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      • What Operators Say
      • The Operator’s Assessment
      • Public Speaking
    • About You & Your Business
      • About Your Perspective
      • About Your Product
      • About Your People
      • About Your Performance
      • About Your Profit
  • Thinking
    • From The Playbook Blog
    • The ‘Operator 411’ Series
      • Operator 411: Tipping Is Agency
    • The Operator’s Assessment
    • The Operator’s Principles
  • Growth Experiences
    • Concierge Offerings
      • The Operator’s Assessment
      • The OnsiteReview™
      • Coaching
      • Consulting
      • Fractional Ops Leadership
    • ThinkWorx™ Workshops
      • WORKSHOP 1 — PERSPECTIVE
      • WORKSHOP 2 — PRODUCT
      • WORKSHOP 3 — PEOPLE
      • WORKSHOP 4 — PERFORMANCE
      • WORKSHOP 5 — PROFIT
      • WORKSHOP 6 — THE COMPLETE SYSTEM
  • The Operator’s Playbook [TOP]
    • Why This Book Costs $79.99
    • The Operator’s Assessment
    • About The Series
      • A Preview of the Introduction
      • How To Pre-Order
    • About The Tools
      • Perspective — Volume 1 of 5
        • Two Roads — A Preview From Volume 1: Perspective
      • Product — Volume 2 of 5
      • People — Volume 3 of 5
      • Performance — Volume 4 of 5
      • Profit — Volume 5 of 5
    • How To Pre-Order
  • Work With Me
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    • The 100% Effective Guarantee
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— Jeffrey Summers (@JeffreySummers) July 28, 2017

Jeffrey Summers - Restaurant Consultant & Coach
Jeffrey Summers

44 years. 200+ independent operators coached. 34 restaurants opened from scratch.

I work with restaurant operators who know something is wrong and are ready to find out what it actually is — and with leaders who are ready to build something that lasts.

The complete framework is in my new book: The Operator’s Playbook 

Call or text: +1-817-797-2929  Email: Jeffrey@JeffreySummers.com

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