Ron Shaich

And by doing that, that our investors would end up doing well and always taking the long-term approach.

that commitment owns you.

You don't own it.

I, I, I've never owned a business.

The business is on me.

It's with me in the shower.

It's with me on vacation.

Um, it's, it's, it's, it's there with me.

And in fact, some of my best work is done when I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm on vacation.

I'm not actually thinking about it in a conscious sense.

And I have the ability to extract and understand, but, but,

Listen, doing anything in the world, whether it's working out every morning, whether it's being in a relationship, requires commitment.

And it requires a commitment to the long term and it requires responsibility.

I would simply say, I've been committed to these businesses.

I've been committed to the people that have believed in me.

I've been committed to my team members, to my investors, and I want to give them something worthy.

I want to build something of quality.

And there's a very real personal price.

I've been married twice.

It's not something I'm proud of.