Jon Taffer
Honestly, if I could be anything, I'd love to be a small-business authority type of person.
Sometimes people go into my business because they like to drink, which - that's insane.
I really was going to run for Congress.
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.
I have a playroom with my drum set, a guitar, and amplifier at home.
What I love about Vegas is that we have the mountains and the Strip. There is always something to do.
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.
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.
There has been a black hole in the bar business in Las Vegas, particularly on the Strip in tourist areas.
In the bar and restaurant industry, you're always one idea away from your next quarter-million.
Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a liquor company. Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a bar.
I don’t embrace excuses. I embrace solutions.Collection: Excuse
If you're not passionate, you achieve mediocrityCollection: Mediocrity
Can I be cocky for a second? If I hit a home run 80 percent of the times, and you want to talk about the 20 times I miss swinging the bat, I’m okay with that.Collection: Running
Your ‘brand’ is what your customers think of you, not what you think of you.Collection: Thinking
If you had a dime for every excuse you made, I wouldn't have to be here right now.Collection: Excuse You
When I get angry, it's with purpose. My purpose is to solve a problem. And I never lose sight of that.Collection: Sight
When I talk to idiots, I get loud!Collection: Idiot
Fixing bars is easy. Fixing people is tough.Collection: People
The fact of the matter is: when you're doing a project, you try to make it better every moment. And a lot of people get frustrated. But I surrounded myself with a good team of people and I'm really proud of the work we've all done. All I can say is - I've learned this in my business - don't let the process frustrate you; focus on the end. Because the end is pretty wonderful. Just fight it out.Collection: Team
I don't accept excuses, only solutions.Collection: Excuse
No matter how far society “progresses,” our thirst for community and connection will never diminish. Bars satisfy this need.Collection: Community
What is the one thing that 43% of men prefer over sex? Bacon!Collection: Sex
I'm very involved in all of my social media activities. I'm not an actor. I play myself, and I take that very seriously.Collection: Media
I never thought I'd ever do a pirate bar, to be honest with you.Collection: Pirate
Challenges met are the scariest but are sometimes the most worthwhile.Collection: Challenges
Clean your freakin' fryer. Be responsible for Christ's sake!Collection: Sake
The biggest lesson I learned in the bar business is to focus on revenues. Dollars, not dimes.Collection: Focus
See every crack, every detail. I learned to really see and not just look at my business.Collection: Details
There is not one obstacle standing in the way of your success anymore.Collection: Way
If it isn't spotless, it isn't clean!Collection: Clean
You better do your job and not lean on me to do it for you.Collection: Jobs
I came up with this idea to create an app. And the premise of the app is this: every problem in the bar business goes away when there's sales. You increase revenue and you solve every problem. It's when the revenues are low that [the business] doesn't work. So I wanted to put together an app that focused on top-line revenue, guest experience, and business management in a more organized way.Collection: Ideas
A consultant is only as good as their last project.Collection: Lasts
In the thirty years of my career I learned everything about success, but I did not learn, really, about failure. In Bar Rescue I got exposed to failure at a very deep level.Collection: Years
The best rescues of all leave a family in a better place.Collection: Rescue
I've had a best-practices reputation in this industry for a long time. I don't know anything about those other apps, because in the bar space, there really are none.Collection: Best Practices