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For the Love of Chicken Salad STAFF REPORT Y OU ’ RE YOUNG , YOU ’ RE TALENTED , YOU ’ RE DRIVEN … AND YOU HAVE YOUR SIGHTS SET ON BEING A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR . A S YOU GET READY TO MAKE THE LEAP INTO THE WORLD OF OWNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS , IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOWWHERE YOU ARE GOING AND THAT YOU HAVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO GET THERE . tarting a business can be an exciting adventure. When you have a vision and you bring it to life, you get the personal rewards that come with following your passion, not to mention the perks of working for yourself. Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual restaurant originally based in Auburn, offers 15 original chicken salad variations that origi- nated in the home kitchen of founder Stacy Brown. In the Fall of 2012, Simply Southern Restaurant Group, the ex- clusive franchisor of Chicken Salad Chick, and franchise owners Justin and Cassie Boyd, opened the first of three Chicken Salad Chick restaurants in Montgomery and Prattville. Launching a new business isn’t easy. It takes determination and hard work. Hear from a husband and wife team that have mastered the business… times three. A W ORD A BOUT , AND F ROM , THE O WNERS … Cassie and I were both born and raised in Dalton, GA. Although we lived just miles from one another, we didn't actually meet one another until college. Af- ter graduating high school from Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, TN, Cassie attended Auburn University where she received her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences. She then continued her time with Auburn receiving her Doctorate of Pharmacy. After graduating high school from Northwest Whitfield, I attended Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter SEPTEMBER 2018 21 OF A ACE F THE CURE en Childr ounding member f e a e ar W e, ed ar t c ceptional patien ex ed pediatric healthc at dedic t o e. A ar or c who come to us f e than an and the mor v or E f is OOD DISORDERS AND BL O THE ALABAMA CENTER F e edtoacur g/committ sAL.or en’s Oncology of the Childr ch. esear ation and r uc vide o pr essionals of e pr ar 300 e than er, mor ten ur C ear en each y 1,500 childr e ed to finding a cur committ R CHILDHOOD CANCER ts and eatmen of tr tsec e eff limiting the lat e e ar W e. and normal lif er school t e-en r en ams help childr ogr xpanded pr E en). e in childr ok ause of str disease is the leading c (Sickle cell y 90%. ts b e in sickle cell patien ok of str eat educed the r r e v eenings ha e-of-the-art scr at St ed. be cur will ancer in 2018 diagnosed with c en 84% of childr OR A CURE OGRESS IN THE FIGHT F PR e. ancer Institut y the National C b ed ation support aniz g al trials or orldwide clinic a w— * oup Gr orld. ound the w eet and ar the str wn do—ne or all childr f CURE to a COMMITTED e e ar W ders. ancer and blood disor ainst childhood c g in the fight a sesrgorplaerngikam— seiparehtevitavonnignipoleved co ving the out o and impr or e than 9,000 experts w with mor oup is a en’s Oncology gr *The Childr ancer. or all childr mes f en with c es er cur ed to finding bett at ldwide dedic ation aniz g r ra clinical - t nslational trials o ...................................................................................... S