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Author Montañez, Richard P., author.

Title Flamin' hot : the incredible true story of one man's rise from janitor to top executive / Richard P. Montañez, with Mim Eichler Rivas.

Publication Info. New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2021]

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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  B MONTANEZ RICHARD    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.7 MONTANEZ    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  338.7664 MONTANEZ    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 220 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Introduction: Let Your Hunger Be Your Guide -- You Are Flamin' Hot -- Act Like an Owner 101 -- Learn to Think Like an Executive -- The Best Ideas Are Served Hot -- Don't Be Afraid to Look Ridiculous (Shh! Because Greatness Often Comes in Ridiculous Forms!) -- The Power of "What If? What Then?" Makes It Worth the Risk -- Creating Your Flamin' Hot Sales Pitch -- When They Come For You, Change Your Game -- Why Words Matter and Other Leadership Lessons -- Believe That There Is Greatness in You.
Summary "The unforgettable true story of how a janitor struggling to put food on the table invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos in a secret test kitchen, breaking barriers and becoming the first Latino executive at Frito-Lay. Richard Montañez wasn't supposed to have big dreams. Born to migrant farm workers and mired in grinding generational poverty, he left school in the sixth grade, eventually taking a job mopping floors at Frito Lay's California factory to support his young wife and family. Everything changed when one night, at 28, Montañez took his future in his hands: he used his wife's recipe for chili sauce to season a bag of plain Cheetos he'd snuck home. After an intense process of experimenting and testing, and an incredibly risky call to the company's CEO, breaking with protocol, Montañez launched Flamin' Hot Cheetos. He never expected the onslaught of discrimination, backstabbing, and attempted sabotage-or the chip's explosive success. Flamin' Hot shares the inside story of the world's hottest snack food. Montañez not only disrupted the food industry with some much-needed spice, but also shook up a corporate culture in which everyone stayed in their lane. When a top food scientist at Frito-Lay sent out a memo telling sales and marketing to kill the new product before it made it to the store shelves-jealous that someone with no formal education beyond the sixth grade could do his job-Montañez was forced to go rogue once again to save his idea. Through creative thinking, community building, and a few powerful mindset shifts, he outsmarted the naysayers who tried to get in his way. This is the inspiring story of a man who made a science out of walking through closed doors. It's also an empowerment manual for anyone stuck in a dead-end job or facing a system stacked against them. Flamin' Hot provides hope that your present circumstances don't have to dictate your future, carving a new path to the American Dream"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Montañez, Richard P.
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Hispanic American executives -- Biography.
Snack food industry -- United States.
New products -- United States.
Success in business -- United States.
Frito-Lay, Inc. (OCoLC)fst00622578
Hispanic American executives. (OCoLC)fst01741302
New products. (OCoLC)fst01036889
Snack food industry. (OCoLC)fst01121795
Success in business. (OCoLC)fst01137062
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Added Author Rivas, Mim Eichler, author.
Other Form: Online version: Montañez, Richard P. Flamin' hot New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2021] 9780593087473 (DLC) 2021015311
ISBN 9780593087466 (hardcover)
0593087461 (hardcover)
9780593087473 (ebook)
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