How_RRQ Bread_NN1 Made_VVD Her_PPHO1 a_AT1 Millionaire_NN1 As_II a_AT1 single_JJ mom_NN1 ,_, Cordia_NP1 Harrington_NP1 just_RR needed_VVN to_TO bring_VVI home_RL the_AT bacon_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 ended_VVD up_RP rolling_VVG in_II dough_NN1 ._. 
Cordia_NP1 Harrington_NP1 was_VBDZ tired_JJ of_IO standing_VVG up_RP all_DB day_NNT1 and_CC smelling_VVG like_II french_JJ fries_NN2 at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
A_AT1 property_NN1 developer_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 also_RR owned_VVN and_CC operated_VVN three_MC McDonald_NP1 's_GE franchises_NN2 in_II Illinois_NP1 ,_, but_CCB as_II a_AT1 divorced_JJ mother_NN1 of_IO three_MC boys_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 yearned_VVD for_IF a_AT1 business_NN1 that_CST would_VM provide_VVI for_IF her_APPGE children_NN2 and_CC let_VVI her_PPHO1 spend_VV0 more_DAR time_NNT1 with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. 
Her_APPGE aha_UH moment_NN1 struck_VVD ,_, strangely_RR enough_RR ,_, after_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ nominated_VVN in_II 1992_MC to_TO be_VBI on_II the_AT McDonald_NP1 's_GE bun_NN1 committee_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT other_JJ franchisees_NN2 ,_, all_DB men_NN2 ,_, thought_VVD that_DD1 was_VBDZ hilarious_JJ because_II21 of_II22 the_AT word_NN1 bun_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 recalls_VVZ ._. 
"_" But_CCB the_AT joke_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II them_PPHO2 :_: They_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI the_AT company_NN1 would_VM be_VBI picking_VVG me_PPIO1 up_RP in_II a_AT1 corporate_JJ jet_NN1 to_TO see_VVI bakeries_NN2 around_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
Every_AT1 time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II a_AT1 meeting_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 loved_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ global_JJ !_! "_" 
The_AT experience_NN1 opened_VVD her_APPGE eyes_NN2 to_II business_NN1 possibilities_NN2 ._. 
When_CS McDonald_NP1 's_VHZ decided_VVN it_PPH1 wanted_VVD a_AT1 new_JJ bun_NN1 supplier_NN1 ,_, Harrington_NP1 became_VVD determined_JJ to_TO win_VVI the_AT contract_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT experience_NN1 running_VVG a_AT1 bakery_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY see_VV0 a_AT1 tiny_JJ crack_NN1 in_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO run_VVI through_II it_PPH1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 really_RR believed_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM do_VDI this_DD1 ._. "_" 
Harrington_NP1 studied_VVD the_AT bakery_NN1 business_NN1 and_CC made_VVD sure_JJ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ never_RR off_II executives_NN2 '_GE radar_NN1 ._. 
"_" If_CS you_PPY have_VH0 a_AT1 dream_NN1 ,_, you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX wait_VVI for_IF people_NN to_TO call_VVI you_PPY ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" So_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VM visit_VVI a_AT1 mill_NN1 and_CC send_VVI them_PPHO2 photos_NN2 of_IO myself_PPX1 in_II a_AT1 baker_NN1 's_GE hat_NN1 and_CC jacket_NN1 ,_, holding_VVG a_AT1 sign_NN1 that_CST said_VVD 'I_UH want_VV0 to_TO be_VBI your_APPGE baker_NN1 ._. '_" "_" 
After_II four_MC years_NNT2 and_CC 32_MC interviews_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE persistence_NN1 paid_VVD off_RP ._. 
Harrington_NP1 sealed_VVD the_AT deal_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 handshake_NN1 ,_, sold_VVD her_APPGE franchises_NN2 ,_, invested_VVD everything_PN1 she_PPHS1 owned_VVD ,_, and_CC borrowed_VVD $13.5_NNU million_NNO ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ready_JJ to_TO build_VVI the_AT fastest_JJT ,_, most_RGT automated_JJ bakery_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Tennessee_NP1 Bun_NN1 Company_NN1 opened_VVD ahead_II21 of_II22 schedule_NN1 in_II 1997_MC ,_, in_II time_NNT1 for_IF a_AT1 slump_NN1 in_II U.S._NP1 fast-food_JJ sales_NN for_IF McDonald_NP1 's_GE ._. 
