Jeff Krauss

My sister actually did introduce me to a promoter. We threw a party. It just so happened that that venue was like the hottest place in New York at the time. So we're calling our entire phone book. And my friend is calling people from tennis camp he hadn't spoken to in 10 years. I'm calling people from high school and everybody. We're throwing a party.

My sister actually did introduce me to a promoter. We threw a party. It just so happened that that venue was like the hottest place in New York at the time. So we're calling our entire phone book. And my friend is calling people from tennis camp he hadn't spoken to in 10 years. I'm calling people from high school and everybody. We're throwing a party.

We're throwing the party, the biggest party ever. Well, I show up to the door and the bouncer says to me, okay, let me see your ID. I show an ID. Now I'm underage. I always get into nightclubs. Never a problem. The bouncer looks at it and says, this isn't you. So I'm now standing outside freaking out because we have all these people coming and My friend is over 21.

We're throwing the party, the biggest party ever. Well, I show up to the door and the bouncer says to me, okay, let me see your ID. I show an ID. Now I'm underage. I always get into nightclubs. Never a problem. The bouncer looks at it and says, this isn't you. So I'm now standing outside freaking out because we have all these people coming and My friend is over 21.

He gets into the club and he starts raising hell. Starts screaming, me and my partner busted our asses to fill this venue and blah, blah, blah. And he's going crazy. The guy that was running the place said, listen, I will let him in, but he cannot drink. Okay, fine. So I get in. There's hundreds of people trying to get in.

He gets into the club and he starts raising hell. Starts screaming, me and my partner busted our asses to fill this venue and blah, blah, blah. And he's going crazy. The guy that was running the place said, listen, I will let him in, but he cannot drink. Okay, fine. So I get in. There's hundreds of people trying to get in.

A lot of our friends are outside or people that we haven't even seen in a while. And some of them didn't get in. We didn't get paid because they didn't count a lot of the people. My sister's friend knew the door person. So anybody that she brought, they counted for them or whatever. And yes, it used to go by a tally system.

A lot of our friends are outside or people that we haven't even seen in a while. And some of them didn't get in. We didn't get paid because they didn't count a lot of the people. My sister's friend knew the door person. So anybody that she brought, they counted for them or whatever. And yes, it used to go by a tally system.

That's how it would go, is how promoters would get paid if you weren't the top promoter that has the venue. And we got into an argument with the promoter. We wanted to get paid. We worked very hard. And he wouldn't pay us. But I saw the experience people had. And everybody had such a great time that actually did get in.

That's how it would go, is how promoters would get paid if you weren't the top promoter that has the venue. And we got into an argument with the promoter. We wanted to get paid. We worked very hard. And he wouldn't pay us. But I saw the experience people had. And everybody had such a great time that actually did get in.

So I said, look, let's look into and see if we could find other promoters that are maybe not working at the hottest club, but it's still good enough. And let's try and work with somebody a little bit nicer that will give us the authority and the rope that we need to do our thing. And I ended up connecting with somebody named Donnie and Tina.

So I said, look, let's look into and see if we could find other promoters that are maybe not working at the hottest club, but it's still good enough. And let's try and work with somebody a little bit nicer that will give us the authority and the rope that we need to do our thing. And I ended up connecting with somebody named Donnie and Tina.

They were great to me and they showed me the ropes and I just wanted to learn more and see if I could see this thing through. I had the itch, so to speak.

They were great to me and they showed me the ropes and I just wanted to learn more and see if I could see this thing through. I had the itch, so to speak.

Oh, it was hard. Because remember, I'm calling people that I'm friendly with or whatever. Some of them I am close friends with or was close friends with at the time. But I'm the guy that's off to the right. And then when he sees the person and they have a great conversation, I'm like that guy. I'm not the guy in the middle that's talking to everybody, if that makes sense.

Oh, it was hard. Because remember, I'm calling people that I'm friendly with or whatever. Some of them I am close friends with or was close friends with at the time. But I'm the guy that's off to the right. And then when he sees the person and they have a great conversation, I'm like that guy. I'm not the guy in the middle that's talking to everybody, if that makes sense.

I'm trying to give the best visual to this. Yeah.

I'm trying to give the best visual to this. Yeah.

Once I started promoting parties... I got the creative brain, so to speak, to want to throw events. And I wanted to run my own nightclub and do all these things that were more on the operational side of it. Even though I was still front and center in a way, I wanted to expand. And I was thinking about what could be. I was imagining what could be, right? So I did open up a lounge.

Once I started promoting parties... I got the creative brain, so to speak, to want to throw events. And I wanted to run my own nightclub and do all these things that were more on the operational side of it. Even though I was still front and center in a way, I wanted to expand. And I was thinking about what could be. I was imagining what could be, right? So I did open up a lounge.