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title: "Franchise Times: Ann Littmann of SafeWay Driving Talks About Her Move From Intern to CEO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2e39d300-3749-40fd-aa72-1dbd6becda8c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-ann-littmann-of-safeway-driving-talks-about-her-move-from-intern-to-ceo-11494
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2017-03-31T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:13:41.751Z
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# Franchise Times: Ann Littmann of SafeWay Driving Talks About Her Move From Intern to CEO

**TL;DR:** Ann Littmann, CEO of SafeWay Driving, discusses her rise from intern to CEO, focusing on technology and growth opportunities. She is remaining focused on developing in areas where there are less strict rules for behind-the-wheel driving.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-31. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-ann-littmann-of-safeway-driving-talks-about-her-move-from-intern-to-ceo-11494).*

## Story

Ann Littmann started as an intern with SafeWay Driving when it was just a small company in Texas with 5 locations. Now, six years later, she has been promoted to CEO of the company.

Through her time moving up the ranks, Littmann and the team spent time focusing on the technology within SafeWay Driving and developing an online curriculum for students to learn on their own time. Littmann is remaining focused on developing in areas where there are less strict rules for behind-the-wheel driving.

"We're really focused on our growth opportunities on areas where there's a certain number of behind the wheel training hours required," Littmann told the Franchise Times reporter.

Littmann will also remained focus on growing the SafeWay Driver's Ed At Your Speed program, one that is designed for students on the autism spectrum.

Sydney Creagh is a Senior Account Manager at No Limit Agency. She graduated from the the University of Iowa with a Journalism and Creative Writing major. Sydney has lived in Chicago for the last 5 years, but still loves walking the city and exploring new neighborhoods - especially during the summer months.

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- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- ceo interview (topic)
- driving education (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-ann-littmann-of-safeway-driving-talks-about-her-move-from-intern-to-ceo-11494). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2e39d300-3749-40fd-aa72-1dbd6becda8c).