1017: James Bonanno CEO of Upstream Hospitality Group

<p>James Bonanno is the CEO of Upstream Hospitality Group. James began his hospitality career as a bartender in college. He worked and saved money through his 20s and, in 2011, opened his first bar, The Taproom. He and his partners bought out their investors and opened a second location in 2015. In 2017, they introduced a second concept, Bangobowls. Today, there are 5 Taprooms and 7 Bangobowls. The plan is to have 50 Taprooms and 100 Bangobowls. Impressive!</p> <h2>Show notes..</h2> <h3>Calls to ACTION!!!</h3> <ul> <li>Join <a href= "https://www.restaurantunstoppablenetwork.com/plans/47357?bundle_token=17a3bdca1ccbc19303dff68d05df5ab2&utm_source=manual">Restaurant Unstoppable Network</a> and get your first 30 days on me!  Connect with my past guest and a community of superfans.</li> <li>Subscribe to the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJSERtxnAE3V7T9PQ19w_Og">Restaurant Unstoppable YouTube Channel</a></li> <li>Join the private <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/493649961457862/">Unstoppable Facebook Group</a></li> <li>Join the email list! (Scroll Down to get the Vendor List!)</li> </ul> <h3>Today's sponsor:</h3> <p><a href= "https://www.restaurantunstoppablenetwork.com/plans/58234?bundle_token=0888c4e90a14421a0c0de518cb96ff15&utm_source=manual" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.restaurantunstoppablenetwork.com/plans/58234?bundle_token%3D0888c4e90a14421a0c0de518cb96ff15%26utm_source%3Dmanual&source=gmail&ust=1688411247633000&usg=AOvVaw1ApIwqVkhX4dxx4BdT2Cmq"> RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.<wbr />com</a>- Where we pull back the layers of what we’re learning in the field. Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast’s job is to seek out leading restaurateurs, get to the core of what makes them successful, deconstruct how they’re evolving with time, and close the knowledge gap by sharing my findings. But where are we going to unpackage it all?! RestaurantUnstoppableNetwork.<wbr />com that’s where. When you join the network you’ll get access to past guest