I'm super equipped for the new job I have. The details are as follows: I'm working for a start-up company in Las Vegas called onlinerestaurants.com. My job is to go into as many restaurants as I can and sign them up for our service. Now, the other day I went into a place that was a lot different from the norm. It was a 100% Kosher restaurant. I'd met the proprietors a little while back when I was doing some video work, but this time around? I got to know them a lot better.
"Rob, we liked you the first time we met you." My friend Theo was born in Israel and his parents migrated to Boston when he was young. He owns Sababa's on Desert Inn & Durango. Ten years ago, he decided to move from the cold of Boston and set up shop in Las Vegas. Back East, he owned a Kosher restaurant, so it was only natural that Sababa's was born. "Have a falafel my friend. We are going to do lots of business together." The service I'm selling is a no brainer for restaurants nowadays! If done correctly? A brand new layer of sales revenue is added to the bottom line. "Theo my friend. I want you to know that I'm grateful for your business, and I look forward to a long and fruitful relationship." I was plenty excited about signing him, and I was even more excited to witness his enthusiasm.
As I'm getting ready to leave, Sheldon--He's the other partner in the restaurant--Tells me this. "I like you! I can tell that you're a business man." From how the food is prepared to when the door is locked, Sheldon's duty is to make sure that Sababa's runs 100% Kosher! "Sheldon, before I leave, I've got to ask you something." It's obvious Sheldon's a wise man. I could tell that the first time I met him. I wanted his opinion on an idea that I've been floating around, so I told him this;
"A while back I was in here and Theo and I made a few videos, just promo stuff. Now, it never went anywhere, but I did come out of it with a certain observation. Theo and Sababa's are unique! That's what lots of people want to see. Now hear me out for just a minute longer. I'm a big time reality guy and I believe I've got the perfect concept for a reality show in Las Vegas. The show would revolve around all the diverse and unique settings Las Vegas has to offer. I'd serve as narrator and host. I believe the uniqueness of your place would play well in a reality format. Basically, I'm stating that sometime in the near future I want to create a reality setting, and Sababa's would make an excellent ensemble for it." Sheldon, being the gentlemen he is, answered my rant eloquently but firmly. "One thing at a time my friend, let's see you bring in some business and then we can talk from there."
I like to end every post of mine with a thought I'm having...Call it the village idiot thought of the day. "If I had a mistress? She would be Las Vegas. I love this town like no other! Now, I always write about how women and weather are my two favorite things in Vegas. Well, I need to add another category; Diversity."
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