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I level the playing field between independent
restaurant owners and the large chain restaurants
I can help you learn how to work ON your business
instead of IN your business.
Identify Goals
I will work closely with you to understand and identify your business and personal goals that can be converted into an actionable plan.
Bring Ideas to Life
Ideas and plans are nothing unless you follow through and work the plan. I’ll help you stay focused on the tasks to complete the plan that we’ve built and help with adjustments as necessary.
Success, Now what?
Successful people know the value of having somebody (coach) available to bounce things off, vent and ask for validation of thoughts and ideas. I can continue to work with you on a limited basis to help with these very items.
Why Choose Monte?
I have over 20 years experience as a Restaurant manager inside my over
30+ years in the Hospitality Industry. You will always get this from me:
Truth and Frankness
Easy Communications
Practical Usable Advice
My Journey
I started working in the restaurant industry when I was 15 years old and now have over 20 years experience as a restaurant manager. I had a very successful restaurant career early on. Rising from bar manager, service manager, kitchen manager to GM for Wolfgang Puck in the first four years in management. During my time with Wolfgang Puck I was featured in David Steadman’s book Beverage Biz is Show Biz. However, this fast rise cost me dearly. After experiencing burnout and a divorce, I decided that I would figure out how to run successful restaurants while maintaining work/life balance. And I did! I moved to Nashville and dug in. My restaurants were consistently named in best of categories of several Nashville magazines in reader and writer polls.
My successful stewardship of these restaurants got me featured in Nashville Wine Press, The Tasting Panel, Restaurant Business Magazine, Nashville Scene, and many other publications. One of those restaurants was Acme Feed & Seed (the 31st highest grossing restaurant in the country at $18,500,000.) I later became Director of Operations overseeing four restaurants including Acme. And I did it while maintaining work/life balance.
Today, I am an expert restaurateur, restaurant coach, thought leader, author, and speaker. I work with restaurant owners, executives and their teams all over the country to maximize the success of their restaurant empire while still maintaining work/life balance.
I work with my clients focusing on PEOPLE, PROCESSES, PURCHASES, PRODUCT and PROFITs. Rather than the typical project-for-hire restaurant consultant (give a man a fish), I work with my clients as they implement my proven system (teach a man/woman to fish). My coaching concept is far more successful than the old consulting model.
Testimonials
“Monte displayed an experienced, calm leadership that educated our team to act as owners while holding them responsible for our bottom line.”
Tom Morales
Founder Tomkats Hospitality
“My wife and I hired Monte a few years back and have worked with him on and off over those years. Monte was an integral part of our ability to get our restaurant running without us. Highly recommend having a discussion with him to see how he can help you.”
David Bailey
Founding Partner of Pies and Pints
Co-founder of Secret Sandwich Society
“Monte has been a HUGE help with streamlining our operations to run a more effective FOH. But, more importantly, he helped us put together a managing partner agreement, along with bonus structures for our managers that in the end, will make our managers feel they have ownership in the business and focus more on overall profits. By implementing all of this, it’s going to allow me to hit my goal from going from 3 locations to 10 in the next five years. In order to grow I need to build leaders and training systems. And, I feel Monte has done that.”
Nick Fosberg
Co-founder Fozzy’s Bar & Grill