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Derrick Hayes

👤 Speaker
241 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

And then we just started getting so big that the gas station wasn't working for us anymore because we couldn't get the orders out fast enough.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

I only had a three-foot grill, one broken fryer.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

And I mean, we done 800 tickets in some days.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

It's just

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

It's wild.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

Sometimes a thousand on the weekends.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

But I was able to now spread my wings and go downtown to 57 Forsyth Street, where I think the real magic happened for not just my life, but for my career in the community, because this became a staple to the community, a landmark.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

People would fly into Atlanta.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

First thing they do is they go downtown to go get a cheesesteak from Big Dave.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

So we started to have that.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

I'm flying to go get a cheesesteak or I'm flying in town.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

Big Dave's is there.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

I'm going to go get one.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

I see it on Instagram.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

It's a destination.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

Yeah, it started being that.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

And then through over the years, we just started to grow.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

I was able to get food trucks.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

I was able to go into different arenas, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, you name it, it goes on.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

So we was able to put more brick and waters in the city of Atlanta.