Ray Kroc

Background

• Born: October 5th, 1902 in Oak Park, Illinois  
• Worked as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross during WWI
• Later became a salesman before joining McDonalds in the 1950's
• Died: January 14th, 1984 in San Diego, California. Cause: Heart failure. 
• Although he started working in high school, Kroc did start Hamburger U.

Accomplishments

• Started working at the age of 15.
• Became a milkshake machine salesman where he met the McDonalds brothers. 
• Later was a franchising partner and made a cut of the profit.

"If I had a brick for every time I repeated the phrase Quality, Service, Cleanliness, and Value, I think I'd be able to build a bridge across the Atlantic with them."
-Ray Kroc

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• Ray Kroc strived to make his restaurants high quality establishments  
• Uniformity and consistency were Krocs goals for the McDonald's franchise  
• Each store needed to have the same high quality food, prepared the same way
• These ideals made McDonald's the successful fast food monopoly it is today

Innovator

• An innovator is one who comes up with new ideas.
• The ideas better a business towards what the consumers want.
• Ray Kroc gave new ideas for the McDonald's franchise entice more customers.

Strategist

• A strategist plans out what the business should be and makes it reality.
• By working in many new ideals and concepts, Kroc made  Mcdonalds' future

Risk-Taker

• A risk-taker sacrifices their own capital and energy to start a business.
• There is no guaranteed return with said risks. 
• Kroc really wasn't a risk taker. 
• He found an already successful business and worked with the owners.
• He didn't take control of the business until he already established himself

Ambition

• One with ambition is highly motivated and sets goals for themselves.
• Ray Kroc set many goals to have a uniform business and was determined to.

Self-Confidence

• Believing in yourself and feeling certain about accomplishments.
• Ray Kroc had no doubt he would be successful. 

Willingness to Take risk

• Not afraid to risk their resources.
• Ray Kroc didn't need to risk his resources, only when he bought his share.

Energy and Self DISCIPLINE

• This is a willingness to sacrifice and work hard.
• Ray Kroc started at a young age working very hard.
• He also sacrificed much of his young life to work.

Perserverence

• They never give up. 
• Kroc never stopped trying to acheive his goals.

Problem-Solving Ability

• Being able to find solutions and make them happen effieciently.
• Kroc established new ways and methods of production with his employees.   
• These methods made the quality and quantity of McDonald's food skyrocket. 

Organizational Skills

• These are skills used to balance aspects of a business, keeping them alive.
• Ray Kroc possessed these skills and showed them by McDonalds' success.  

Ability to motivate others

• This is the ability to make others do what is needed and have them want to.
• Ray Kroc didn't really show this trait. 

Works Cited

• "The Ray Kroc Story." :: McDonalds.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2014.
• "From the Archives: Ray Kroc." SUCCESS. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. 
• The above from "Success" is an online magazine article.
• "Ray Kroc Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.