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Arthur Greeno (born Arthur William Greeno, June 20, 1986) is an American entrepreneur, business owner, author and speaker. He is the owner/operator of two Chick-fil-A restaurants in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has accomplished 2 Guinness World Records, the latest being a 1140 Gallon 9-ft tall sweet cup of sweet tea and an Amazon Best Selling author for his latest book, Breaking Conformity. Arthur’s mission is to Teach, Inspire and Serve. Teaching his team and others about how to HONOR their guests is an integral part of his business model. Arthur’s wife Noell and his 6 kids are his life’s greatest passion and he states they’re constantly teaching him, stretching him, supporting him, and loving him. Arthur is a devout Christian and he thanks and honors God for giving his life direction because he knew the direction he was headed before giving his life to Him.

Growing Up
Coming from a broken home, Arthur had to endure hardships in his family financially, as well as emotionally. His story of overcoming adversity is amazing. By the time he started high school in Tulsa, OK he had been to 9 different schools. He has scoliosis and wore his back brace all thru high school. Arthur then put himself through college, earning his BA in Commercial Art from Oral Roberts University in 1991. He mentored several students from Oral Roberts University and is still involved in various capacities. put himself thru college, then got hired by Chick-fil-A, where it is harder to get hired by the CIA than it is Chick-fil-A. He started with one of the worst stores in the chain, and in 2015 did more in one month, than his first store did in an entire year. He now has multiple locations, multiple Guinness World Records and influences 1000’s of people each day through his locations, speaking, mentoring and books. His book Dysfunctional Inspiration was written to share with his team how with the right decisions, they can change their world, just like Arthur did.

Career
Greeno’s career at Chick-fil-A began in 1988 making $6 an hour. Today he is a multi-chain franchisee, something few owners are able to accomplish.

Quotes
* "You may not be able to change the world, but you can change YOUR world!" * "‘If you want to succeed, you can if you start making the right choices, make sure you’re hanging around with the right people and start filling your mind with the right thoughts.”

Arthur's Awards and Board Seats
* The Little Light House Board of Directors (4 year term) * The Tulsa Christmas Parade Board * Guinness Book of World Records – World’s Largest Sweet Tea – August 2010 * Guinness Book of World Records – World’s Largest Lemonade – August 2008 * Amazon Best Selling Author – October 2015 * Knotty Award – Tulsa Glass Blowing School – 2012 * The Little Lighthouse Shining Light Award * Multiple Chick-fil-A Highest Sales Increase Award * Multiple time winner of Chick-fil-A Symbol of Success Award * Thrive15.com Mentor