A Charlotte man who spent months out of work is now celebrating his success, and he says it would have never happened if he wasn’t sent to the unemployment line.
They’re rolling in the dough at Charlotte’s newest Mellow Mushroom restaurant. But nearly three years ago, the owner of the Charlotte franchise wasn’t sure how he was going to keep his family afloat.
“Overnight I didn’t have a job after 17 years. It was completely out of the blue,” said Marc Kieffer.
Then a printer salesman, Kieffer says it was January of 2009 when he was suddenly laid off.