Scott Schmidt was born into a working-class family of eight children in a little town in Southern Ohio along the banks of the Ohio River. He learned early on that hard work paid off, and when he was hired as an assistant manager at the local Wendy’s restaurant in 1975, he knew he had found his passion. After 13 years working every conceivable position, Scott took the leap and purchased two Wendy’s franchises in his hometown of Portsmouth, Ohio.
