Carl Karcher
Carl Karcher
Carl Nicholas Karcher was an American businessman, founder of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, now owned by parent company CKE Restaurants, Inc...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth16 January 1917
CountryUnited States of America
successful people community
Whenever you're successful you owe that success to the people in the community, because they are the ones buying your product.
strong views political
It's no secret that I've become known for my strong political views.
running office desire
I've often been asked to run for office. I have no desire to do that, I would not want my time with the family or the company restricted because of the demands of an elected position.
disability crew members
We find that other employees are very enthusiastic about their fellow crew members who have disabilities-or what they previously thought of as disabilities.
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The harder you work, the luckier you become.
money pain children
If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.
jobs hands people
And for a very special group of people, we've provided their only job. I'm speaking of course of the disabled. They have stated they don't want a hand out just a hand. We are happy to give them one.
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We have people working for us full-time because they were forced to retire at 65. I know that I never want to stop working, and I am glad that I can offer positions to others who feel the same way.
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In other restaurants you'll see employees signing to each other, since we also hire many deaf men and women.
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In addition we also hire many senior citizens.
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We have developed overlays for the keys of the cash registers with the help of the Braille Institute, so that blind crew members can take orders and help our guests.
organization people needs
I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.