Ex-Applebee’s exec was told she’d never be CEO—she bought the chain and fired her naysayer: ‘We don’t need two of us, so I’m gonna have to let you go’
Multimillionaire baby boomer Julia Stewart grew IHOP’s business and got back at her former employer after being denied the top role. Spanx’s and FedEx’s founders also created billion-dollar companies after their business ideas were rejected.