve their business. ”

I pass on any opportunity I see that I can't add value on. ”

When you run a company, you need to be pretty open-minded. There are a lot of different views on faith, on religion, on many different issues, and you can't let your own faith be the barometer. ”

Financing is tough, and you really have to work hard in the businesses you invest in. ”