Honestly, if I could be anything, I'd love to be a small-business authority type of person. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
You have to connect with your market and your employees. First, understand that what your market says is fact and what you… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
On 'Bar Rescue,' failure is not an option. I have to try to turn the business around. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
My company was based in Palm Beach, Florida, but when 'Bar Rescue' took off, I knew I had to move west. It… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Sometimes people go into my business because they like to drink, which - that's insane. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
The biggest lesson I learned in the bar business is to focus on revenues. Dollars, not dimes. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Any business, no matter what it is, lives or dies by the customer reaction it creates. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
If a candidate puts together a small business platform, I'll go out on the road for him. You know, I'll support him. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Putting somebody else in crisis mode and causing them to make quicker decisions, urgent decisions, rather than prolonged, more logical decisions can… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
When my company does a good job, we make people happy. They laugh, they smile, they have a good time - that's… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
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… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
See every crack, every detail. I learned to really see and not just look at my business. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Don't open a bar if you think all you need to be is social and greet the customers. You have to run… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Most people who get into the business are social animals by nature, but do they have the financial abilities to manage a… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
There has been a black hole in the bar business in Las Vegas, particularly on the Strip in tourist areas. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
The wrong personality with the greatest resume in a business will not grow that business. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
I came up with this idea to create an app. And the premise of the app is this: every problem in the… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a liquor company. Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a bar. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
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… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
When I meet with people who are ineffective managers with failing businesses, I can't change what they do - I have to… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Society is causing us to talk less and interact more digitally. So, I'd be remiss if I didn't believe that businesses will… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Keeping a bar clean is basic in this business. Having a staff that speaks adequate English is basic. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Any time a bar or chef cares more about their own ego than the tastes and comforts of their customers, they should… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
I think success is a relative term. If you're a caveman, success is capturing an elephant. Success is achieving better than the norm. Success… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
In my extensive experience, I can honestly say that Sculpture Hospitality's inventory solutions are world class and, by far, the most comprehensive in the… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
In the bar and restaurant industry, you're always one idea away from your next quarter-million. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
I think everybody thinks they can have the next $100 million venue. I think there is a bit of arrogance in that. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
A bar is a factory, a marketing organization, and a service organization all in one. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Honestly, if I could be anything, I'd love to be a small-business authority type of person. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
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… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
Leadership cannot be taught. Either you're a leader by the time you're 12 years old, or you never will be. — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
