54 Jon Taffer Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jon Taffer

American Businessman

Born: Nov 7, 1954

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Make no mistake: confrontation is unavoidable in business. Jon Taffer

Business Mistake Unavoidable Make Make No Mistake Confrontation

I've always said that my greatest crises are my greatest opportunities to prove my own character to myself. Jon Taffer

Myself Character Opportunities Own Crises My Own Greatest Said Always Prove

The word 'mixology' adds $3 to the price of any drink. Jon Taffer

Word Adds Drink Price Any

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. Jon Taffer

When I'm angry on TV, I'm actually not. I'm manipulating you as an owner. Jon Taffer

Angry You TV Owner Manipulating Actually

I think the greatest mistakes have been my greatest lessons. Jon Taffer

Mistakes Think Greatest Been Lessons

Keeping a bar clean is basic in this business. Having a staff that speaks adequate English is basic. Jon Taffer

Business Adequate Having Clean Staff Bar Speaks English Keeping Basic

When I meet with people who are ineffective managers with failing businesses, I can't change what they do - I have to change the way they think. Jon Taffer

Change People Think Meet Way Failing Ineffective Managers Who Businesses

I'm a really happy guy. I have a great career, a wonderful wife and family. Jon Taffer

Great Family Happy Wonderful Wife Great Career Guy Really Career

I have no personal or professional regrets. I really don't. Jon Taffer

Personal Regrets Really Professional

A bar is a factory, a marketing organization, and a service organization all in one. Jon Taffer

Service Organization Marketing Factory Bar

I believe that every person's failure is their fault, every single time. Jon Taffer

Time Failure Fault Single Believe Every Every Single Time Single Time Person

On 'Bar Rescue,' failure is not an option. I have to try to turn the business around. Jon Taffer

Failure Business Try Around Option Bar Turn Rescue

Bars need to be conceived and built for the local audience, not the personal tastes of the owner. Huge mistakes are made with regard to market research and concepts. Research and capital are paramount! Jon Taffer

Made Mistakes Research Local Market Paramount Conceived Concepts Audience Built Huge Personal Tastes Owner Regard Capital Bars Need

Bars are about experience and interaction; so often, the people make the bar. Jon Taffer

Experience People About Make Often Interaction Bar Bars

I can change businesses, but I can't change people. Jon Taffer

Change People Businesses

Government employees make a good amount of money - income levels are very high in Washington, D.C. compared to other markets, so they are living in a bubble. Jon Taffer

Government Good Money Employees Living Other Markets High Bubble Make Very Washington Compared Income Amount Levels

Any time a bar or chef cares more about their own ego than the tastes and comforts of their customers, they should just open a monument to themselves and not a business. Jon Taffer

Time Business Ego Own Cares Monument About More Open Chef Comforts Than Tastes Any Just Bar Customers Themselves Should

I think everybody thinks they can have the next $100 million venue. I think there is a bit of arrogance in that. Jon Taffer

Arrogance Think Everybody Bit Venue Next Million Thinks

Too many bar owners built a bar for themselves... when they should have built what their market and demographic demands! Jon Taffer

Too Market Demands Demographic Built Owners Bar Themselves Should Many

People connect to a good bar very personally. Jon Taffer

Good People Very Bar Personally Connect

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

Believe Kitchen He Vehicle Reaction Just Producing Product Cook

If your main reason for opening a bar is to have somewhere for you and your friends to hang out, then build a bar in your basement, and stay out of the industry. Jon Taffer

You Somewhere Build Out Stay Main Main Reason Opening Industry Friends Hang Bar Then Your Reason Basement

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