Ally Svenson: Hiring formerly incarcerated individuals yielded incredible work ethic
Ally Svenson · MOD Pizza & Seattle Coffee Company: Scott and Ally Svenson · Jul 24, 2023 · at 1:05:18
Ally Svenson, co-founder of MOD Pizza, explains the company's early decision to employ formerly incarcerated individuals without background check hurdles.
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“They would have had to check a box in this, in Seattle, and we did not require them to check the box. We employed them. The first job out of prison was working at Maud, and in a very short period of time even though some people thought, well, that's kind of crazy we like to say what was crazier was the incredible work that these individuals did, and their gratitude for being given an opportunity, translated into a work ethic that was incredible, the way they took care of each other, customers.”
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