Ernest Emerson (Clint's Great Grandfather)
In 1967 Clint got his first job in the hospitality business as a soda jerk at what was the first and largest Baskin-Robbins in Texas. Little did he know, that skills learned in that job, would prepare him to transition effortlessly into a bar tending job in 1972. At this job, Clint also learned to wait tables and eventually rose to the position of manager. Like most managers, he thought he was much smarter than the owners, and so he started to plan his own business.
Clint realized his dream of opening his own bar and restaurant, with the help of a financial backer, in 1976 at the tender age of 25. It was in this business that Clint got his first lesson in the perils of financial backers, among many other rude awakenings. Later, Clint went on to own multiple bars and restaurants (often at the same time) of many types and concepts. It was during this period that Clint learned the perils of owning different types of establishments at one time.
In a wonderful 30 year career in the bar business, Clint has experienced both success and failure. This has been the result of both good and bad decisions. The bad decisions have been the most educational. By learning from those painful mistakes, Clint has learned how to avoid them and thus make success more likely. Clint has learned there is never a guarantee of success in the bar business, and success is not merely avoiding mistakes, but is more likely when you avoid those mistakes.
Friends convinced Clint that, due to the life he has led, he had a rare opportunity to help people who dream of being in the bar business. He is now doing what he was born to do, helping people by sharing his own experience. By teaching beginners exactly what is involved in opening their own bar, Clint hopes to help them get started on the right path to success.
If you are already prepared to get started click on the link below for the
"Start Your Own Bar Manual"