Aloha folks, as I get ready for a new adventure, I would like to thank many of you that have affected my leadership style and helped me become the person I am today. From the early days at Hussong's cantina Russ Kattengell. Russ taught me about having fun while making money. He also taught me about failure and how to bounce back. Kim and Gerry for giving me a chance at Blackbeard's, Rob Sandy for the "have fun, make money, with Aloha" attitude. Daveed, Jaime, Dickie, Ron, on doing things the right way and how not to manage in some cases. Stu and Debbie for teaching me that you need more than spreadsheets to run a business. Henry, for the self starter. Robert for the fact that you do not need layers upon layers in a restaurant.
A few things that I will let you know as you go on into new ventures. Spreadsheets, numbers, information are great to fine tune and control the business. we must devote more time when we do business to quality and service. People do not come to restaurants for numbers, they come for service and quality of product.
Aloha for now