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    Shut Up and Listen!: Hard Business Truths that Will Help You Succeed
    Shut Up and Listen!: Hard Business Truths that Will Help You Succeed
    Shut Up and Listen!: Hard Business Truths that Will Help You Succeed
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    Shut Up and Listen!: Hard Business Truths that Will Help You Succeed

    Written by Tilman Fertitta and Jim Gray

    Narrated by Tilman Fertitta and Gabe Wicks

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    Shut Up and Listen! is a true leadership roadmap to the summit of career success and satisfaction, featuring concise principles for entrepreneurs and business leaders at any level.

    Tilman Fertitta, also known as the Billion Dollar Buyer, started his hospitality empire thirty years ago with just one restaurant. Over the years, he’s stayed true to the principles that helped him build 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, Rainforest Café, and over forty more restaurant concepts) and five Golden Nugget Casinos. He’s also sole owner of the NBA’s Houston Rockets. This book shares the key insights that made it all possible.

    In Shut Up and Listen!, Fertitta shares straight-talk “Tilmanisms” around six key action items that any entrepreneur can adopt today:

    • Be the Bull
    • No Spare Customers
    • Change, Change, Change
    • Know Your Numbers
    • Follow the 95/5 Rule
    • Take No Out of Your Vocabulary

    For aspiring entrepreneurs or people in business, this guide 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.

    A groundbreaking, no-holds-barred book, Shut Up and Listen! offers practical, hard-earned wisdom from one of the most successful business owners in the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Leadership
    Release dateSep 17, 2019
    ISBN9781400213757
    Author

    Tilman Fertitta

    Tilman Fertitta, a Houston native, is an accomplished businessman and recognized as a world leader in the dining, hospitality, entertainment, and gaming industries, and who Forbes referred to as “the richest restauranteur in the world.” Fertitta is the star of his own reality TV show on CNBC, Billion Dollar Buyer, and is also the sole owner of Fertitta Entertainment, which owns the restaurant giant Landry’s, the Golden Nugget Casinos and Hotels, and the NBA’s Houston Rockets.

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    • 5/5
      I immediately began to make changes to my company as I listened to my mentor Mr. Fertitta! This book is so insightful and practical and I strongly recommend for entrepreneurs and business executives!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Had lots of great insights to use for any business owners. I listened to it at least twice and wrote down notes for me to implement in my business

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Biggest takeaway: never underestimate customer service. Does "no" mean "I literally can not," or "I don't want to"? This book will arm you with all of the necessary tools for success.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Very repetitive feels as if the author is bragging without providing useful steps to really be a successful business person. Felt more like an opinion book rather than this works for my company rather than for me.
      The first half of the book felt fresh and new but only to be dragged out at the end. The book is easy to listen to but it's clear that it's a filler ( Story-driven book )
      I disagree when the author mentions things about bringing outside members in to help the business, the truth is we all could need a bit of help here and there. Wish the author would share more advice to help us, more resources, or anything to latch on to besides the audiobook. Still very thankful and easy listen within two days.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This is a pretty straight forward book, not one filled with theory and over worded just to fill pages. I appreciate the direct nature of his approach, though I am sure it is not for everybody. I found it a great reminder to get back to paying attention to a few things that I have started to let slip. Not all chapters will have meaning for every reader, but the base principals are solid.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Tilman's expertise is invaluable and his delivery is firm and direct, as the title would suggest. His examples to back up the points he makes in the book are very detailed well thought out. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to develop their skills in business and in life.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The book was written in simple to understand terms, but it was not simplistic.
      Tillman reminds us that life, family, business and pleasure have their seasons and it is for us to prepare for both.
      The concept of preparing for the paddle resonated.
      Implementation time now!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      He’s very raw and that’s very important in getting exactly what he means
    • 5/5
      What I'm implementing in this book.

      1• cash reserve

      2• borrow money when we don't need it

      3• not putting my lifestyle ahead of my business

      4• listen more to other people.

      5• be the bull and be ready for any obstacles.

      This is probably the best business book I've ever read in 2022
    • 5/5
      A must read for every entrepreneur ESPECIALLY first timers!

      Will be rereading this often!
    • 4/5
      Really practical and helpful lessons, advice for business owners & entrepreneurs.
    • 4/5
      Straight to the point and some great Golden Nuggets, will be listening again
    • 5/5
      Such a great book, I'm glad I read it again at this point of our business. Listening to a customer or potential customer always proves valuable. There are no spare customers. Donald Okaragba, Co-founder & CEO, Meck Health.