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title: "WTSP- Tampa, Florida: Cancer Survivor Transitions from Police Force to Successful Business Owner with Lennys Grill & Subs"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bb1dbe72-a5ea-4ea6-8ca4-3be6eebde7b4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wtsp-tampa-florida-cancer-survivor-transitions-from-police-force-to-successful-business-owner-with-lennys-grill-subs-7370
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
published: 2016-11-03T22:17:57.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:15:03.562Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/9eae3c652a851663f4587d504507c9cc5190.jpg
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# WTSP- Tampa, Florida: Cancer Survivor Transitions from Police Force to Successful Business Owner with Lennys Grill & Subs

**TL;DR:** Cancer survivor Jim Harmer opened a Lennys Grill & Subs location in Bartow, Florida, after transitioning from the police force.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-11-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wtsp-tampa-florida-cancer-survivor-transitions-from-police-force-to-successful-business-owner-with-lennys-grill-subs-7370).*

## Story

Franchisee and cancer survivor Jim Harmer shares with WTSP viewers how he transitioned from the pest control industry to the police force and ultimately opened a Lennys Grill & Subs where business in Bartow has been booming.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Tampa, Fla. (location)
- business (topic)
- subs (topic)
- Bartow, Florida (location)
- cancer (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wtsp-tampa-florida-cancer-survivor-transitions-from-police-force-to-successful-business-owner-with-lennys-grill-subs-7370). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bb1dbe72-a5ea-4ea6-8ca4-3be6eebde7b4).