Derek Lewis Explains How His Role As A PepsiCo President Provided Him With Transferrable Skills To Become A Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Franchisee

Derek Lewis Explains How His Role As A PepsiCo President Provided Him With Transferrable Skills To Become A Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Franchisee

Derek Lewis’ corporate experience gave him the upper hand in becoming a franchisee. Lewis had an extensive career at PepsiCo that spanned 35 years, and he managed multi-billion-dollar operations. He spent the first seven years in various sales roles before rising through the ranks to become Pepsi Bottling Group’s regional sales manager (2001–2004), followed by three separate vice president roles (2001-2008) and two senior vice president position…