At 92, my boss said to me, how would you like to be c f o? My thought was, whatever else i do in my career, a having c f o under my belt will not hurt me. I had it on the job traning, particularly corporate finance. So i spent a year at c f o, but then as i was approaching my tenth anniversary of the company, i went to my boss and said, look, just got one life to live.I'd made good money off the ipo head flexibility, so when i told that to him, he said, wel what? You stay here and become chief operating officer.
ABOUT CLIFF HUDSON
Cliff Hudson is the former CEO of Sonic, a popular drive-in restaurant that grew from a regional favorite to a national name under his leadership. Cliff is also a noted public servant, serving as the Chairman of the Oklahoma City School Board, was a Presidentially appointed Chairman of the SIPC Board of Directors and a trustee of the Ford Foundation. He’s also the author of the book, Master of None, which shares lessons from his career as leader of a national restaurant brand.
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