The Entrepreneur’s Mindset: Lessons in Innovation, Resilience, and Growth

This course, Thirty Minute Mentors: Jimmy John’s Founder Jimmy John Liautaud, focuses on the career and life of the founder of one of America’s largest and most successful sandwich chains (with more than 2,700 locations across the country).

In this course, Liautaud speaks with Adam Mendler about his early life in Chicago, reflecting on how he was bullied. He digs into how he got his business off the ground without a degree by developing an awareness of his numbers, product, competitors and customers. By sharing his advice and explaining his journey, Liautaud offers listeners inspiration and insight on the ins and outs of building a multibillion-dollar business, navigating obstacles, the importance of having a code of ethics and leading by example, why authenticity and clarity are integral to good leadership, and more.