The Power of Opportunity

By Kelly Rodenberg

The theme for AKFCF President, Brandon Robertson’s 2020 term was “Power of the People.” Throughout the last four issues, we introduced a special section in the magazine called “Power of the People.” Each issue highlighted three individuals who were making a difference in the KFC system. We focused on areas such as operations, marketing, and communications.

As Brandon continues his term through March of 2022, he has selected a new theme — “The Power of Opportunity.” When we say yes to opportunities, that is how we grow and evolve.

Life is full of opportunities. We are presented with numerous opportunities every day in some form or shape. But it’s easy to miss those opportunities because they don’t often look like we think they should. Or we allow fear to stop us from grasping opportunity when it presents itself to us. Depending on the circumstances, an opportunity met or missed can be life-changing.

If we want to grow in life and work, we need to learn how to recognize opportunity when it arises and to create new opportunities for ourselves. But we don’t want to stop there, as we keep growing, we learn how to help create opportunities for others as well.

That’s where you come in, we want to hear about your KFC life-changing opportunities. We want others to see the value in recognizing and providing opportunities. We hope it moves you to want to do more and encourage others to do more. The more you give, the more you grow. So please, share your stories with us so we can share them with your KFC family in the next few issues of The Quarterly magazine. You can send them along with any personal or work photos to Kelly.rodenberg@akfcf.com on or before October 1st.

We look forward to hearing your story!

AKFCF Award Nominations Now Open

In the AKFCF family, there is no shortage of individuals, organizations and groups doing remarkable things to grow the KFC brand and change lives through the continued efforts made over the last year and a half. It is likely your life has been touched by those special individuals and organizations going above and beyond. Now is your chance to give them the recognition they deserve with a nomination for a 2021 AKFCF Award. And if there was ever a time to call someone out for doing an outstanding job, this is the time!

Every year, AKFCF turns to you to nominate outstanding members in multiple categories. The deadline for submitting nominations is November 12, 2021. The AKFCF Executive Committee will review nominations and select winners who will be presented with their award on March 9, 2022, at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Florida.

AKFCF Award Categories:

• The Colonel’s Legacy Award
• The Lifetime Achievement Award
• The John R. Neal Award
• The AKFCF President’s Award
• The Outstanding Partner Award

You can find the award descriptions here and we encourage you to submit multiple nominations for all deserving individuals and organizations that meet the criteria. And don’t forget to share and encourage others to nominate as well!

For questions and more information, please contact Kelly.rodenberg@akfcf.com.

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