Caitlyn Lewin, 22, owns her own Pizza Hut in Tawa. Photo: Supplied
Across Pizza Hut, we are constantly inspired by the grit and determination shown by the people who operate and work in our restaurants. Congratulations to one of our newest restaurant owners for her remarkable achievement!
Caitlyn Lewin (Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri and Rangitāne o Wairau) started working at Pizza Hut at the age of 15 with no CV, just a handwritten note.
“It was the first ever job I gave my CV in to. I didn’t even have a CV at the time. I just wrote some random stuff on a paper at the library and just took it in. Got an interview, got the job, and literally started washing dishes three days a week.”
Caitlyn Lewin (right), alongside her best mate Bailey Robertson (left), who left her job to help open the Tawa Pizza, fulfilling a promise made years earlier over drinks. Photo: Supplied
Now, at 22 years old, she owns her own store in Tawa, Wellington.
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