Ina Pinkney built a business model all her own

Ina Pinkney built a business model all her own | How Denny's CEO Kelli Valade is laying plans for the future | How AI could train junior executives on CEO-speak Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 10, 2023 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Ina Pinkney built a business model all her own]( [Ina Pinkney built a business model all her own]( Pinkney (Getty Images) Restaurateur Ina Pinkney was fired from 19 of the 21 jobs she held before creating a thriving breakfast empire thanks in part to her tendency to question the status quo, do right by employees and embrace the new. "I went to work every day and did the right thing, and I think some owners don't get it; they don't come out of the kitchen, they don't understand their presence matters," says Pinkney, who turned 80 this year. Full Story: [FSR magazine]( (8/7) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Today's leadership [] [How Denny's CEO Kelli Valade is laying plans for the future]( A hostess job at breakfast buffet eatery TJ's Big Boy started then-16-year-old Kelli Valade on a career path that eventually led to leadership roles at major chains like Chili's Grill & Bar and Red Lobster. Valade, who took the CEO reins at Denny's in June of last year, talks about her unconventional leadership style, nurturing relationships with franchisees and courting younger consumers with late-night and virtual offerings. Full Story: [FSR magazine]( (8/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How AI could train junior executives on CEO-speak]( AI's knack for enabling clear, concise communications could help general counsel better communicate with the CEO, writes a person who has served in both roles -- Olga Mack of LexisNexis and Parley Pro. 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