Date: Sep 17, 2019Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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Houston Rockets Owner, Restaurant & Casino Mogul Tilman Fertitta Shares Recipes for Success

Tue, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Knobbe Martens Law Firm
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Description

Tilman Fertitta may not be a household name to some but there is no doubt he is a larger than life figure. In 1980, Fertitta began his foray into the burgeoning restaurant scene in Houston. Fertitta, who would peel shrimp at his father’s restaurant after school, became a partner at the first Landry’s Seafood. In 1988, he gained full control of Landry’s Restaurants and took it public in 1993.

Today, Landry’s is privately held by Fertitta. It is one of the largest privately held restaurant chains with over 600 locations. Fertitta Entertainment’s portfolio also includes hotels, casinos, entertainment resorts and more. Forbes estimates Fertitta’s wealth at over $5 billion.

Two years ago, the Galveston native purchased the NBA’s Houston Rockets for a then-record $2.2 billion. Fertitta shares insights about his ventures and lessons learned in Shut Up and Listen (September 2019, HarperCollins).

“Never, ever stop worrying about your business,” he writes. “Because when it comes to business and most everything else in life, there is a paddle for everybody’s ass.”

Fertitta, 62, will join the HBS Club for a wide ranging conversation and sign copies of his book. Please join us for this special program.

Please note that no refunds will be issued.

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Speaker

Tillman Fertitta

Chairman and CEO Fertitta Entertainment

Tilman Fertitta, a Houston native, is an accomplished businessman and recognized as a world leader in the dining, hospitality, entertainment, and gaming industries, and who Forbes referred to as “the richest restaurateur in the world.” Fertitta is the star of his own reality TV show on CNBC, Billion Dollar Buyer, and is also the sole owner of Fertitta Entertainment, which owns the restaurant giant Landry’s, the Golden Nugget Casinos and Hotels, and the NBA’s Houston Rockets.

Moderator

Lance Stuart

Partner, Vici Partners

Lance Stuart is a partner at Vici Partners. He has over 30 years of consulting and operating experience, principally in the U.S., Japan and China. Clients span industries from cosmetics and consumer electronics to software, chemicals, insurance, airlines and telecoms. He has been an investor, co-founder, CEO, COO and board member of several companies in the U.S. and Asia. He began his career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York then transferred to Tokyo.

Lance earned a B.S. in economics and marketing, cum laude, from Boston College and an MBA from Harvard Business School (’78), where he was awarded two academic scholarships. He was raised in Tokyo and is an active volunteer in several non-profit organizations including the Harvard Business School Club of NY, the Harvard Business School Association of Orange County and as a Council Member on the U.S.-Japan Council.

Date Time

Date: Sep 17, 2019Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Location

Knobbe Martens Law Firm1155 6th Ave
24th Floor, New York NY
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Price

  • 20 / Member/Member Guest (limit one)
  • 50 / Non-Members
  • Free / Patron Members

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Attendees

Jeong Sun An, Lisbeth Barron, KT Bren, Jason Chang, Samir Chopra, Heidi Coggeshall, Justin Cummings, Paayal Desai, Thomas Devine, Derrick Dunlap, Alejandro Esteve, Elizabeth Fairfax Brown, Yuri Feldman, TIllman Fertitta, Jesse Garcia, Rodrigo Garcia, Ronald Gerber, Donna Gross, KT Bren Guest, John Hareas, Alec Hudnut, Erik Hummel, Chukudi Ike, Mike NEC America Ikeno, William Irvine, Mie Iwasa, Robert Jones, Tejune Kang, Lukas Keindl, Lana Khabarova, Lavaille Lavette, Francisco Lorenzo, Timon Lorenzo, Ira Mandel, Gillian Marcott, Bruce Marcus, Steffen McKernan, Chad Mekles, TBD Meltz Guest, Michael Meltz, Michael Meyer, Valerie Meyer, Pamela Morgan, Barrie Moskowitz, Christine Murnane, Hiro Nishida, Makoto Noda, Andrew Owen, Margie Puente, Mohamed Punjani, Jonathan Radner, Melissa Radovich, Katelyn Roche Gosslee, Andrej Rusakov, Carlos Santana, Dara Shapiro, Danny Sheu, Barbara Shorenstein, David Shorenstein, Salvatore Siino, Nathan Stobezki, Lance Stuart, Naoto Takayanagi, Kevin Tarca, Thomas Tarca, Pete Thurlow, Dancie Ware, Julian Yao, ward corbett

Organizer

Barrie Moskowitz

Knobbe Martens Law Firm

1155 6th Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY, 10036