In-N-Out President and CEO Lynsi Snyder said in an interview with PragerU's Marissa Streit that “God is good at the end of the day,” and said she would like to protect her next of kin. He spoke in detail about how he continued to rely on God and was able to take over the company after experiencing the loss. Young as 17 years old.
Mr. Snyder spoke with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit. discussed Learn about her company and its challenges, including the tragedy that put her in this position and how her faith in God has sustained her.
Streit asked Snyder what she would say to critics who downplay her accomplishments and status because she took over the business. “And my first reaction was, as a 17-year-old, I can't imagine how difficult it would be to inherit,” Streit added.
“For me, trying to protect myself and work on it, I had to stop doing that a long time ago. And you know, being a Christian and accepting that persecution means that people It's like they're doubling down on judging me,” Snyder, now 42, said, noting that God's Word says that followers of Jesus can expect this.
“So the Book of Good says that as soon as you unite with Jesus and act according to God's word, you're going to make enemies. So there will be persecution, and if it's already part of your plan, If it's part of the club and expected, people will just judge me and think she didn't actually do anything. I know she's just a trust fund baby or whatever they say, but you know God knows the truth and the people at the company know too. And he explained that he feels at peace knowing that “hopefully” his customer base knows. They understand that we stuck to the truth. ”
“You know, we're still doing the same thing. We're not changing or doing what other people are doing, and we're not compromising on our product. After all. “But I just have to let the rest go because I know God knows the truth and people who love me and know me know the truth,” she said. Said. Focus on finding her and relying on God to get you through it.
“I have shown my calendar to some people and they say that just looking at it makes them anxious. But I feel that God has given me a higher ability to cope with many things. ” she said, detailing many meetings with various vice presidents and department heads. …Or you could work in the merchandising department because you love creative work. But she said her father's death “pushed me into this work.”
“So it's really just being a custodian and carrying on the family legacy, because I was going to pursue other things, but at the end of the day, everything that I was passionate about, , because we're able to do that in some way here at In-N-Out or through our ministry,” Snyder continued.
Snyder, who oversees more than 400 restaurants, credits much of her success to God, including providing a moment of reconciliation between her father and uncle before he died.
“It just has to come from God,” she said of forgiveness. “…people who can't forgive seem to have poison in their hearts, and I think that affects their health. I mean, I really think it affects their health. And I think that too many losses… “I always urge people to just forgive,” she said.
“Hey, I think there's a saying that you drink poison and expect it to hurt them, but actually, it's hurting you, yeah, and but I… I believe in some things, grace and forgiveness that I remember when I was young, my father I love him so much that God gave me grace for him because I saw him struggling, and he does the same for others. “And I think it worked for me,” she added.
She also spoke briefly about another thing that makes her company so unique: Bible verses about eating.
“It came from my uncle. Well, actually, years before he passed away, he became a Christian and started doing it and put it on cups and packages, and ever since then I We added more and more,” she said. she said, noting that she had added a few things herself.
“Flyboat is actually very personal and I wanted it to be something that would encourage others, and it’s like the saying goes, if you fall, you get back up. So, on top of a cup of water. “I don't want to give things away. I want people to see them. But the water cup is actually connected to the water,” she continued.
Ultimately, Snyder's theme throughout the interview is that God is faithful and good, and that God has gotten her through all the loss to get to where she is today.
“God knew that when I lost the family members who were special to me and who started this company, I had strong ties with all of them: my grandfather, who I never met, but my grandmother. , uncle, father, you know, very, very I was close. If you lose it, you can't replace it. But God, I got a big family and we're all trying to do something in the same direction and make the world a better place. I knew it was there,” she said.
Asked what he would tell his 20-year-old self, Mr. Snyder, now a billionaire, replied, “At the end of the day, God is good.”
“He has blessed me. I think she will realize that God has brought so much into her and that she came out the other side whole, and ultimately I think it makes me love God more,” she added.
Watch the full interview below.
