Challenging the standard



Helping Hospitality Brands Grow

Asking the right questions to find the right answers.

Overview

Ask the right questions. Understand the whole business.

Hospitality businesses do not operate in separate parts. Brand influences expectations. Operations shape delivery. Leadership affects the team. The team creates the guest experience.

Interior of a bar or restaurant with string lights hanging from the ceiling, a digital menu board behind the bar area, and wooden tables and chairs set up for dining.
Interior of a bar or restaurant with string lights hanging from the ceiling, a digital menu board behind the bar area, and wooden tables and chairs set up for dining.

Support Build For Growth

Interior of a restaurant with a wooden wall and large window showing a cityscape at night with illuminated buildings and a tower, tables set with plates, glasses, and napkins, and hanging pendant lights.

01. Strategic Leadership

Clarifying goals, defining priorities and creating practical strategies for hospitality business growth.

Interior of a modern brewery or beer bar with a blue wall, pink pendant lights, metal shelving with plants and beer bottles, and a sign that reads "Beer School".

02. Brand And Marketing

Building brand identity, strengthening positioning and creating meaningful customer connections.

Modern indoor space viewing outdoor patio area with string lights, chairs, and city skyline in the background.

03. Guest Experience

Understanding guest journeys, improving interactions and creating memorable experiences that inspire loyalty.

Indoor bar area with wooden tables and chairs, hanging string lights, and a digital menu board on a black brick wall.

04. Openings And Transformation

Leading openings, managing transitions and delivering successful hospitality transformations with confidence.

Person dispensing beer from tap at a bar with numbered taps and glasses hanging upside down.

05. Operational Improvement

Optimising systems, improving processes and creating stronger standards for better performance.

A spacious, modern cafe with exposed brick walls and industrial ceiling pipes. There are multiple seating options, including a large black leather sofa with pillows in the foreground, a row of turquoise high chairs at a bar, and various tables with patrons. Decorative string lights hang from the ceiling, and there is a neon sign on the wall, along with some outdoor sunlight streaming in through large windows.

06. Concept Development

Transforming ideas into commercially successful hospitality concepts with clear market appeal.

Rooftop bar with black and white striped canopies, outdoor seating, city skyline with tall buildings and the sun setting in the background.
Rooftop bar with black and white striped canopies, outdoor seating, city skyline with tall buildings and the sun setting in the background.

Built across cities.
Proven across markets.

LAS VEGAS

30K sq ft flagship

30k sq ft flagship on Las Vegas Boulevard · In excess of $16 million annually.


CHICAGO

~60 Locations

North American group: Over 60 corporate and franchise locations.


LONDON

40+ UK Venues

Operational framework supporting the reopening of over 40 UK venues.


GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT & ADVISORY REACH

Atlanta

Rotterdam

Columbus

Brussels

Cincinnati

Liverpool

Cleveland

London

Las Vegas

Chicago

Experience built in the real world.

25+

$33M

years of hospitality experience

hospitality portfolio

A group of people gather in a modern, industrial-style restaurant or cafe, listening to a man speaking in the center. The speaker is gesturing with his hands and wearing a gray jacket, white t-shirt, and black pants. The audience is facing him, some with their hands near their faces, wearing casual clothing. The background features large windows, exposed brick walls, and hanging light bulbs.
A group of people gather in a modern, industrial-style restaurant or cafe, listening to a man speaking in the center. The speaker is gesturing with his hands and wearing a gray jacket, white t-shirt, and black pants. The audience is facing him, some with their hands near their faces, wearing casual clothing. The background features large windows, exposed brick walls, and hanging light bulbs.

Fifteen years across restaurants, hotels, bars and multi-unit hospitality groups in North America, the UK and Europe. Time on the floor, in the kitchen and in the boardroom, leading openings, transformations and teams of hundreds.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Challenging the standard



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Interior of a modern café or restaurant with pink tiled walls, a neon sign that reads 'Ciao bella!', green plants in white pots, a gray countertop with bottles, bowls, and utensils, and a sink. The lighting includes adjustable track lights and a large round ceiling fixture.
Interior of a modern café or restaurant with pink tiled walls, a neon sign that reads 'Ciao bella!', green plants in white pots, a gray countertop with bottles, bowls, and utensils, and a sink. The lighting includes adjustable track lights and a large round ceiling fixture.
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