909: Jonathan Sherman Founder and CEO of Sticky's The Finger Joint

<p>Jonathan Sherman is the Founder, and CEO of <a href= "https://stickys.com/">Sticky's The Finger Joint.</a> Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he studied Industrial and Operations Engineering. He'd go on to pursue a career in finance working with both JP Morgan and Bridgewater Associates, where he focused on investing and macroeconomic research. Before long data analysis, and research got stale and the entrepreneurial bug started to bite at Jonathan's heels. in. In 2011, Jonathan partnered with a friend to open Sticky's finger joint. Sticky's was an instant hit and has since scaled to 13 locations throughout NYC.</p> <p>Today’s feature affiliate: Bentobox. In need of a restaurant website? Click <a href= "https://getbento.com/signup/?ref=Resta18">this link</a> to find out why so many of my guests use Bentobox!</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>Favorite success quote or mantra:</h3> <ul> <li>"What's making me feel unstoppable right now is my team."</li> </ul> <p><strong>In this episode with Jonathan Sherman we will discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Working in finance</li> <li>Engineering backgrounds in the restaurant industry</li> <li>Building out systems</li> <li>Why chicken fingers?</li> <li>Data management tech</li> <li>Doing everything from scratch</li> <li>Finances of opening the restaurant</li> <li>Determining your target market</li> <li>Location woes, especially in a b