Personal Your Personal (OYO), the latest firm from Hotjobs.com founder Richard Johnson, is designed to offer entrepreneurs the chance to open new companies and revitalize small cities throughout America, beginning with Burgaw, North Carolina.
OYO launched a nationwide competitors this previous January to seek out the long run proprietor of a brand new restaurant in Burgaw. The chance has already attracted 500 candidates from 26 states and because of the overwhelming response, the appliance interval has been prolonged by way of July 15, 2023. These considering making use of can accomplish that on the OYO website.
In August of 2020, Johnson constructed Fats Daddy’s, a NY-style pizzeria and handed retired instructor Jay Kranchalk a turnkey operation that rapidly turned a city staple. With Fats Daddy’s success, the long run OYO Mannequin was born.
“In the course of the pandemic our pizza was a giant hit and the demand has not slowed down since,” Jay Kranchalk mentioned, “As a faculty instructor, I by no means imagined proudly owning my very own restaurant, now I can not consider not being my very own boss.”
On St. Paddy’s Day of this yr, Johnson handed the keys to Burgaw Brewing, the city’s first brewpub, to Kevin and Emmaline Kozak. In only a few quick months the brewpub has change into the city’s central gathering area and close by companies have all reported a rise in foot site visitors and gross sales.
“It has at all times been my dream to personal my very own brewpub,” Kevin Kozak mentioned. “The city has been nothing however supportive and our tables have been crammed on a regular basis. Emmaline and I are so grateful to have been given this chance.”
Now Johnson and his crew are centered on opening their third restaurant in Burgaw. To search out the subsequent restaurant entrepreneur, they’re holding a nationwide competitors the place the winner will get a 3,000-sq. ft. area in Burgaw and a $1,000,000 price range to design and construct their very own restaurant.
“A key aspect to our success is discovering the proper one who can succeed at working a restaurant and also will be supported by the city,” Richard Johnson mentioned. “The success of Fats Daddy’s and Burgaw Brewing made me notice the mannequin now we have developed in Burgaw may be replicated in small cities throughout America.”
This time across the OYO crew is taking the time to make a documentary of how they helped to revitalize a small city by making a vibrant restaurant scene.
“We’re so happy with the work we’re doing and need to share our story,” Johnson mentioned. “We additionally need to present how the OYO mannequin can be utilized to create sparks of alternative in different cities and communities.”
Along with working the competitors and making the documentary, OYO is in talks to discover the concept of growing a tv present primarily based on the competitors and its influence on Burgaw.
