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<div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">The University of Alabama has produced thousands of graduates who have gone on to make an impact on the world and recently,&nbsp;</span><em style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"><a href="http://alumni.ua.edu/blog/magazine_stories/mastering-the-new-millennium/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=alabama-alumni-magazine-successful-checkers-franchise-efforts-run-in-the-family-for-university-of-alabama-graduate-3229" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alabama Alumni Magazine</a></em><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"> took a look at 15 alums from the first 15 years of the 2000&#8217;s who are making a difference. </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">For Ryan Joy, a University of Alabama graduate and currently the senior director of research and development for the Tampa-based franchise brand, the <a href="http://checkersfranchising.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=alabama-alumni-magazine-successful-checkers-franchise-efforts-run-in-the-family-for-university-of-alabama-graduate-3229" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Checkers</a> brand is in his blood. His father was the first <a href="http://checkers.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=alabama-alumni-magazine-successful-checkers-franchise-efforts-run-in-the-family-for-university-of-alabama-graduate-3229" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Checkers</a> franchisee, opening a location in St. Petersburg when Ryan was in middle school, which drove Joy to earn his UA bachelor&#8217;s degree in restaurant and hospitality management in 2001. </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Joy has been instrumental in the brand&#8217;s innovative menu and active R&amp;D program, pushing for a test kitchen to help plan for the launch of successful products.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"> </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">&#8220;Customers can taste the food and give feedback in real time, which is really valuable,&#8221; </span><a href="http://alumni.ua.edu/blog/magazine_stories/mastering-the-new-millennium/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=alabama-alumni-magazine-successful-checkers-franchise-efforts-run-in-the-family-for-university-of-alabama-graduate-3229" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Joy told </span><em style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Alabama Alumni Magazine</em></a><em style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"></em><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"> about the brand&#8217;s 4,300-square-foot design and research center. Joy has helped keep the brand&#8217;s offerings fresh, introducing homeruns such as the Cold Creations menu. &#8220;For them to trust me, and trust me to give them products that are going to sell, that&#8217;s a huge reward. It puts a huge smile on my face.&#8221;</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://alumni.ua.edu/blog/magazine_stories/mastering-the-new-millennium/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=alabama-alumni-magazine-successful-checkers-franchise-efforts-run-in-the-family-for-university-of-alabama-graduate-3229" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to read the original article. </a>&nbsp;</div>

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