Don't eat the bar nuts.

Cocktails and food are social.

When I talk to idiots, I get loud!

I'm a businessman, not a bartender.

Excuses destroy success every time.

If it isn't spotless, it isn't clean!

I think life takes circles sometimes.

I really was going to run for Congress.

I don't accept excuses, only solutions.

Leadership is a trait; it's not a skill.

The simple things can be really powerful.

Fixing bars is easy. Fixing people is tough.

People connect to a good bar very personally.

I don’t embrace excuses. I embrace solutions.

People don't go to bars they think are uncool.

Revenue cures everything in the business world.

If you're not passionate, you achieve mediocrity

A consultant is only as good as their last project.

The 'hottest bar in town,' to me, means high energy.

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

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

The best rescues of all leave a family in a better place.

Make no mistake: confrontation is unavoidable in business.

You better do your job and not lean on me to do it for you.

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

I think the greatest mistakes have been my greatest lessons.

Clean your freakin' fryer. Be responsible for Christ's sake!

What is the one thing that 43% of men prefer over sex? Bacon!

I never thought I'd ever do a pirate bar, to be honest with you.

I went to college for political science and got a bartending job.

I have a playroom with my drum set, a guitar, and amplifier at home.

I don't want to hire people who have less of a commitment than I do.

Challenges met are the scariest but are sometimes the most worthwhile.

There is not one obstacle standing in the way of your success anymore.

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

I do a lot of corporate consulting work. I've been doing it a long time.

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

The greatest gift of leadership is a boss who wants you to be successful.

Bars can't be everything to everyone. They must be everything to someone.

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

Your ‘brand’ is what your customers think of you, not what you think of you.

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

If you had a dime for every excuse you made, I wouldn't have to be here right now.

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

It's easy to be good when things are great; it's tough to be good when they're not.

Never eat anything out of a bowl in a bar... If it isn't in a package, don't eat it.

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

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

Any business, no matter what it is, lives or dies by the customer reaction it creates.

Sometimes people go into my business because they like to drink, which - that's insane.

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