Unlike a lot of successful entrepreneurs, Corey Phillips never really set out to be a businessman.He majored in criminal justice and juvenile justice at Florida A&M and played football for the Rattlers.
"I messed up my leg my senior year and ended up coaching at FAMU High," he said.
Sports brought him to Savannah where he was the defensive line coach at Groves High School.
Wanting to continue his education, Phillips ended up at Savannah State University where he pursued a master's degree in public administration and was a resident director and eventually program coordinator for the university's HBCU Neighborhood Revitalization Project.
When that job ended suddenly two years ago, he found himself in a shrinking job market.
"I bet I applied for over a thousand jobs," he said. "I figured I had two bachelor's degrees and a master's degree and I'd find a job in no time."
The only offer came from a school in the coldest part of New York state. Although he was born in Brooklyn, Phillips had acclimated to the moderate temperatures of the Southeast.
"I don't like snow, I don't like the cold," he said.
So his next natural step was to go into business for himself.
He hit the pavement and worked to convince local restaurants he offered a way to reach new diners and expand their sales.
"912Food2Go.com offers customers a totally new experience," said Phillips "We deliver food from restaurants that don't deliver and provide the only variety when looking for delivery service of restaurant prepared meals to your home, business or hotel."
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