Boston pizza has been voted one of the 50 bestmanaged private. Through treliving management jim also owns the stonebrook benchlands development overlooking okanagan lake, real estate company white rock commercial, velofix holdings ltd, and custom food manufacturer kitchen partners limited. Jim added, having been involved with the boston pizza brand for almost 50 years, i am thrilled to continue my commitment to this business by acquiring all the outstanding shares of boston pizza international inc. In addition to his professional responsibilities, jim is active in giving back to the community. Jim treliving became involved with boston pizza in 1968 and has been a. Sign up for facebook today to discover local businesses near you. Bussiness man, dragon and author jim treliving talks to fiona and mike about his new book decisions, his history with boston pizza and how. It was written as a business book, but it has a lot of family lessons as well. Treliving is the chairman and owner of casualdining restaurant company boston pizza, a franchisor.
Book sheds light on jim trelivings life as a dragon. Making the right ones, righting the wrong ones, book. Jim trelivings secrets for success steven and chris. A few years later, jim left the police force to open his own boston pizza in penticton. Elaine treliving obituary delta, bc delta optimist. Entrepreneur jim treliving offers personal advice from his varied career in business with boston pizza and mr. Jim treliving is a kid from virden whos now cochairman and coowner of boston pizza. Owner of boston pizza and author of upcoming book, decisions. Thirteen british columbians, including owner of boston. Oct 11, 2012 bussiness man, dragon and author jim treliving talks to fiona and mike about his new book decisions, his history with boston pizza and how frequently he gets pitched business ideas. Jim treliving is a police officer turned pizza king. He is best known for being a franchising expert and as one of the dragon.
For treliving, success involves hard work and taking a measured, principled approach to making decisions, because successful. Elaine moved to tsawwassen 1975 and then ladner 1986 where she continued. The show features five venture capitalists including. Especially after i read the story about boston pizzas chief contractor one of trelivings closest friends, barry hughes.
For treliving, success involves hard work and taking a measured, principled approach to making decisions, jim treliving is a police officer turned pizza king. Recently, jim released a book on business, decisions making the right ones and. Boston pizza toronto, ontario pizza place, sports bar. Lube and interests in real estate and sports franchising. In his late 20s, treliving caught the entrepreneurship bug and went on to building an empire of bigname businesses, such as boston pizza and mr. Learn all about jim treliving s bio, net worth, wife, family, and many more.
In his first book, jim shows why today, hes not only surviving, hes thriving in a volatile 20thcentury global market. If you want to get up close and personal with jim, visit the boston pizza facebook page for a. Jim treliving reflects on fame and fortune while visiting. Lube, dermal laser centres, a real estate company called white rock commercial and a lot more. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Boston pizza began in edmonton, alberta, on august 12, 1964, when a greek immigrant, gus agioritis, opened boston pizza and spaghetti house. An affable prairie boy, he took the leap from the rcmp and started to build a global empire. Jim sets the corporate strategy for boston pizza, bostons the gourmet pizza restaurant and sports bar boston pizzas u. He is the chairman and owner of treliving management and boston pizza.
One of the first franchisees was jim treliving, a royal canadian mounted police officer. Read decisions making the right ones, righting the wrong ones by jim treliving available from rakuten kobo. Jim treliving is one of canadas top business tycoons the entrepreneur behind boston pizza. Now, in his first book, jim reveals the secrets of his success, taking you. He talks about how he accidently went to boston pizza after a police shift which started his life journey. Jim treliving is chairman and owner of boston pizza international inc. Jim treliving is the owner and chairman of boston pizza international, a canadianbased restaurant franchise, and a. He also owns controlling or noncontrolling interests in a host of other businesses, including mr.
Any opinions are his own and do not reflect the law firm or the family lawyers. Together with his business partner, george melville, jim sets the corporate strategy for boston pizza, bostons the gourmet pizza restaurant and sports bar boston pizza s u. In decisions he goes through his transformation from an rcmp constable to a pizza restaurant franchisee to a business tycoon as coowner of the boston pizza and mr. Jim treliving hailing from the small town of virden, manitoba, jim was a young rcmp officer in 1966 when he walked into boston pizza and spaghetti house in edmonton and saw big dough in his future. Decisions by jim treliving is one of my favorite books. Walter james treliving oc born 12 may 1941 is a canadian businessman, venture capitalist, and television personality. Oct 30, 2018 decisions by jim treliving is one of my favorite books. Decisions jim treliving ebook harpercollins publishers. Decisions ebook by jim treliving 9781443411837 rakuten kobo. You can purchase the book on amazon if you wish to read. Lube and has interests in real estate development and sports franchising.
Jun 02, 2018 watching him on television i saw treliving as a direct, even blunt man, but had no idea he was a skilled storyteller. In addition to a variety of other businesses, jim owns real estate too with his business partner george melville. Melville parlayed that initial boston pizza franchise into 17 more in western canada. Jim treliving is the chairman and owner of one of canadas most beloved restaurant chains, boston pizza international bpibut thats just the tip of the. Then, in 1983, they bought out the entire 44restaurant boston pizza chain from then. Cbc dragon jim treliving signs copies of his new book decisions at a private event at an ontario boston pizza last week. By 1970, boston pizza had 17 locations in western canada, 15 of which were franchised. Jim treliving chairman and owner, boston pizza international inc. On a cold, wintry night, a young rcmp officer named jim treliving made the smallest big decision of his life. Starting from a single restaurant franchise in 1968, today jims holding company has operations throughout north america in the retail, manufacturing.
Making the right ones, righting the wrong ones treliving, jim on. Boston pizza international announces plans for internal. Through treliving management jim also owns the stonebrook benchlands. Mr lube is a chain of automotive service centres across canada. Boston pizza royalties income fund the fund is a limited purpose open ended trust with an excellent track record for investors since its ipo in 2002. He is on the board of the hockey canada foundation, a coowner of mr. No one makes money without using some elbow grease. Jim sets the corporate strategy for boston pizza, boston s the gourmet pizza restaurant and sports bar boston pizzas u. The former rcmp officer is the owner and chairman of the popular restaurant. He has been a director of the boston pizza foundation since its inception in 1990 and has helped raise. Decisions by jim treliving overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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