048: What It Really Takes to Run a Successful Business | Lessons From a Business Owner

🚀 What does it really take to start, run, and grow a successful business? I sit down with Jason Jokerst, Co-Founder of Block Craft Beer + Kitchen, to talk about the realities of entrepreneurship, business ownership, leadership, and building a company that can grow. 🍔🍺

 

💼 Jason shares lessons from his experience as an entrepreneur and restaurant owner, including how to choose the right business partner, resolve partnership conflicts, understand KPIs and financial numbers, choose the right business location, negotiate commercial leases, build a strong company culture, and know when your business is ready to scale.

 

⚠️ We also discuss some of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when starting and running a business, from allowing ego and emotion to influence decisions to expanding too quickly, failing to preserve cash, or choosing the wrong location.

 

💡 For aspiring entrepreneurs, Jason shares practical advice on how to test a business idea before investing heavily, overcome self-doubt, find mentors, build a support system, and start small to reduce financial risk.

 

🏢 We also compare buying an existing business vs. starting one from scratch, explore the pros and cons of franchises, and discuss how to find businesses for sale.

 

🤖 As technology continues to change business, we dive into AI for small businesses, how companies can begin adopting artificial intelligence without becoming overwhelmed, and whether business acumen or technical skills will become more important in the age of AI.

 

🍔🍻 Jason also takes us behind the scenes of Block Craft Beer + Kitchen, including how the restaurant got its name, its most popular menu items, the challenges of opening a restaurant, and the vision for turning Block into a community gathering place in Elk Grove (Pocket area of Sacramento).

 

🎯 Whether you're starting your first business, running a small business, considering buying a business, opening another location, or simply interested in entrepreneurship, this conversation is packed with practical business lessons from someone who's actually doing it.

 

Connect with Jason Jokerst
X: https://x.com/jjokerst

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jjokerst

 

Connect with Block Craft Beer + Kitchen

Web: https://blockcraftkitchen.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/blockcraftbeer/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586479496590

X: https://x.com/BlockCraftBeer

A: 7485 Rush River Drive #650, Sacramento, CA 95831

P: (916) 898-1553

 

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