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Chef Johnny Hernandez is a celebrated chef, entrepreneur, and founder and President of Grupo La Gloria and True Flavors Inc.. He is one of the premier Mexican cuisine chefs in the United States and a recognized authority on Mexican cuisine and culture. To date Chef Johnny Hernandez is responsible for an extremely successful catering business and 14 restaurants with 2 on the way.

You have to do what you love so you don't work a day in your life.

In this episode with Chef Johnny Hernandez, we discuss:

• How he feeds off his people's motivation and sense of responsibility and it drives him.
• Exercising discipline.
• How Chef Johnny Hernandez crafted his brand around his interests story and values.
• Why you need to open your ears and listen to everyone who speaks to you; you never know where you're going to learn something.
• Why Hernandez chose to focus on catering during the earlier portion of his career.
• Looking at your first few jobs out of college as continued education.
• Why it is beneficial to become a specialist and carve out a niche.
• How Hernandez transition from working in his business to working on his business.
• Empowering your people to think for themselves.
• Giving your people something worth working for in your mission statement.
• How Hernandez has gone as far as growing his own heritage, non-GMO corn for the purpose of providing the best possible meal for his guest
• Investing in your people.

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1. Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?
   • Hard work.
2. What is your biggest weakness?
   • Hard to say no.
3. What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview?
   • Make your interviewee comfortable. Once they get comfortable their true self comes out.
4. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it?
   • Managing growth and aligning talent with the right responsibilities and skill set.
5. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team.
   • Respect
6. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff?
   • Only hiring people with a certain heart for hospitality.
7. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner? GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM
   1. Setting the Table: The Transformative Power of Hospitality in Business.
   2. Good to Great: Why Some Great Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
   3. The Army's Handbook.
8. Share an online resource or tool.
   • The Tasting Table
9. What's one piece of technology you've adopted in your restaurant and how has it influence operations?
   • Good communication sk