Before_CS Harrington_NP1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ down_RP to_II her_APPGE last_MD $20,000_NNU ,_, not_XX enough_RR to_TO cover_VVI payroll_NN1 ._. 
And_CC her_APPGE agreement_NN1 with_IW McDonald_NP1 's_VBZ required_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 sell_VV0 exclusively_RR to_II the_AT company_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 cried_VVD myself_PPX1 to_TO sleep_VVI many_DA2 nights_NNT2 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 recalls_VVZ ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 really_RR did_VDD think_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM going_VVGK to_TO go_VVI bankrupt_JJ ._. "_" 
But_CCB Harrington_NP1 worked_VVD out_RP an_AT1 agreement_NN1 to_TO supply_VVI Pepperidge_NP1 Farm_NN1 as_CSA well_RR ._. 
"_" McDonald_NP1 's_VBZ could_VM see_VVI a_AT1 benefit_NN1 if_CS our_APPGE production_NN1 went_VVD up_RP and_CC prices_NN2 went_VVD down_RP ,_, and_CC no_AT benefit_NN1 if_CS we_PPIS2 went_VVD out_II21 of_II22 business_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" That_DD1 deal_NN1 saved_VVD us_PPIO2 ._. "_" 
Over_II the_AT next_MD eight_MC years_NNT2 ,_, Harrington_NP1 branched_VVD out_RP even_RR more_RRR :_: She_PPHS1 started_VVD her_APPGE own_DA trucking_JJ business_NN1 ,_, added_VVD a_AT1 cold-storage_JJ company_NN1 ,_, and_CC now_RT has_VHZ three_MC bakeries_NN2 producing_VVG fresh_JJ buns_NN2 and_CC frozen_JJ dough_NN1 --_NN1 all_RR now_RT known_VVN as_II the_AT Bun_NN1 Companies_NN2 ._. 
Speed_NN1 is_VBZ still_RR a_AT1 priority_NN1 :_: It_PPH1 takes_VVZ 11_MC people_NN at_II the_AT main_JJ bakery_NN1 to_TO turn_VVI out_RP 60,000_MC buns_NN2 an_AT1 hour_NNT1 for_IF clients_NN2 across_II 40_MC states_NN2 ,_, South_ND1 America_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Caribbean_JJ ._. 
Grateful_JJ for_IF the_AT breaks_NN2 she_PPHS1 's_VHZ had_VHN ,_, Harrington_NP1 is_VBZ passionate_JJ about_II providing_VVG opportunities_NN2 to_II all_DB 230_MC employees_NN2 ._. 
"_" Financial_JJ success_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT most_RGT fun_JJ when_CS you_PPY can_VM give_VVI it_PPH1 away_RL ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 project_NN1 that_CST came_VVD in_RP under_II budget_NN1 one_MC1 year_NNT1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 gave_VVD each_DD1 of_IO our_APPGE project_NN1 managers_NN2 a_AT1 car_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 big_JJ bow_NN1 !_! "_" 
The_AT current_JJ economy_NN1 ,_, Harrington_NP1 acknowledges_VVZ ,_, is_VBZ challenging_VVG ._. 
Some_DD of_IO her_APPGE clients_NN2 '_GE sales_NN have_VH0 declined_VVN ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 's_VBZ found_VVN new_JJ clients_NN2 and_CC improved_JJ efficiencies_NN2 to_TO help_VVI sustain_VVI the_AT company_NN1 's_GE double-digit_JJ growth_NN1 ._. 
Cordia_NP1 Harrington_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX have_VHI to_TO stand_VVI on_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 all_DB day_NNT1 anymore_RR ._. 
Her_APPGE sons_NN2 are_VBR now_RT 27_MC ,_, 25_MC ,_, and_CC 23_MC ;_; two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 work_VV0 for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 's_VBZ remarried_VVN --_NN1 her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, Tom_NP1 ,_, formerly_RR her_APPGE CPA_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ now_RT her_APPGE CFO_NN1 ._. 
"_" This_DD1 is_VBZ more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 job_NN1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Harrington_NP1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 mission_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM always_RR thinking_VVG ,_, How_RRQ can_VM we_PPIS2 best_RRT serve_VVI our_APPGE employees_NN2 ?_? 
