21. Q&A with Art Phillips

Happy Thanksgiving! Welcome to The Cutting Onions Podcast, Episode 21. In this special episode I sit down with the person responsible for me giving me my first opportunity in the restaurant business, Art Phillips.
Art is a legend in the McDonald’s system. His accomplishments are too numerous to mention but we discuss a few of them here, including the order by number system. Yep, that was an idea Art shared in a meeting over three decades ago ended up getting pitched to McDonald’s Corporation upper management and the rest is history.In this podcast interview we had a wide-ranging conversation about his career, his love for the McDonald's brand, saving for that first restaurant, identifying talent, and investing ahead of the business to build a strong culture. We discussed his incredible impact on not only the Kansas City Region but the entire McDonald's system.
From his first job at Steak 'N Shake as a carhop, to the start of his nearly 50-year career with McDonald's on March 1, 1966 making $1.00 per hour, to buying his first store in 1978, to becoming an iconic operator for almost 40 years.Enjoy this conversation with Art Phillips.

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On the Cutting Onions Podcast, restaurant executives Bobby Shaw and Myles Gift celebrate leaders and organizations that build strong people cultures that develop other leaders. Bobby and Myles interview leaders who have built amazing cultures in their organizations through developing great leaders who produce amazing results, the right way.