Knead for Speed

A native of the Philippines, Rene DeGuia had only been in the U.S. for three years in 1989 when the then-18-year-old got a job at a Domino's Pizza in California.

DeGuia was assigned to handle the cash register, man the phones and make a few deliveries at the store, in Palm Springs. But he really wanted to work in the kitchen. Says DeGuia: “I just preferred making pizzas.”

DeGuia followed his dream, and 25 years later he not only makes pizzas, he's one of the fastest at it in the worldwide Domino's network. He also followed another dream and now owns a Domino's Pizza store, in Sarasota.