Danny Kuykendall
Danny Kuykendall the owner of Danny K's Billiards & Sports Bar in Orange County, CA and author of Open Bar: My Journey in Opening a Billiard Room and Sports Bar. Born in Texas, Danny haunted the billiards rooms of Texas and Arizona throughout his youth. After falling into a rough lifestyle as a teenager, he refocused on school .... more
Danny Kuykendall the owner of Danny K's Billiards & Sports Bar in Orange County, CA and author of Open Bar: My Journey in Opening a Billiard Room and Sports Bar. Born in Texas, Danny haunted the billiards rooms of Texas and Arizona throughout his youth. After falling into a rough lifestyle as a teenager, he refocused on school and earned a PhD in Psychology, which still informs his approach to business today. But when he failed the CA State Licensing Exam, Danny returned to his first passion, selling billiards supplies and playing pool to supplement his income. But he always dreamt of opening his own billiards room, and over the years he drew up dozens of business plans for pool rooms that never materialized. When he saw a Gold’s Gym go out of business, he knew it was his opportunity. He signed the lease in 1993, and today, Danny K’s Billiards & Sports Bar is one of the most successful billiards bars in the nation.