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Wade Oney started as a Domino\u2019s store assistant in 1981. Today he owns 112 restaurants across three brands, including 96 Papa Johns locations, and he\u2019s letting his employees in on the big picture success. Bam-Bam Pizza Inc., his franchise group, generates $160 million in annual revenue, Franchising.com reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oney spent over a decade climbing the ranks at Domino\u2019s before Papa Johns lured him away to help grow the then-emerging brand, eventually making him COO. He stepped down in 2000 to focus on being a franchisee full time, scaling from 35 stores to 96 today.<\/p>\n His signature program is letting managers, supervisors and executives buy minority stakes in the restaurants they run. About a third to half of his leadership team now owns a piece of the business. \u201cIt helps them know it is a team and a career and not just a job,\u201d Oney said. \u201cThat is a pretty cool thing that has happened, and our people love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Wade Oney started as a Domino\u2019s store assistant in 1981. Today he owns 112 restaurants across three brands, including 96 Papa Johns locations, and he\u2019s letting his employees in on the big picture success. Bam-Bam Pizza Inc., his franchise group, generates $160 million in annual revenue, Franchising.com reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oney spent over a decade climbing the ranks at Domino\u2019s before Papa Johns lured him away to help grow the then-emerging brand, eventually making him COO. He stepped down in 2000 to focus on being a franchisee full time, scaling from 35 stores to 96 today.<\/p>\n His signature program is letting managers, supervisors and executives buy minority stakes in the restaurants they run. About a third to half of his leadership team now owns a piece of the business. \u201cIt helps them know it is a team and a career and not just a job,\u201d Oney said. \u201cThat is a pretty cool thing that has happened, and our people love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n