Jon Taffer Quotes

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Jon Taffer

Profession : Businessman

Birth : November 7, 1954

Nine out of ten people who are failing blame their failure on somebody else. And that is the common denominator of failure.

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If I were to pick the life of someone whom I professionally mimic in many ways, it would be Howard Hughes, surprisingly.

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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.

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Human interaction is something that I believe, as humans, we crave for. And that is where bars and social environments come into play.

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In the worst of our recession, bars were making money. Every bar can make money. If they're failing, it's not because of the president or Congress or Ukraine. It's because of them. And if you own failure, then you'll own success.

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Don't build a bar for yourself. Build it for your customers. It's all about them: the walls, the finishes, the textures, the food, the beverages, literally everything has to be for them.

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Bar owners tend to be social rather than operators. Most bar owners do not manage their numbers. They do not have spreadsheets or reports to manage their budget, cost, or inventory. I would say 90% of independent bar owners do not even have a budget.

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When I went to college, I really became interested in cultural anthropology. Our behavior isn't that different from other primate species'.

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Sometimes people go into my business because they like to drink, which - that's insane.

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I really was going to run for Congress.

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I can't believe the sense of community here, the amount of pride the people who run this city have in Las Vegas. They are wonderful.

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I have a playroom with my drum set, a guitar, and amplifier at home.

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What I love about Vegas is that we have the mountains and the Strip. There is always something to do.

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My company was based in Palm Beach, Florida, but when 'Bar Rescue' took off, I knew I had to move west. It was a choice between L.A. and Vegas. I have a lot of friends in Vegas, and it became my choice. I'm so glad because I love it here. There's a real sense of community. It's a big town that feels like a small town. Everybody knows everybody.

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Don't open a bar if you think all you need to be is social and greet the customers. You have to run a business.

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There has been a black hole in the bar business in Las Vegas, particularly on the Strip in tourist areas.

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In the bar and restaurant industry, you're always one idea away from your next quarter-million.

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Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a liquor company. Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a bar.

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The infusion of technology and social marketing to bar spaces is a big opportunity.

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I'm the type of employer who will hire based on personality, based on potential. If you put the resume before the personality, you're going to fail.

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