127. The dishwasher turned mogul behind the success of NOBU, Four Seasons, and Starwood

The Good Grow Great Podcast

After launching Robert De Niro’s and Matsuhisa’s famous Nobu restaurant in New York and becaming a key player behind the success of brands like Four Seasons, Marriott International, the Empire State building, WeWork, 5-star Mondrian hotel in Qatar, Neiman Marcus, and Starwood hotels, James Beard award-winner and proud father of sons, Michael Bonadies of Bonadies Hospitality is sharing with us today:

• How he became a key player in expanding Nobu, which is now known as a celebrity hot spot, having now grown to over 40 locations worldwide.
• Clues that confirms restaurant industry is right for him.
• 2 components for setting yourself apart in your market: early lessons from Nobu New York.
• High level ways to measure profitability: a case study of restaurants v. hotels.
• Comfort foods that shaped him in a multi-cultural Italian household.
• What Michael would’ve done differently if he was to start all over again
• Industry inside dynamics you have to know before you start anything.
• Behind the scenes of how celebrity chefs became popularized.
• The ingredients for having both a successful career and side hustle, and ways you can do the same.

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