Turn up the Heat

Richard did.

It’s a bit of cheesy story … but Richard struggled in high school as English wasn’t his first language. So he ended up dropping out and becoming the janitor at a local snack factory. One day the company’s president addressed all the employees and told them to act like owners. Well Richard didn’t see many positive reactions from his co-workers but he took the message to heart. From then on Richard constantly looked for opportunities to improve operations. One day, the assembly line broke down .. so the snacks couldn’t get coated with their seasoning. So Richard brought some of the plain snacks home and decided to create his own seasoning recipe. Inspired by a popular Mexican street food he created a whole new flavouring. His friends and family loved it and convinced Richard to share his creation with the company’s president. Well first he had to convince the president’s secretary to put his call through. But The president listened and invited Richard to make his pitch. So Richard went out and purchased his first ever tie, prepared for two weeks and ended up wowing the executives.

Today, the flavouring that former janitor turned executive himself Richard Montanez created for Frito-Lay’s very popular $1 billion snack line is one of its most popular flavours … Flaming Hot Cheetos

Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is a great idea … because it doesn’t matter if you are a janitor or an executive … seizing an opportunity can ignite your career.