Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

Sonic: Cliff Hudson

Dec 21, 2022

38:47

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You Want the CEO Job?

01:52

The Most Important Skills That a CEO Needs to Have to Lead

02:11

The Oil Bust - Was Sonic Just Not Delivering?

01:38

Introduction

4min

How Did You Become a Lawyer in 1984?

2min

The Sonna Burger Company in the 80s?

2min

The Oil Bust - Was Sonic Just Not Delivering?

2min

How Did Steve Lynn Rebuild the Management Team?

3min

How Much Did You Put in to Buy Out Sonic?

2min

This Message Comes From NPR Sponsor, When I Work

3min

Sonic - General Counsel 89, 90, 91

2min

Did You Want to Be a CEO?

2min

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You Want the CEO Job?

2min

11.

The Menu Consistency Initiative

2min

12.

Is Your Top Store Doing 30% of Sales?

2min

13.

Sonic's Ice Cream Program Was Transformative

2min

14.

Is the Chocolate Soft Syrup Strategy Working?

2min

15.

Sonic Ice Cream Program

4min

16.

How to Make a Difference in the World

3min

17.

Master of None, Master of All Trades

3min

18.

The Most Important Skills That a CEO Needs to Have to Lead

2min

Cliff Hudson's childhood was marked by instability. At a young age, he watched his family struggle to recover after his father's roofing business collapsed. So, after college, he was determined to find a safe and stable job. In 1984, Cliff was hired to be a lawyer at Sonic Drive-In. Then, in 1995, he became CEO. How a young man went from a law office to running one of America's most iconic fast-food chains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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