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Jon
Taffer
Jon Taffer is the entertainer, the entrepreneur, the strategic advisor, and the thought leader that transforms industries. Utilizing his four decades of unprecedented hospitality, entertainment, and nightlife industry experience, Taffer guides companies through remodeling, reprogramming, and restarting their business models to embrace the future.
For nearly four decades, Mr. Taffer has been at the forefront of the business management industry offering his expertise to thousands of properties and Fortune 500 companies.
Speaker Accomplishments
He has consulted well-known brands, such as the NFL Network, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Anheuser-Busch, to name a few.
Taffer also rebuilds the lives of failing bar owners in his hit series “Bar Rescue” on Paramount Network.
Taffer launched his own innovative, full-service restaurant franchise concept, Taffer’s Tavern, with locations in Alpharetta, GA, Washington, D.C., and Watertown, MA, that features outstanding signature cocktails, elevated tavern foods, and the latest advancements in restaurant technologies.
His latest endeavor is Taffer’s Browned Butter Bourbon, a rich, bold bourbon whiskey with notes of vanilla and toffee inspired by his years of cocktail and culinary creations.
Taffer is also a best-selling author having written three books: “Raise the Bar,” “Don’t Bulls*t Yourself,” and his newest book “The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want.”
As an entrepreneur and business expert, Jon has been featured in leading publications such as Forbes Magazine, Entrepreneur, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times, among other prominent media outlets.
And now, you have the exciting opportunity to learn from and be inspired by this legendary entrepreneur and business expert at The ARA Show 2024.