{"id":3064,"date":"2014-07-07T14:57:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T14:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/11-quotes-for-business-owners-startups-from-jon-taffer\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:09:51","slug":"11-quotes-for-business-owners-startups-from-jon-taffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/blog\/11-quotes-for-business-owners-startups-from-jon-taffer\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Quotes for Business Owners and Startups from Jon Taffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5816\" src=\"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jon-Taffer.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Taffer Startup Advice\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Jon Taffer is a former business owner (as many as 17 restaurants at one time) and currently hosts and co-produces Spike TV\u2019s popular show \u201cBar Rescue\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Taffer is an authority in the food and beverage industry and master of hospitality in general. Both on TV and off, he has revivified literally thousands of dying restaurants and bars. He does so by incorporating strict business rules and customer expectations into business models that previously had no such compass.<\/p>\n<p>In his recent book <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Raise-Bar-Action-Based-Customer-Reactions\/dp\/0544148304\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1404843572&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=jon+taffer+raise+the+bar\">Raise the Bar<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, he explains the philosophy of Reaction Management.\u00a0This management style is how businesses should focus on getting the <em>right <\/em>reaction from customers\u2014regardless of industry\u2014in order to find success.<\/p>\n<p>Whether he\u2019s rescuing bars, granting an interview, or writing a book, his advice to would-be successful business owners is consistent. Here are some of his most poignant things he\u2019s said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cLooking back on my career, I realize I never intentionally chose it; passion drove me toward it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a customer\u2019s expectations for your business don\u2019t match reality, his or her perception is affected, oftentimes permanently. Shoddy business presentation and practices affect how much value a customer places on your brand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything we do is part of a process, never a result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny business, no matter what it is, lives or dies by the customer reactions it creates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe only fail because of ourselves. The minute you take responsibility, everything changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStay on top of the numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to have experience. Either work for someone else first or have a partner with experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee every crack, every detail. I learned to really see and not just look at my business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not favor innovation over listening to customers\u2014I favor innovation while listening. It&#8217;s not that I&#8217;m against new ideas, but as a businessman, I need it to protect and maximize investments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour \u2018brand\u2019 is what your <em>customers<\/em> think of you, not what <em>you <\/em>think of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t embrace excuses. I embrace solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Jon Taffer, Businessman, TV Producer, Author<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Taffer is a former business owner (as many as 17 restaurants at one time) and currently hosts and co-produces Spike TV\u2019s popular show \u201cBar Rescue\u201d. Taffer is an authority in the food and beverage industry and master of hospitality in general. 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