Success Stories

Yoshi Tome, Owner - Sushi Ran

“In the restaurant business, the norm is for the owner to work all the time. I was doing just that –eighty hours a week. I was worried that my kids wouldn’t know me,” says Yoshi Tome. “I joined The Business Group in mid 1996 to help me break out of this management mentality. It has paid off for me. Even as my business has doubled in revenue and employees, I have cut my hours back by a third. I don’t know if I could have achieved this without the accountability I feel towards my Business Group and our meetings.”

His restaurant, Sushi Ran, is rated the #1 restaurant in Marin County and the #1 restaurant for Asian cuisine in the Bay Area and Northern California by Zagat. Newsweek Magazine reported that Sushi Ran is one of the best Sushi restaurants in California. It draws people from all over, while retaining its loyal Sausalito customer base. Its reputation is based on ambiance as much as sushi. The downtown Sausalito location certainly helps support the draw to the restaurant.

“If I didn’t get out of the office for these monthly meetings, I would lose sight of the bigger picture. I get so caught up in day-to-day operations, and I can’t share my problems with my employees. The group is like a monthly check up and tune up for me. One I’ve depended on for almost 10 years.”

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