184: Kent Taylor, The man behind the success of Texas Roadhouse (with Travis Doster)

184: Kent Taylor, The man behind the success of Texas Roadhouse (with Travis Doster)

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 184, an episode with the Vice President for Communications of Texas Roadhouse and Kent Taylor's close friend, Travis Doster. Get Kent's new book here: https://amzn.to/30Q9SW7

Kent Taylor was the Founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse, one of the most successful restaurant chains in America. It was founded in 1993 and is currently operating 647 restaurants in 49 states and 10 foreign countries. In 2016 and 2018, it was recognized by Forbes as America's Best Large Employer.

On the 18th of March 2021, Kent died at the age of 65; just a few months before his book was finally released in the market.

In this episode, Travis Doster talks about the humble beginnings of the iconic Casual Dining food chain. He talked about how Kent made out-of-the-box strategies that contributed to the company's legendary success. He also talked about how Kent handled more than 80 rejections as he pitched the idea for his business.

For business owners who are facing difficulties during these trying times, this is for you.

MADE FROM SCRATCH: The Legendary Success Story of Texas Roadhouse. Kent Taylor: https://amzn.to/30Q9SW7

Enjoying our podcast? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

We use affiliate links whenever possible (if you purchase items listed above using our affiliate links, we will get a bonus).

Avsnitt(500)

415: If VCs & Gov. join forces we can solve society's biggest problems. With venture capitalist and lecturer at Stanford University, Arun Gupta

415: If VCs & Gov. join forces we can solve society's biggest problems. With venture capitalist and lecturer at Stanford University, Arun Gupta

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 415, an interview with the author of Venture Meets Mission: Aligning People, Purpose, and Profit to Innovate and Transform Society, Arun Gupta. The book argues that ...

17 Jan 202456min

414: How to resign from your job the right way (Strategy Skills classics)

414: How to resign from your job the right way (Strategy Skills classics)

How can you resign from your job with dignity, compassion, and grace, without burning any bridges with your employer? For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we share simple pr...

15 Jan 202418min

413: Best-selling author and Harvard Business School professor, Ranjay Gulati — Courageous Leadership

413: Best-selling author and Harvard Business School professor, Ranjay Gulati — Courageous Leadership

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 413, an interview with the author of Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies, Ranjay Gulati. In his book, Ranjay reveals the fatal mistakes le...

10 Jan 202453min

412: Overall goal of every consulting interaction (Strategy Skills classics)

412: Overall goal of every consulting interaction (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss the overall goal of every consulting interaction. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed St...

8 Jan 20248min

411: How important is corporate strategy? (Strategy Skills Classics)

411: How important is corporate strategy? (Strategy Skills Classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss the importance of corporate strategy. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studi...

3 Jan 20249min

410: How to run a scenario planning session (Strategy Skills Classics)

410: How to run a scenario planning session (Strategy Skills Classics)

For this episode, let's revisit the 47th podcast on the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study. As I mentioned in previous posts, the reason we spend so much time on visioning workshop is because i...

1 Jan 202414min

409: Being competitive the right way (Strategy Skills classics)

409: Being competitive the right way (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit the 42nd podcast on the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study. What I noticed on this, and other studies is that the associates and business analysts are very compe...

27 Dec 202314min

408: Professional values on studies (Strategy Skills classics)

408: Professional values on studies (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we will talk about general professional values or etiquette that consultants should apply during an engagement. We specifically discuss ...

25 Dec 202316min

Populärt inom Business & ekonomi

framgangspodden
varvet
badfluence
rss-jossan-nina
rss-borsens-finest
rss-svart-marknad
avanzapodden
svd-tech-brief
uppgang-och-fall
fill-or-kill
rss-dagen-med-di
affarsvarlden
borsmorgon
bathina-en-podcast
kapitalet-en-podd-om-ekonomi
lastbilspodden
rss-inga-dumma-fragor-om-pengar
tabberaset
24fragor
rikatillsammans-om-privatekonomi-rikedom-i-livet