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From $200 to Shark Tank and Building an Event Bartending Business with Nelson Brooks
From $200 to Shark Tank and Building an Event Bartending Business with Nelson Brooks
Nelson Brooks started Cabana Boys with around $200 and eventually took the business to Shark Tank, where he landed an investment from Kendra Scott. In this episode, I’m joined by Nelson to break down how he built and scaled an event bartending business without the overhead of opening a traditional bar. We get into hiring for personality, creating a consistent guest experience, building accountability across multiple markets, marketing the experience instead of just the service, and what...