Tapping a $1.7 billion restaurant fortune, Jimmy John Liautaud and his wife Leslie recently launched a family foundation. We talk with Liautaud about the story of the family’s philanthropic evolution and the personal forces driving it. Read the full article here. Learn more about Jimmy’s life and his American Dream story here.
One of the fundamental rules of his success has been his total willingness to work hard. Jimmy John Liautaud’s choice of business is the delivery of high quality sandwiches to an awaiting client base. He realized early this was an industry that, above all, required people to work really hard. He started off working eighteen hour days. […]
Jimmy John’s Founder, Jimmy John Liautaud kicks this series off, with a powerful, first installment. Forget what you’ve heard, read or think that you know about this guy and tune in. Jimmy shares from the heart with compelling stories of sharing, caring and giving back. Don’t miss this first in a series of Franchising Gives […]
Jimmy John’s CEO, James North, shares his story about how he met Jimmy John Liautaud back in 1998 and how Liautaud’s huge personality and unabashed boldness eventually convinced North to move from New Zealand to America to work in his sandwich shops. In this article North shares the growth of Jimmy John’s and the changes […]
On March 7, Jimmy John Liautaud, founder of Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, spoke to Kellogg Executive MBA students in Miami. He shared his life story and how he started Jimmy John’s with $20,000 at age 19 and grew it to the 2,800+ unit chain of sandwich shops it has today. One of the students, Megan […]
A new collaboration between local Jimmy John’s owners and Minnesota Hockey will support multiple initiatives aimed at growing the sport. Among the initiatives supported is Gear Up Minnesota, an equipment grant program that works to make hockey more affordable for players and their families. Another is the Family Mentor Program, which matches seasoned hockey families […]
While other restaurants and chains have inked deals with third-party services to deliver their products, Jimmy John’s is committed to keeping their deliveries in-house. Priding itself on being “freaky fast,” Jimmy John’s isn’t willing to rely on services that can take up to 45 minutes to get to customers. The company’s new ad campaign, “Own […]
While more and more restaurants have been turning to services like GrubHub and UberEats to expand their business and allow customers to order food from their homes or workplaces, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches is resisting the trend. Just this week, the company launched a national advertising campaign promising to keep their deliveries in-house. “We just […]
Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches was born out of Jimmy John Liautaud’s passion for food and for entrepreneurship . Liautaud now uses his success to help others follow their passions. Since 2014, Liautaud and his wife, Leslie, have supported Camp Southern Ground, a non-profit project founded by Grammy Award-winning artist Zac Brown, which celebrated its first […]
Every Wednesday is tasting day at Jimmy John’s headquarters and Jimmy John Liautaud is the top taster. Jimmy doesn’t wear a fancy suit to work; instead he looks like a regular guy in jeans and an untucked shirt. This week he’s trying ten sandwiches, six deli meats and new cookies. The first baguette passes the […]
