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Each 'Bar Rescue' is shot in real time. So the complete rescue is 5 days from my arrival to my departure. I do not see or meet anyone in advance.

Bar owners tend to be social rather than operators. Most bar owners do not manage their numbers. They do not have spreadsheets or reports to manage their budget, cost, or inventory. I would say 90% of independent bar owners do not even have a budget.

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

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 industry.

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

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

The fact of the matter is that the most important responsibility a bar owner has is public safety and the safety of the people in it.

If I were to pick the life of someone whom I professionally mimic in many ways, it would be Howard Hughes, surprisingly.

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.

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.

If you have to signal a bartender to get a drink, then they're not looking at you, which is their problem. They're not doing their job. So don't feel rude when you signal a bartender. They're the ones who caused you to signal them. Go for it.

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 to your environment. When you walk in the door to the back of the house, that's like a stage door. You're off-stage now.

I think life takes circles sometimes.

If a candidate puts together a small business platform, I'll go out on the road for him. You know, I'll support him.

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

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

Cocktails and food are social.

When a sizable group of customers speak, I always listen! The 'customers' view' is key to my confidence in decisions.

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

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 lost businesses. I went through all of those things.

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