Anil Mic B

Luidsprekere

• Speaker 1 0:45
• Speaker 2 0:07
• Speaker 3 5:09
• Speaker 4 7:42
• Speaker 5 8:50
• Speaker 6 5:10
• Speaker 7 5:11
• Speaker 8 5:57

1. 0:07

   Hoofstuk 1: anneal right yes testing one two three testing one two three testing one two three testing one two three can we turn thi… 147s · Speaker 2

   anneal right yes testing one two three testing one two three testing one two three testing one two three can we turn this up a little what do you mean turn it up the volume so it captures more volume no it's fixed okay link is invalid it's …

2. 5:09

   Hoofstuk 2: Where did you go, huh? 152s · Speaker 3

   Where did you go, huh? Yeah, yeah. Just testing. Will you just look at this and make sure it's still working? Oh, yeah, yeah. I see that you have to look at her. This... Hi, Anil.

3. 7:42

   Hoofstuk 3: Anil. That's okay. 65s · Speaker 2

   Anil. That's okay. This is technology at its best. You're driving and you're able to still do business, right? That's what I meant. That's all right. No rush. So, the... What I would like to do is I'm going to interview you, and my style of…

4. 8:48

   Hoofstuk 4: Okay? Sounds good. 119s · Speaker 3

   Okay? Sounds good. So, all the books that I've written, I've always, as I told you when we met, I was always looking for the special things that were important to the person telling the story, meaning you. I call them gems, but they're the …

5. 10:47

   Hoofstuk 5: a good start. 83s · Speaker 2

   a good start. I've never been asked that word, but I appreciate that getting these thoughts out of my mind. Yeah, so I was born in India. There's a state called Gujarat and a city called Paroda. uh it's a good uh it's uh it's it's a uh west…

6. 12:11

   Hoofstuk 6: Wow. Yeah, my dad one time was a very successful contractor and we went from there to completely broke. 304s · Speaker 1

   Wow. Yeah, my dad one time was a very successful contractor and we went from there to completely broke. And she ran an entire family complex my dad had built with the rental income. I found her to be very smart and successful business perso…

7. 17:16

   Hoofstuk 7: my same philosophy so when When you're going through school, did you play sports or did you study? 300s · Speaker 1

   my same philosophy so when When you're going through school, did you play sports or did you study? No, I wanted to study. Played with neighbors. Sports was very near. A lot of cricket. Played soccer. Wow. And badminton. Stuff like that. Tho…

8. 22:16

   Hoofstuk 8: and things was very fascinating. 301s · Speaker 1

   and things was very fascinating. Of course, getting with the car was a novelty for us to get on there in a taxi. So my brother picked me up, of course. and uh just driving through that i can remember i'll just say driving on three we're loo…

9. 27:18

   Hoofstuk 9: just focusing more. 196s · Speaker 1

   just focusing more. Somehow after I came here, I became more focused. Oh, yeah. Probably because you were excited. I was excited and knowing that this is an opportunity. So when you went to school, did you have a best friend that you hung o…

10. 30:34

    Hoofstuk 10: Really? That was the first time you started making tacos? 300s · Speaker 3

    Really? That was the first time you started making tacos? Yes, in 80. before beginning of any point i got a job uh friday saturday night working eight o 'clock at nine to four in the morning but that's my routine friday saturday working jac…

11. 35:34

    Hoofstuk 11: Yeah, that's right. 303s · Speaker 1

    Yeah, that's right. I always thought that it would be good if a college gave a course on good customer service because it's not something they learn anywhere. That's correct. I have classes in the college and school, but I always tell them …

12. 40:37

    Hoofstuk 12: restaurant level. 73s · Speaker 1

    restaurant level. In those days they used to get weekly mails from the corporate about all the information. So in there there was a memo that they were re -franchising the restaurant. That's what that is, franchising. That's when I learned …

13. 41:51

    Hoofstuk 13: That's great. 303s · Speaker 2

    That's great. Terrific. Tell me when you get too close to where you need to stop, okay? Maybe we can continue some other time. No, I have a time. I just probably need to kind of pause a little bit to just go inside the airport. I have time …

14. 46:55

    Hoofstuk 14: ever yeah? 300s · Speaker 1

    ever yeah? After 35, 36 years, I was able to buy that restaurant from the French ID. So I owned that store that I started in the coin. In San Jose? In Redwood City. In Redwood City. Oh, in 5th Avenue. Okay. So it's right down from the hotel…

15. 51:56

    Hoofstuk 15: okay I was I better be quiet because okay so so then How long was it after you fell in love that you guys decided to get married and come back to the United States? 300s · Speaker 2

    okay I was I better be quiet because okay so so then How long was it after you fell in love that you guys decided to get married and come back to the United States? Fast. Wow. I'll go back and I'll file paper for you and everything else bec…

16. 56:56

    Hoofstuk 16: they offered me another store, but two miles away from where this store was. 292s · Speaker 2

    they offered me another store, but two miles away from where this store was. And I was able to buy that. And did the same thing with our restaurant, build up the prisoner pack. And after that, you know, in 92, the Japanese war was hit with …

17. 1:02:20

    Hoofstuk 17: That's good. 164s · Speaker 1

    That's good. Yeah. Now, if you could think in the next 10 years, if you're dreaming, whatever, or your vision, would you focus on Del Taco or would you focus on one of your other chains to expand and to turn it around? Or do they all need t…