Kam Talebi details why he believes that the economic meltdown became the perfect opportunity for his $17 million company to start a nationwide expansion. The former technology company entrepreneur vows that fundamentals will guide his decisions, not the wow factor that restaurants, retail and real estate ventures too often chase.
Kam Talebi’s Crave restaurants are sleek and stylish, with beautiful people lining the sushi bar or basking in the sun on plush couches outdoors. When he opens a new Crave, he throws a big party and makes a splash in whichever new development he has targeted for growth, which always features big-name luxury retailers flanking Crave on either side.
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"It's lonely at the top. You can find some company in the ivory tower by joining a business roundtable group. These groups provide the business owner a forum to gather new ideas from other non-competitor business owners.
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