| Some people take risks, some don't . Except for | | | | Brennan and his EnDev team have a surprising |
| EnDev Enterpprises LLC CEO and partner James | | | | task---but perhaps an especially rewarding one : to |
| Brennan, taking risks is perhaps the most vital | | | | find out what's missing in the local night scene and |
| ingredient toward making money---and thus | | | | coming up with something to enliven it. One of the |
| enjoying life. | | | | results is the highly popular bottle service---this is |
| 'We were told that we were insane when we | | | | alcohol purchased by the bottle but with special |
| spent $7 million on Stingaree,' he revealed. 'But we | | | | privileges,eg a reserved table for the client whole |
| paid it off in a year and a half.' Stingaree is one of | | | | party and a selection of mixers. Bottle service is |
| the freshest and hippest nightclubs in the | | | | offered in his dives and is a hit.there is no |
| country---and the hottest and hippest in the San | | | | stopping Brennan. Next year he is planning to open |
| Diego area. | | | | a restaurant in Gaslamp Quarter, with his new |
| Brennan, a product of the University of San | | | | partner, Brian Malarkey---yes, that cook from the |
| Diego, is only thirty-six-year-old yet has already | | | | reality show Top chef. Some may say that this is |
| achieved a status that many men his age are still | | | | an undertaking built to fail as the economy is yet |
| working to attain. His experience in different fields | | | | to recover and people are not inclined to spending |
| ( i.e, mortgage services, development, acquisitions, | | | | much for a luxurious dining experience, but |
| sales, financing, and management ) might have | | | | Brennan is unstoppable. Taking instruction learned |
| made a contribution to his genius when it comes | | | | from past challenges, Brennan is getting back to |
| to making and managing a business. According to | | | | basics. 'I'm going back to the way I did things |
| him, though, his EnDev team has greatly made a | | | | when I did Stingaree and Side Bar, which has |
| contribution to his success. | | | | multiple financiers who will all promote the |
| 'I've been blessed with some leadership skills, but | | | | restaurant and spend their own money and be a |
| it comes down to having a great team, putting | | | | part of the method of building it up,' Brennan said. |
| the right people in place and setting them up for | | | | 'I got away from that in contemporary projects.' |
| success,' he revealed. | | | | Brennan is certainly busy nowadays. Does he get |
| What sets his team apart is they treat all staff | | | | enough sleep from managing all those businesses? |
| like family. When it comes to hiring workers, the | | | | 'Sleep's overrated,' he announced. 'I need only up |
| most vital quality that Brennan looks for is | | | | to 4, 5 hours a night.' |
| integrity. 'A eagerness to work diligently and to | | | | . |
| put in the hours,' he claimed. | | | | |