-: Sonic is a place that you can come to and you can bring
your art and your craft and your education to life.
-: Me personally I feel like there is
a very youthful, energetic atmosphere.
Really where people can come and express themselves
or really be different or unique.
-: I've always been a performer
so when I get the chance to do tricks for people
and make them laugh and smile and just make their day,
you get to do so much more than just serve food.
-: They saw my potential, even potential that
I didn't realize that I had and helped challenge
and stretch and grow me from a professional standpoint.
-: The things we're working on are really cool.
You have a ecosystem with over 100,000 touchscreens
across the brand and you have an app that can now talk
to each individual stall at the store.
And we have a culture that really embraces innovation.
-: We believe that we can provide the most personalized
experience across all food service brands.
-: How does Sonic be Sonic today, tomorrow, and beyond?
That's super exciting versus just kind of
playing the status quo.
-: We're not like everybody else
so we have a compelling story to tell.
-: The entrepreneurial spirit of still being
a small company lives today
and I think to get to that you have
to look at where Sonic came from.
Originally we were in small town USA
and most of our Sonics today are in small town USA
where there's a gas station, a stop sign, and a Sonic
in town and that's really the community involvement.
-: Yeah I think Sonic has become
a notable good corporate citizen
and I think it's a nice statement for our brand.
-: Our mission from a philanthropist point
is supporting children, arts, and education.
-: Everybody feels pretty good just
to be able to give back a little bit.
-: The passion that we have in what we do
is what I think is so different about Sonic
and I always say that Sonic's got it, others don't.
And I think one of the things that Sonic's got
that nobody has is relationships is a way of life
and we live it, we breathe it.
-: In our store we have so many regulars
that we're on first name basis with
and it's just really awesome to build
those kinds of relationships that you do.
How are y'all today?
-: I enjoy making people happy, making people smile.
I just, the environment, the vibe is just, it's great.
-: Having that environment is something that
it keeps me really excited to come to work everyday.
-: It's just everyday that grind
of wanting to try to get better
and everybody around me, I feel, is that same way.
They really want to get better and better and better
and so why wouldn't you want to be part of that?
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