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Alert – Pennsylvania woman whose first job was scrubbing toilets in a Baltimore McDonald’s now owns TWELVE of the fast-food giant’s restaurants after 44 years of hard work

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A Pennsylvania woman who began her career scrubbing toilets at McDonalds now owns 12 of the chain’s restaurants.

Tanya Hill-Holliday has spent 44 years climbing the corporate ladder at McDonald’s after joining the crew at a Baltimore restaurant in 1980.

‘I was told I wasn’t supposed to be here I was called every name but my name,’ Hill-Holliday told CBS News Philadelphia. 

‘But I kept my head down and kept working’  she explained. 

After holding 13 different positions within the company, including vice president, Hill-Holliday took her stock options and purchased her first restaurant, the Rosemont McDonald’s next to Villanova University, in 2005.

Tanya Hill-Holliday has spent 44 years climbing the corporate ladder at McDonald's after joining the crew at a Baltimore restaurant in 1980

Tanya Hill-Holliday has spent 44 years climbing the corporate ladder at McDonald’s after joining the crew at a Baltimore restaurant in 1980

Hill-Holliday began working for the fast-food company while studying at Morgan State University

Hill-Holliday began working for the fast-food company while studying at Morgan State University

She purchased her first restaurant, the Rosemont McDonald's next to Villanova University, in 2005

She purchased her first restaurant, the Rosemont McDonald’s next to Villanova University, in 2005

Hill-Holliday began working for the fast-food franchise while studying at Morgan State University.

‘I picked up the Yellow Pages at that time, started flipping through and I saw a listing for McDonald’s,’ she recalled.

‘I always enjoyed what I was doing, as difficult as it was to be told, ‘You got to clean a table, you got to clean the toilets, you got to scrub the baseboards. I did it,’ she explained.

Hill-Holliday’s franchise is now worth around $1.5 million, and she oversees more than 600 employees.

She also serves as the National Black McDonald's Operators Association Chair and CEO of 168 entities across the U.S

She also serves as the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association Chair and CEO of 168 entities across the U.S

Hill-Holliday's franchise is now worth around $1.5 million, and she oversees more than 600 employees

Hill-Holliday’s franchise is now worth around $1.5 million, and she oversees more than 600 employees

Hill-Holiday was born in Virginia but now lives in a $700,000 home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Hill-Holiday was born in Virginia but now lives in a $700,000 home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania

She also serves as the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association Chair and CEO of 168 entities across the U.S. 

Hill-Holiday says she hopes her journey inspires young people working their first job.

‘Stay motivated, stay encouraged, stay prayed up. I stay prayed up all the time,’ she added. 

Hill-Holiday was born in Virginia but now lives in a $700,000 home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. 

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