{"id":12035,"date":"2026-06-01T11:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12035"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:42:07","slug":"jersey-mikes-founder-built-his-empire-from-high-school-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12035","title":{"rendered":"Jersey Mike&#8217;s founder built his empire from high-school job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Through July 4, The Post, in conjunction with the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, is featuring US citizens explaining what the American dream means to them in 2026 \u2014 including Peter Cancro, the founder and chairman of Jersey Mike\u2019s Subs, who bought his business while a high school senior on the Jersey Shore.<\/em> <em>Today, there are around 3,500 of the sub shops worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dad was an auto mechanic and Mom was a stay-at-home mom. I started working in [Mike\u2019s] Sub shop when I was 14 and it was an incredible time. When I walked in, my voice mattered. It was that kind of culture \u2014 a family. [I started in] 1971. And then the owner put it up for sale in \u201975. \u2026 One night my mother said, \u2018Why don\u2019t you buy it?\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Peter Cancro began his career in 1971 at Mike\u2019s Subs. He bought the shop four years later, in March of his senior year of high school. <span class=\"credit\">Milken Center<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In April 2026, Jersey Mike\u2019s filed paperwork for an initial public offering. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Best Buddies International<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I laughed and went upstairs to bed, but a light switch went off by the time I got to the top of the stairs. I called the next morning and [the owner] said he could give me a couple of weeks to try and raise the capital. In 1975, the economy was not so great and I went to one [bank] after the next to try and raise the capital \u2026<\/p>\n<p>When I went to see Rod Smith, who was my quarterback coach in youth football, he thought maybe I was in trouble!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>I told him about what I was doing in business. He was a banker and able to loan the money to me. When the teachers [at Point Pleasant Beach High School] found out, they were like, \u201cYou\u2019re gonna ruin your life, you know, you\u2019re supposed to go to study law.\u201d I was president of my class and the captain of the football team.<\/p>\n<p>It was just sort of like, OK, let\u2019s go. I took over by showing up every day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Today, there are around 3,500 Jersey Mike\u2019s locations \u2014 the majority of which are in the United States and Canada. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Best Buddies International<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The American dream is to rise up with family, with friends \u2026 But when you make it with the success of money, if you share and give, that\u2019s the greatest part of the American dream.<\/p>\n<p><em>The American Dream Video Project showcases real stories that illuminate pathways to opportunity. Featured at the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD), this series is part of the Center\u2019s celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary. 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