We Are Finally Moving In The Right Direction ft. Derek Stevens

The Jon Taffer Podcast

Jon Taffer

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Derek Stevens, owner and CEO of the D Las Vegas, Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and the soon-to-debut Circa Resort & Casino joins the podcast. Stevens has played a pivotal role in the revitalization of Downtown Las Vegas by investing in the redevelopment of several properties throughout the area and transforming them into thriving Fremont Street entertainment experiences. Jon and Derek chat about respect, covid-19 and the future of hospitality in a world shaken by a pandemic. Shut It Down with another amazing episode… RIGHT NOW! For more Jon Taffer, visit JonTaffer.com Follow Jon on IG: @jontaffer Follow Jon on Twitter: @jontaffer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've seen the consumer change a little bit.
0:02.6	Everyone's very respectful about wearing masks.
0:05.6	I think society as a whole has changed quite a bit in the last five weeks, actually.
0:11.5	And I think you're going to start seeing a pretty significant comeback to Las Vegas,
0:18.1	but that's based upon some of these numbers coming down.
0:22.9	I don't want to share someone else's thoughts.
0:26.0	I want to create my own original thoughts.
0:28.6	I want to create my own original solutions.
0:31.2	I want to look at situations and come up with my own phrasing, my own words, and do it my way.
0:36.6	This is the John Taffer podcast.
0:40.3	Shut it down.
0:42.1	Well, hello, everybody.
0:43.3	Here we are.
0:43.8	It's John Taffer.
0:44.4	What the hell episode is this, Corey?
0:46.3	Episode number 20.
0:47.7	Episode 20.
0:48.8	Wow.
0:49.7	So here we go, guys.
0:51.1	I'm sitting here in Las Vegas in my...
0:53.3	I guess I'm pretty blessed. I got a really nice house here in Vegas and we're redoing some work in my yard. So my house is a mess right now. But I think, Corey, I am approaching 130 days of quarantine other than my bus trip to see my daughter. And I was quarantined in the bus. Right. I'll still. I'll still count that. So I'm getting up there, but you know what's interesting. I'm sitting here
1:16.4	and I'm saying to myself, we're now six months into this, Corey. Everything that I've seen, research-wise,
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