564: Try This Not That to Succeed in Business with John Bornoty Founder and Owner of the Big Salad

John Bornoty is a serial entrepreneur who launched his first business out of his parents’ basement when he was only 15 years old. Today, he is CEO of The Big Salad, a national, fast casual franchise specializing in made-to-order salads, soups and sandwiches.

Entrepreneurial Role Models:

Steve Jobs

When business started difficulties overcame:

“Not knowing anything about an industry but that never scared me, even prior to the tech world, I think my parents, I’m the youngest of 6 so I think my parents pretty much gave up on me because I drove them absolutely crazy, always wanting to look into something different and figuring it out but it’s always a challenge not knowing something”…[Listen for More]

Favourite Books:

Think and Grow Rich Book by Napoleon Hill

Favourite Quote:

“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work”

Recommended Online Resources:

Google – is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:

“Don’t give up, keep going, no matter what it takes, keep going there’s always an answer, there’s always a solution to a problem”…[Listen for More]

More About John Bornoty:

The Big Salad

Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:

“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.” James Thurber

Other Quotes From the Chat with John Bornoty:

• “Anybody can do it; anybody can be successful if they’re willing to stick to it, to get out of bed, to drive, to have a plan”
• “If you stick with anything long enough it will work”
• “It used to be important to me Neil to try to be the first to the table, the first one to do this, oh here’s a technology that customers want for online ordering, let’s be the first to roll it out, now the way we keep up with it is we watch what our competitors are doing but our big competitors”

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