NASHVILLE, Tenn. Shoney's Inc., a business adrift, has found ananchor in new leader C. Stephen Lynn.
Lynn has known since he was 10 what he wanted. The son of analcoholic textile mill worker with a sixth-grade education, hedreamed of running his own company.
Overcoming the company-town poverty in LaGrange, Ga., Lynnearned degrees from Tennessee Tech and the University of Louisville.He excelled in the corporate world, and at 36, Lynn was runningSonic Corp. in Oklahoma City.
Sonic was a mess when he arrived. Sales at its 1950s-styledrive-in diners had been declining for years; 300 units had closed.
Lynn made it a winner. Sonic opened 500 …
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