104 Quotes by Jon Taffer

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

Society is causing us to talk less and interact more digitally. So, I'd be remiss if I didn't believe that businesses will have to follow that same path.

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

You have to connect with your market and your employees. First, understand that what your market says is fact and what you say is opinion. Then, take the time to create a good connection with your employees. Without those two key connections, your business will be stuck in mediocrity forever.

You ever see a bar with 200 beautiful women go broke? But I've seen a lot of bars with great DJs go broke.

I was 12 years old and in summer camp. I started a company called Aardvark Industries, which provided basic services to camp counselors.

I guess I've just always had an entrepreneurial spirit.

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.

You give me someone with the right personality, and I'll give you a bar manager in three weeks. You give me someone who has been a lousy bar manager for 30 years, and in three weeks, you'll still have a lousy bar manager.