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Ex-Applebee’s exec was told she’d never be CEO—she bought the chain and fired her naysayer: ‘We don’t need two of us, so I’m gonna have to let you go’
Julia Stewart, a former Applebee's executive denied the CEO position, later acquired IHOP and grew it into a multimillion-dollar business, eventually firing the executive who blocked her advancement. The story illustrates how corporate rejection can motivate entrepreneurial success and demonstrates the power of strategic acquisition in the restaurant industry.
