Now available in bookstores...
After being told for years, "you should really write a book" in response to his eclectic and interesting tales, Warren finally decided to do just that. Now his memoir, Bullets, Burgers and Baked Beans: The Warren Wright Story is about to hit the shelves. Look out for it in bookstores and on Amazon. An inspirational tale from an ordinary kiwi with an extraordinary life, it shows anyone can achieve anything with effort and hard work.
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The world is divided into those who talk about what they’re going to do and the ones that just go and do it. Warren Wright falls firmly into the latter camp and in Bullets, Burgers & Baked Beans, he shares his inspirational story.
Like so many Kiwis of the baby boomer era, Warren was born in a rural part of the country. And again, like many others, he might have expected to attain minimal educational qualifications before settling down to lead a relatively quiet but ordinary life. But at a very early age Warren realised that wasn’t going to be enough – and if he was going to get anywhere in life the means to do so was in his own hands.
His first career was in the police force, during which time he also worked with his wife, Marian, on various entrepreneurial activities. On the verge of being promoted to inspector, Warren (Wol) decided there was more to life than being a public servant and left without any clear idea of what he might do next.
Then arose the opportunity to become a McDonald’s owner operator. But was this a big enough challenge for Warren? Hardly, within a few years he and Marian owned not just one, but four McDonald’s stores, employing in total around 300 staff. A few years later they sold them all, with the intention of a financially very comfortable retirement.
But you can’t keep someone like Warren Wright down – within a short space of time he bought a large supermarket and over the next few years he and Marian put heart and soul into making it the most efficient and profitable operation possible. That goal achieved, they sold the business and they are now looking for a new opportunity.Over the years Warren and Marian had three children: Monique, Renee (well known to TVOne viewers) and Peter. A committed family man, Warren is incredibly proud of them all.
Bullets, Burgers & Baked Beans is the story of a determined man who had the vision to see what he could do with his life, and then set about making it happen. It’s a story that all aspirational Kiwis should read and it goes a long way to illustrate Henry Ford’s famous observation: ‘Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you're right’.
Like so many Kiwis of the baby boomer era, Warren was born in a rural part of the country. And again, like many others, he might have expected to attain minimal educational qualifications before settling down to lead a relatively quiet but ordinary life. But at a very early age Warren realised that wasn’t going to be enough – and if he was going to get anywhere in life the means to do so was in his own hands.
His first career was in the police force, during which time he also worked with his wife, Marian, on various entrepreneurial activities. On the verge of being promoted to inspector, Warren (Wol) decided there was more to life than being a public servant and left without any clear idea of what he might do next.
Then arose the opportunity to become a McDonald’s owner operator. But was this a big enough challenge for Warren? Hardly, within a few years he and Marian owned not just one, but four McDonald’s stores, employing in total around 300 staff. A few years later they sold them all, with the intention of a financially very comfortable retirement.
But you can’t keep someone like Warren Wright down – within a short space of time he bought a large supermarket and over the next few years he and Marian put heart and soul into making it the most efficient and profitable operation possible. That goal achieved, they sold the business and they are now looking for a new opportunity.Over the years Warren and Marian had three children: Monique, Renee (well known to TVOne viewers) and Peter. A committed family man, Warren is incredibly proud of them all.
Bullets, Burgers & Baked Beans is the story of a determined man who had the vision to see what he could do with his life, and then set about making it happen. It’s a story that all aspirational Kiwis should read and it goes a long way to illustrate Henry Ford’s famous observation: ‘Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you're right’.
