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<v ->Sonic is a place that you can come to and you can bring</v>

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your art and your craft and your education to life.

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<v ->Me personally I feel like there is</v>

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a very youthful, energetic atmosphere.

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Really where people can come and express themselves

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or really be different or unique.

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<v ->I've always been a performer</v>

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so when I get the chance to do tricks for people

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and make them laugh and smile and just make their day,

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you get to do so much more than just serve food.

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<v ->They saw my potential, even potential that</v>

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I didn't realize that I had and helped challenge

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and stretch and grow me from a professional standpoint.

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<v ->The things we're working on are really cool.</v>

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You have a ecosystem with over 100,000 touchscreens

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across the brand and you have an app that can now talk

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to each individual stall at the store.

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And we have a culture that really embraces innovation.

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<v ->We believe that we can provide the most personalized</v>

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experience across all food service brands.

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<v ->How does Sonic be Sonic today, tomorrow, and beyond?</v>

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That's super exciting versus just kind of

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playing the status quo.

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<v ->We're not like everybody else</v>

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so we have a compelling story to tell.

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<v ->The entrepreneurial spirit of still being</v>

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a small company lives today

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and I think to get to that you have

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to look at where Sonic came from.

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Originally we were in small town USA

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and most of our Sonics today are in small town USA

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where there's a gas station, a stop sign, and a Sonic

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in town and that's really the community involvement.

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<v ->Yeah I think Sonic has become</v>

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a notable good corporate citizen

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and I think it's a nice statement for our brand.

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<v ->Our mission from a philanthropist point</v>

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is supporting children, arts, and education.

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<v ->Everybody feels pretty good just</v>

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to be able to give back a little bit.

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<v ->The passion that we have in what we do</v>

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is what I think is so different about Sonic

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and I always say that Sonic's got it, others don't.

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And I think one of the things that Sonic's got

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that nobody has is relationships is a way of life

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and we live it, we breathe it.

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<v ->In our store we have so many regulars</v>

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that we're on first name basis with

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and it's just really awesome to build

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those kinds of relationships that you do.

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How are y'all today?

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<v ->I enjoy making people happy, making people smile.</v>

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I just, the environment, the vibe is just, it's great.

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<v ->Having that environment is something that</v>

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it keeps me really excited to come to work everyday.

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<v ->It's just everyday that grind</v>

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of wanting to try to get better

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and everybody around me, I feel, is that same way.

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They really want to get better and better and better

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and so why wouldn't you want to be part of that?

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