If_CS we_PPIS2 support_VV0 them_PPHO2 ,_, they_PPHS2 'll_VM do_VDI their_APPGE best_JJT to_TO look_VVI after_II our_APPGE clients_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ it_PPH1 works_VVZ here_RL ._. "_" 
Getting_VVG Ahead_RL with_IW Cordia_NP1 Harrington_NP1 Why_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY become_VVI an_AT1 entrepreneur_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD good_JJ roots_NN2 of_IO love_NN1 and_CC encouragement_NN1 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD crazy_JJ ideas_NN2 ,_, my_APPGE dad_NN1 would_VM say_VVI ,_, "_" You_PPY can_VM do_VDI that_DD1 !_! "_" 
Even_CS21 when_CS22 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ 11_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 nursery_NN1 school_NN1 in_II my_APPGE backyard_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'd_VM charge_VVI 25_MC cents_NNU2 for_CS three_MC hours_NNT2 ._. 
At_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT summer_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD saved_VVN $60_NNU ._. 
Entrepreneurs_NN2 always_RR believe_VV0 there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 better_JJR way_NN1 to_TO do_VDI things_NN2 ._. 
Did_VDD you_PPY ever_RR doubt_VVI yourself_PPX1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX intimidated_VVN by_II what_DDQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
In_II some_DD ways_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ better_RRR that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX an_AT1 expert_NN1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 would_VM ask_VVI questions_NN2 that_CST helped_VVD the_AT team_NN1 to_TO say_VVI ,_, Why_RRQ not_XX ?_? 
I_PPIS1 never_RR know_VV0 where_RRQ a_AT1 stupid_JJ question_NN1 will_VM lead_VVI ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY have_VHI very_RG high_JJ standards_NN2 ?_? 
Extremely_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI us_PPIO2 to_TO just_RR pass_VVI an_AT1 inspection_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 us_PPIO2 to_TO get_VVI the_AT highest_JJT marks_NN2 ._. 
The_AT industry_NN1 rejects_VVZ standard_NN1 is_VBZ about_RG 4_MC percent_NNU ,_, but_CCB ours_PPGE is_VBZ 2_MC percent_NNU ._. 
We_PPIS2 give_VV0 everyone_PN1 a_AT1 $50_NNU bill_NN1 to_TO reward_VVI that_DD1 high_JJ standard_NN1 ._. 
Are_VBR you_PPY an_AT1 impatient_JJ person_NN1 ?_? 
Either_RR that_DD1 or_CC antsy_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE nickname_NN1 is_VBZ Aunt_NNB C_NP1 (_( antsy_NN1 )_) !_! 
When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 little_JJ girl_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 'd_VM say_VVI dinner_NN1 's_GE ready_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM run_VVI around_II the_AT house_NN1 ten_MC times_NNT2 first_MD !_! 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN high_JJ energy_NN1 all_DB my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ most_RGT important_JJ to_II being_VBG successful_JJ ?_? 
Integrity_NN1 ._. 
Doing_VDG what_DDQ you_PPY say_VV0 ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ your_APPGE darkest_JJT moment_NN1 ?_? 
When_CS McDonald_NP1 's_GE gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 chance_NN1 to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 owner-operator_NN1 and_CC put_VV0 me_PPIO1 in_II a_AT1 restaurant_NN1 in_II Little_NP1 Rock_NP1 ,_, Arkansas_NP1 ,_, to_TO learn_VVI the_AT business_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM get_VVI up_RP at_II 3_MC a.m._RA ,_, drive_VV0 78_MC miles_NNU2 ,_, work_VV0 eight_MC hours_NNT2 ,_, drive_VV0 home_RL ,_, work_VV0 at_II my_APPGE real_JJ estate_NN1 business_NN1 ,_, pick_VV0 up_RP the_AT kids_NN2 ,_, put_VV0 them_PPHO2 to_II bed_NN1 ,_, and_CC study_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ always_RR exhausted_VVN ,_, and_CC some_DD days_NNT2 it_PPH1 all_DB felt_VVD hopeless_JJ ._. 
And_CC yet_RR somehow_RR I_PPIS1 kept_VVD going_VVG ._. 
Survival_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ motivator_NN1 !_! 
You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX give_VVI up_RP easily_RR ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY ?_? 
Instead_II21 of_II22 complaining_VVG when_RRQ problems_NN2 come_VV0 up_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 take_VV0 that_DD1 negative_JJ energy_NN1 and_CC put_VV0 it_PPH1 toward_II getting_VVG to_II the_AT next_MD level_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY bake_VVI ?_? 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 to_TO cook_VVI ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ baker_NN1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 take_VV0 our_APPGE frozen_JJ dough_NN1 home_RL and_CC bake_VV0 that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 from_II scratch_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE guests_NN2 would_VM be_VBI in_II trouble_NN1 ._. 
