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John Self has 16 years restaurant management experience ranging from manager trainee to vice president of operations, including owning three restaurants and a comedy club.

After his restaurant career, he went back to school, earned a PhD and taught hospitality management at the University of Alabama, Golden Gate University, and Cal Poly Pomona. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Helsinki, Finland where he taught hospitality management and taught hospitality management twice in universities in China.

INVITED INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS:
•"Why restaurants fail," at GastroPRO, The Future of Hospitality, in March 2014 in Helsinki, Finland. GastroPRO is the educational arm of Gastro Helsinki, the foodservice conference for Nordic and Scandinavi ...more

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	The New Restaurant Manager: How to get ahead, avoid rookie mistakes, and still have a life 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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