Chick-fil-A founded Leadercast in 2000 to provide an affordable leadership conference. The annual event features top business leaders and is broadcast from Atlanta to over 800 locations worldwide. A former Chick-fil-A employee, Dave Ramsey, was inspired by attending Leadercast in 2010 and wrote a best-selling book. He has since become a successful author and radio host, and credits Leadercast with changing his life. Ramsey was invited to speak at the 2014 Leadercast conference.

1. June 2, 2013
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Chick-fil-A Leadercast Inspires Former Employee to Share Success
(LEADERCAST 2013)
ATLANTA--- Chick-fil-A was founded on generosity. Founder Truett Cathy believes that
“Nearly every moment of every day we have the opportunity to give something to someone
else.” He is a man that finds more joy in giving than getting things in return. This is why his
company has built a tradition of community service for the past 66 years.
Despite some negative publicity with contribution to anti-gay organizations, Chick-fil-A
still adheres to its giving nature but in way that leaves the business out of the political arena.
Chick-fil-a focuses on giving to three key areas: youth and education, leadership and family
enrichment and local communities.
Chick-fil-A also prides itself on giving back to the employees who continuously work
hard for the company. Truett Cathy wants all of his employees to reach success and Chick-fil-A
offers a helping hand in doing so. Chick-fil-A has contests among its restaurant operators to win
tickets to the annual Chick-fil-A leadership event.
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2. The Chick-fil-A Leadercast Conference began in 2000 when founder, John C. Maxwell’s
vision to create an affordable and accessible leadership conference came to fruition. Chick-fil-A
started sponsoring Maxwell’s leadership event in 2009 and from then on it was known as the
Chick-fil-a Leadercast Conference.
“The event is a one-day, can’t miss leadership development experience that is both
affordable and accessible to all leaders throughout North America and around the world.” Says
Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy. The annual event broadcasts live from Atlanta, Ga. and
features some of the top leaders in business.
This year the event was hosted by New York Times Bestselling author, Michael Hyatt.
Approximately 5,000 people attended the live event and another 115,000 people joined in on
satellite in almost 800 locations worldwide. The event was a great success and was named one
of the top five leadership conferences of the year.
Attendees of the conference praised the experience. Dave Ramsey, a former employee of
Chick-fil-A, started attending the conference a few years ago. Dave is now an established author,
radio host and television personality.
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3. Ramsey started out as a restaurant operator for Chick-fil-A. In 2010
he won tickets for Leadercast because his Brentwood, Tennessee restaurant
had the best sales for the year. He left that conference so inspired he began to
write his first book The Total Money Makeover which went on to become a
New York Times Bestseller.
“To say I learned a lot about being the best leader possible would be
putting it lightly. I have close to twenty pages of notes and every speaker
today brought value and insight,” Ramsey after attending this year’s
conference.
Ramsey has been invited to speak at the 2014 conference. “It is an
honor to have been asked to speak at next year’s conference. Leadercast has
changed my life and I hope that I can do the same for others.”
From Chick-fil-A restaurant operator to best-selling author, David
Ramsey thanks his experience at Leadercast for changing his life. He
continues to go to the event to this day and says that it gets better with each
year.
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With plans to
only grow
bigger in the
next year,
Chick-fil-A
has announced
the date for the
2014
conference.
The event will
be held in
Atlanta
Georgia on
May 9, 2014.
Tickets are
now available
on the event’s
website
http://www.chi
ck-fil-
aleadercast.co
m for
discounted
rates.