A Pennsylvania woman who began her career scrubbing toilets at McDonalds now owns 12 of the chain’s restaurants.
Tanya Hill-Holliday has 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 supposed to be here I was called every name but my name,’ Hill-Holliday told CBS News Philadelphia.
‘But I kept my head down and kept working’ she explained.
After holding 13 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 has spent 44 years climbing the corporate ladder at McDonald’s after joining the crew at a Baltimore restaurant in 1980
Hill-Holliday began working for the fast-food company while studying at Morgan State University
She purchased her first restaurant, the Rosemont McDonald’s next to Villanova University, in 2005
Hill-Holliday began working for the fast-food franchise while studying at Morgan State University.
‘I picked up the Yellow Pages at that time, started flipping through and I saw a listing for McDonald’s,’ she recalled.
‘I always enjoyed what I was doing, as difficult as it was to be told, ‘You got to clean a table, you got to clean the toilets, you got to scrub the baseboards. I did it,’ she explained.
Hill-Holliday’s franchise is now worth around $1.5 million, and she oversees more than 600 employees.
She also serves as the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association Chair and CEO of 168 entities across the U.S
Hill-Holliday’s franchise is now worth around $1.5 million, and she oversees more than 600 employees
Hill-Holiday was born in Virginia but now lives in a $700,000 home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
She also serves as the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association Chair and CEO of 168 entities across the U.S.
Hill-Holiday says she hopes her journey inspires young people working their first job.
‘Stay motivated, stay encouraged, stay prayed up. I stay prayed up all the time,’ she added.
Hill-Holiday was born in Virginia but now lives in a $700,000 home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
