You built the business.
Now it runs you.
Get out of the day-to-day, grow the profit, and sell for a premium.
I help bar, cafe and restaurant owners get out of the day-to-day, grow the profit, and eventually sell for a lot more than the accountant's formula says it's worth. Twenty-five years.
Eight countries. 110+ venues. No cookie-cutter nonsense.
45 minutes. We'll find profit you're currently leaving on the table.
If we don't, you've lost three-quarters of an hour and gained a plan. Fair trade.
We do three things really well
GROW IT
Most owners are one or two decisions away from a very different business. We look at the four things that actually move the needle, the Four Pillars, and put them to work. This is where turnover and profit start climbing instead of leaking.
Profits
GET YOUR LIFE BACK
No more herding cats. Most owners I meet haven't taken the school holidays off in years. The GrowOS operating system takes the business off your shoulders and puts it into a system that runs without you standing over it.
Time
SELL IT FOR A FORTUNE
EBIT multiples are a con when you don't know the game. The Strategic Sale model positions your venue to sell for well above the standard formula. Getting a top price isn't luck. It's systems, put in place long before you list.
Freedom
A different approach.
Everyone's an expert. They've all got the same five-step system, and it's all mildly useful at best.
I don't do cookie-cutter. There's no single system that works for a 40-seat cafe and a late-night bar and a 120-cover restaurant. So I don't pretend there is. We build the plan around your venue and what you actually want out of it, whether that's more money, more time off, or the door marked exit.
The Cafe Doctor In Numbers
25
Years in Hospitality
110+
Businesses grown
26
Business Awards
140%
Growth in EBIT in Yr1
Matt
AUTHOR | STRATEGIST
HOSPITALITY COACH & INVESTOR
I'm not your typical business coach. I've built and owned businesses, made the payroll and missed the school pickups, and felt the exact frustration my clients bring me. I know what it takes to grow something real because I've done it, not read about it.
Twenty-five years. Eight countries. More than 22,000 hours in the trenches with owners and leadership teams, from gritty startups to billion-dollar operations. I started as a corporate strategist. Then I worked out the real action was in small business, so I walked out of the boardroom and rolled up my sleeves.
These days the focus is narrow on purpose: helping hospitality owners grow smarter, step out of the day-to-day, and sell for more than they thought possible. No contracts. No fixed timelines. My clients stay an average of nine years. Do the maths on what that says.
I wrote a book about it, The Best Small Business in the World. Straight-talking, real-world tools. No fluff, no filler, no B.S.
If you're all-in on growing the business, getting your life back, and one day selling for a fortune, we should talk.
A simple formula that works.
Despite what a lot of experts will attest - there are actually a few simple things that you can do that make a huge difference.
We created the GrowOS framework that combines the elements of a great business and makes it simple to implement and execute.
It works really well.
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