American - Businessman | November 7, 1954 -
Most people who get into the business are social animals by nature, but do they have the financial abilities to manage a business? A great bar owner has both.
Jon Taffer
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I think life takes circles sometimes.
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One of my first bartending gigs was on Santa Monica Boulevard at Doug Weston's Troubadour, a very famous live music venue.
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When you're finished, bars are not inherently profitable. You got to work at them to make them profitable.
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When you're on-stage, you're expected to perform in the bar business. You shake hands. You smile. You're all positive energy: you add to your environment. When you walk in the door to the back of the house, that's like a stage door. You're off-stage now.
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If you have to signal a bartender to get a drink, then they're not looking at you, which is their problem. They're not doing their job. So don't feel rude when you signal a bartender. They're the ones who caused you to signal them. Go for it.
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Don't eat the bar nuts.
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Never eat anything out of a bowl in a bar... If it isn't in a package, don't eat it.
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Great negotiations happen when people are relaxed, so a relaxing environment is important. A high-energy environment tenses people up. It closes them up. You're not as likely to get that concession.
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I opened my first bar that I owned in 1989. The first one I ever owned was in downtown St. Louis.
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I do a lot of corporate consulting work. I've been doing it a long time.
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I went to college for political science and got a bartending job.
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