Panera founder Ron Shaich spoke about tough moments he faced as a leader in a recent interview.
There was so much pressure he thought it would be easier to "get hit by a truck."
But the company's overhaul in 2015 was one the most stressful periods of his tenure, Shaich said in a recent interview with The Profile.
And he said he remembers thinking to himself, "My god, it'd be just easier if I got hit by a truck."
Shaich, who founded Panera Bread in 1987 and took the company public in 1991, stepped down as the company's CEO in 2018 .
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