Interview with Denise Meehan, Founder of Licks

Denise Meehan talks about the inspiration for her successful company

By Heather Riccio

      It seems most people never go into the business they started out in and Denise Meehan, founder of Lick's burgers, is no exception. She began in the hospitality industry at a very young age. Her parent's owned a hotel in Northern Ontario and most of what she has learned over the years she attributes to working for them.

Meehan says that she didn't have the same apprehension most people would about going into the hospitality or restaurant business because she was brought up in that environment. Meehan launched Lick's in 1980 with only a $5,000 loan and a clear vision of where she wanted to take her company.

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