A Refugee of Civil War, Adenah Bayoh Solidifies Herself as Industry Star
After becoming one of the youngest IHOP franchisees, the operator is now building her own quick-service concept in the Northeast.
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After becoming one of the youngest IHOP franchisees, the operator is now building her own quick-service concept in the Northeast.
*IRVINGTON, N.J. — A child who fled war-torn Liberia is now a successful businesswoman in the United States. At age 21, Adenah Bayoh bought a three-family home and at 26, she bought her first International House of Pancakes franchise in New Jersey. NJBiz called her a “one-woman economic engine” when it named her among New Jersey’s Top 50 Women in Business for 2014. Her journey has been one of grit and enterprise. When she was 8 years old, she and her family were living in Liberia during the brutal civil war that ravaged the country for 14 years. She was able to flee to America and bu...