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Your restaurant data should help you make decisions and money.

There's money hiding in the tools you're already using and the data you already have. I help multi-unit restaurant and bar groups find it, establish numbers leadership can trust, and turn the tech stack you already pay for into better operating decisions.

Tell me what's happening. I review every inquiry personally, and if it looks like I can help, we'll schedule a short conversation. No sales presentation and no data upload yet.

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I ran technology for a 24-location national hospitality group

I have been a bartender, a manager, and a director of technology. I can help because I have been you.

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$150K/Year Saved

Annual saving I created by cutting a bloated tech stack down to what actually got used

POS Migration

I managed a full POS migration managed across a multi-unit group in 5 different markets

400% ROI

I launched a loyalty program that to nearly 400% ROI in its first four months

You probably did not start a hospitality business because you are in love with numbers (but if you did, we are going to get along great).

You probably find more value walking your restaurant's floor than you do sitting at the computer.

Meanwhile, the computer is quietly making your decisions anyway. Two reports disagree about last week and nobody knows which one to believe. One location keeps underperforming and nobody can explain why.

The reviews tell you one thing, the reports tell you another, and the staff says both are wrong.

Every tech sales rep wants you to demo something. Half the time, you buy it. Rarely does anyone get much use from it. And at restaurant margins, a decision made on the wrong number is not an annoyance. It can be the whole year.

You do not need another dashboard. You need to know which numbers are real, what they mean, and what to do next.

There is money hiding in tools you are already using and data you already have. You just need someone to help you find it.

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If I do not identify credible issues and opportunities worth more than the $5,500 fee, you do not pay.

The Profit Leak & Data Trust Audit

$5,500 · Two weeks · About one hour of your team’s time

One quarter of your data (minimum) through a complete diagnostic: which reports are wrong, by how much, what the errors and missed opportunities are worth, and who should own each fix.

The Audit answers four practical questions:

  • Which numbers can leadership trust?

  • Where are margin, labor, software, and revenue opportunities hiding?

  • Which issues are financially meaningful—and which are noise?

  • What should be fixed, by whom, and in what order?

Depending on the systems and questions involved, the diagnostic may include:

  • Comps, voids, and discounts by location and employee

  • Product mix and pricing opportunities

  • Guest repeat behavior and loyalty performance

  • Location-level performance and reporting inconsistencies

  • Software overlap, wasted spend, and manual reporting labor

  • Guest feedback patterns and operational signals

How it works

Tell me what is broken.

Use the form to describe the reporting, data, software, or operating question that keeps coming up. No data upload yet.

We have a short conversation.

I will ask enough questions to understand the decision you are trying to make, the systems involved, and whether the Audit is likely to create value.

I request only what I need.

If we move forward, I give your team a specific export list and a secure way to provide it. No new software, no free trial, and no unnecessary access.

You get the full diagnostic.

Within two weeks, you receive the findings, quantified opportunities, priority order, ownership recommendations, and leadership readout.

You decide what happens next.

Hand the plan to your internal team or existing vendors, or ask me to implement the highest-value fixes. Builds come from Audit findings, never before.

I do not sell software. I am more likely to tell you to cut a subscription than to buy one.

David Powell, restaurant technology and data consultant

I understand the systems because I have lived the operations.

I have worked in marketing operations and technology for more than ten years. Early in that career, I worked in bars and restaurants to supplement my freelance income. A deep love for hospitality eventually led me to spend more than three years leading technology for a national bar and brewpub group.

During that time:

  • ~$150k/year saved by cutting a bloated tech stack down to what actually got used

  • A full POS migration managed across a multi-unit group

  • A loyalty program launched to nearly 400% ROI in its first four months

I build systems. I create automations. I save you money, show you how to make more, and execute internal tools that make the answer easy to see and act on.

I am a technologist who was once a mixologist. I have been a barback, a manager, and a director of technology. I understand the floor, the leadership meeting, and the systems work that falls between departments because I have been in all three.

What happens after the audit?

The Audit is a complete deliverable on its own. You can hand the findings to your team or your current vendors and move forward without me.

If you want me to implement the work, I scope only what the findings support. Most builds fall into three areas:

Decision-grade reporting

The leadership brief that assembles itself and is still right nine months later. Methodology documented and locked, so nobody debates which version of a metric is real. Delivered in your brand, with the story attached—not another dashboard someone has to interpret.

Operational Automation and AI Implementation

Your data producing decisions instead of recurring busywork: performance narratives, review-response workflows, campaign support inside brand guardrails, and the recurring grind automated. Built on your accounts, with human approval anywhere judgment matters.

Guest Feedback and Intelligence

Guest feedback, product mix, retention, pricing, and location performance brought into one operating picture—so leadership can see what is happening, why it matters, and where to act.

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You keep everything I build: code, credentials, documentation, and the operating knowledge behind it goes to you.

Are my services right for you?

I'd rather lose a deal before it starts than a few weeks in. Here's why we may or may not work well together.

We are probably a good fit if...

  • You run an established multi-unit restaurant or bar group, generally about 8 to 30 locations.

  • You have data and tools everywhere and answers nowhere.

  • A senior leader owns the problem and can make a decision without a long committee process.

  • You would rather fix what you own than buy another piece of software.

  • You want an expert who can diagnose the problem and execute the solution—not just deliver recommendations.

We're are probably not a good fit if...

  • You are looking for an agency to run ads, social media, or branding.

  • You want staff augmentation billed by the hour.

  • You are pre-launch and looking for a brand identity or general startup help.

  • You need a large implementation team before the problem has been defined.

  • Nobody senior can own the decision or make the underlying data available.

Tell me what's missing.

Maybe two reports disagree. Maybe you're getting data from your POS, your reservation system, and your review platforms, but you have no idea what to do with it.

I'm here to help, and I'll tell you whether the audit is even the right next step for you.

Frequently asked questions

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