#119 Nick Kokonas- Maximizing Your Upside - Co-Owner: Alinea / Next / the Aviary / Roister. Founder & CEO: Tock, Inc.

Sean thinks todays guest is one of the most interesting people in the world and if you're going to listen to one episode of What Got You There this could be it. Todays guest is Nick Kokonas. Nick Kokonas is co-owner and co-founder of Alinea, Next, Roister, and the Aviary. He manages the marketing, business development, and strategy for current and future operations. Alinea has been 3 times named the best restaurant in North America. Next was named best new restaurant in America. and The Aviary was named best bar in America. He is also the founder and CEO of Tock, Inc, a reservations and CRM system for restaurants with more than 2.5M diners and clients in more than 20 countries. If that wasn't enough he has co authored three books including The Aviary Cocktail Book which has sold $2.5 million since November. Yes he has also completely disrupted the publishing industry. This episode is going to uncover Nick's decision making framework, his creative process and so much more! *Questions for the solo podcast email [email protected]* Subscribe to the Newsletter- https://bit.ly/2RH3eaD   http://whatgotyouthere.com/ NEW SPONSOR TEN THOUSAND- www.tenthousand.cc/wgyt 20% off with discount code "WGYT"  Pure Spectrum CBD 10% off with discount code "WGYT" https://www.purespectrumcbd.com/?ref=227 GlobeKick 10% off with discount code "WGYT" https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt   www.exploretock.com/ https://www.alinearestaurant.com/site/people/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-kokonas-2a163445/ https://twitter.com/nickkokonas https://medium.com/@nickkokonas https://www.instagram.com/nkokonas/?hl=en     https://twitter.com/SeanDeLaney23 https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/   Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres