I believe that a cook in a kitchen isn’t producing an entree: he’s producing a reaction. The product is the reaction; the entree is just the vehicle. Jon Taffer Read Quote
A bar is a factory, a marketing organization, and a service organization all in one. Jon Taffer Read Quote
In the bar and restaurant industry, you’re always one idea away from your next quarter-million. Jon Taffer Read Quote
The right personality with a weak resume can be filled in. That’s the employee who will become great. Jon Taffer Read Quote
Putting somebody else in crisis mode and causing them to make quicker decisions, urgent decisions, rather than prolonged, more logical decisions can be very advantageous. So, to be successful in business, you have to understand the power of confrontation and how to use it correctly. Jon Taffer Read Quote
I could take a cemetery and make all the tombstones beer companies. There’s a lot of craft beers that came and went. A lot of them. Jon Taffer Read Quote
Leadership cannot be taught. Either you’re a leader by the time you’re 12 years old, or you never will be. Jon Taffer Read Quote
The Knack were a very, very powerful band, and you got to understand, when they came in, all the punk stuff was still going on. There was an amazing conflict within the scenes. Jon Taffer Read Quote
I’ve made stupid investments. I’ve made stupid decisions as an employee. I’ve made foolish decisions as a manager. I’ve gotten fired. I’ve lost businesses. I went through all of those things. Jon Taffer Read Quote
