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The Chef Rock Xperiment
TCRX 025: Derek Brown, Part 1
June 4, 2018
Derek Brown Derek BrownDerek Brown is a leading spirits and cocktail expert and president of Drink Company, which owns and operates 2017 Spirited Award winning "Best American Cocktail Bar" Columbia Room as well as PUB, a rotating pop-up bar that's housed the wildly-popular Miracle on 7th Street, Cherry Blossom PUB and Game of Thrones PUB. Playboy magazine named him as one of "The 10 Entertainers, Thought Leaders and Heroes Who'll Save Us in 2017."
Derek is a spirits judge at the prestigious San Francisco World's Spirit Competition and works with many charities and organization in a role as advisor, including the DC Public Library Foundation, BevCon Charleston and Share Our Strength
Rock Harper sits and talks with Derek Brown about his secrets to success and much more! EPISODE 25:
Welcome to Season 2 of The Chef Rock Xperiment.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHEF ROCK XPERIMENT!Watch the trailer for the upcoming visual, Shift Drink at rocksolidfood.com/shiftdrink
SECRET — HOW TO ATTRACT MENTORS AND INVESTORSIf you put your passion and service first, then you're going to probably find that relationship in the future with someone that can help you. Sometimes people put the idea first. They put their business first. When they do that they might miss the opportunity to meet somebody or connect with somebody.
SECRET — HOW TO GET $1,000,000.00Ask for it.
QUOTABLE"First you have to be prepared to say no to money. You're out there beating the streets trying to get money in, you have to be prepared to no to the wrong person."
ON HIS PATH"Up until about the age 27, I wold describe myself as a shiftless loser."
WHAT ONE STRATEGY OR “RECIPE” WOULD COMPOUND INTO BIG WINS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS?I had this kind of feeling, I didn't know who it was but I knew that somebody was the best bartender in the world and I didn't know why I couldn't be that person."
HOW BEST TO CONNECT WITH DEREK BROWN:
- http://www.drinkcompany.com
- Derek's Bio
- Washington Post, Playboy and other cool press
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