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7-Eleven announces winners for Operation: Take Command contest
Three U.S. veterans are receiving a waived franchise fee in company giveaway.
7-Eleven has announced three winners for its Operation: Take Command contest.
The campaign, which is the franchise’s first giveaway contest targeted exclusively at U.S. military veterans, welcomed veterans to complete a contest application this past January. The winner was to receive a waived franchise fee (valued up to $190,000) to franchise any of the company’s convenience stores in the U.S.
The rules were for one winner, but company president and CEO Joe DePinto was so impressed with three finalists, he didn’t choose just one – he chose all three.
Salil Guatam, an Army veteran, Robert Kemna, active-duty U.S. Army Capt., and Navy veteran Mark Anthony Page will all have the franchise fee waived for their new 7-Eleven locations.
"How can you pick just one winner when you have three?" DePinto said in a news release. "I was extremely impressed by each one of them - for overcoming adversity, serving their country selflessly, having a heart for service and demonstrating outstanding leadership qualities."
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FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
