81: Danny Meyer (@dhmeyer), Founder and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group (@ushgnyc)

On this episode, I talk to Danny Meyer (@dhmeyer), Founder and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group. He talks about stigmas in the restaurant industry when he began his career, the quality of ingredients used throughout Union Square Hospitality Group, and his ties to different areas of NYC. Danny gives us the six emotional skills he looks for when hiring talent, and how he determines if someone will be a good fit as an employee. We discuss COVID’s impact on his restaurants and the efforts he took to keep his employees afloat.

Show Notes:

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Instagram: @dhmeyer @ushgnyc
Website: www.ushgnyc.com 
Purchase his book Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

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This episode was edited by Tim Flanzbaum