How Did Tom Monaghan, The Man Who Started Domino’s Pizza, Achieve Success?

What is the reason for Domino’s Pizza’s success?

Tom Monaghan, a Domino’s pizza brand, charges premium prices suitable for Indian consumers. Besides quality food, Domino promises fast delivery in 30 minutes for premium pricing.

About Tom Monaghan

Tom Monaghan never had a good relationship with his mother. He caught fish and sold vegetables outside Milliken Department Stores. He started selling magazines and was later sent to an orphanage. He began studying in Transverse City at St. Francis School and was a great believer in church and religion. He started thinking of becoming a priest and was in the seminary. But guilty of his indiscipline behavior, becoming a priest became a dream.

The Dominos Tale also includes success stories with a humble beginning. A shop in Ypsilanti, Michigan, had it running with two brothers. One of the brothers took to riding as Dominos and attained success globally. Both brothers created big names in the fast food industry.

Launch of Dominos

Tom and James Monaghan were in their early 20s when they opened their restaurant. After experiencing tough times and an unstable, rough childhood, they launched the Pizza Empire. Tom was the eldest, and after losing his father at age four, he was in the orphanage. Tom’s upbringing was influential in his success.

Tom developed a work ethic and had an obsessive, determined, and rebellious spirit. His desire to travel the world came in handy in the initial days. The brothers had no plans of getting famous with pizza or entrepreneurship around the globe. By 1960, the brothers were trying to make money and had opened a restaurant with other career ideas. Jim had a mailman’s job, and Tom was serving in the Marines.

Tom enrolled to become an architect at the University of Michigan and was looking to earn more money. He had no savings after losing them in the oil scheme. Thus, the idea of buying a pizza place was the idea of Jim and Tom joining hands. People knowing the history of Dominos knew Tom Monaghan drove it to success with his marketing strategies, though Jim bought it.

Jim, on his mail route, came to know about the pizza restaurant sale. Later, Tom took the step ahead, as he wanted money to complete his education. The brothers took $900 as a loan to buy the pizzeria that sold Italian specialties and sandwiches. They took a 15-minute lesson from Dominick about making pizza and began their own.

“No matter what an individual decides to become, hard work and determination is very important in today’s competitive world. You may also encounter hardships along the way, but you must not get discouraged and you push on in order to fulfill your goals.”

The Monaghan brothers soon knew it was tough to succeed in the restaurant business. The restaurant caught up at a fast pace, and the lack of kitchen space was an issue. It resulted in angry customers and staff canceling orders and wait times. It was then that they switched to providing only pizza and began delivering it to houses as customer service. Tom realized his business had escalated and put himself into it.

Pizza-drifting brothers

Pizza put the brothers together and ultimately was the reason for drifting apart. Jim soon understood that the pizza business did not suit him. He was not keen on pursuing entrepreneurship life. Moreover, a few decisions about the business of Toms drew a rift.

Jim did not like the idea of switching to selling only pizza. However, Tom was firm in making the business successful by selling pizzas only. Besides, Jim was not thrilled to work long hours, so within a year, he walked out. He did not know it was a great financial loss he was making. He sold his half-share to buy a used car.

Wrapping Up

Tom met his wife making a delivery, and she also started working for Dominos. Tom Monaghan amassed wealth and a luxurious lifestyle. Dominos grew with Tom’s prestige and wealth. Tom went on to buy the Detroit Tigers and owned a helicopter, a jet plane, and a fleet of cars. Today, Domino’s is a large company that makes pizzas and operates over 18,000 locations.