{"product_id":"shut-up-and-listen-hard-business-truths-that-will-help-you-succeed-9781400213733","title":"Shut Up and Listen!: Hard Business Truths That Will Help You Succeed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the few true leadership roadmaps to the summit of career success and satisfaction, featuring concise, learn-and-repeat principles for entrepreneurs, leaders of large companies, managers, and executives at any level.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor aspiring entrepreneurs or people in business, this book will help you take your company to the next level. When you put this book down, you'll know what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong to operate your business, and if you're just getting started, it will help set you up for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTilman Fertitta, also known as the Billion Dollar Buyer, started his hospitality empire thirty years ago with just one restaurant. So he knows the challenges that business owners face, as well as the common pitfalls that cause them to go under. Over the years he's stayed true to the principles that helped him scale his business to what is believed to be the largest single-shareholder company in America, with over $4 billion in revenue, including hundreds of restaurants (Landry's Seafood, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Morton's Steakhouse, Mastro's, The Chart House, Rainforest Caf , and over forty more restaurant concepts) and five Golden Nugget Casinos. He's also sole owner of the NBA's Houston Rockets. In \u003cem\u003eShut Up and Listen \u003c\/em\u003e, he shares the key insights that made it all possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen entrepreneurs appear on \u003cem\u003eBillion Dollar Buyer\u003c\/em\u003e, the biggest obstacles they often face are ones they don't suspect: not knowing your numbers, not knowing your strengths and weaknesses, or not being willing to go that extra mile with your customers. Fertitta has seen it all. He knows that what you aren't paying attention to can either sink your business or become the very things that launch you to the top. As Fertitta says: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"You might think you know what you're doing, but I'm going to show you what you don't know.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFertitta shares straight-talk \"Tilmanisms\" around six key action items that any entrepreneur can adopt today: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe the Bull\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo Spare Customers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eChange, Change, Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnow Your Numbers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow the 95\/5 Rule\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake No Out of Your Vocabulary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking, no-holds-barred book, \u003cem\u003eShut Up and Listen \u003c\/em\u003e offers practical, hard-earned wisdom from one of the most successful business owners in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Leadership\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400213733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.80d","brand":"Tilman Fertitta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649472852124,"sku":"9781400213733","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e1cf1e6d-3179-48f2-ad94-8453e477b38e.jpg?v=1603872945","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shut-up-and-listen-hard-business-truths-that-will-help-you-succeed-9781400213733","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}