Hospitality
10 hospitality consultants
These ten hospitality consultants currently advise hotels, restaurants and other hospitality businesses, either through their own consultancies or at consulting firms. Readers can learn how experienced consultants approach hotel and restaurant openings, operations reviews, revenue strategy and asset performance.
Professionals to explore
01—10Burhan C.
LinkedInExperience: Principal Consultant · TKA Hospitality Consultants
Principal Consultant at TKA Hospitality Consultants since 2015; his profile describes leading and advising luxury 4-5 Diamond and 4-5 Star hotels and resorts across North America, Europe and Asia, with a focus on operational excellence, financial performance and service culture. It also lists Director of Operations at Fairmont Chateau Whistler (2012–2014) and Director of Food & Beverage at Fairmont Singapore & Swissôtel The Stamford (2008–2012).
Daniel Young
LinkedInExperience: Hospitality Consultant - Elior North America · Hospitality Consultant - Elior North America
Hospitality Consultant - Elior North America since 2025; his profile describes him as an independent hospitality consultant partnering with key stakeholders across multiple lines of business, with a focus on hospitality and food and beverage operations. It also lists Regional Director Of Revenue Management at Boyd Gaming (2020–2024), Senior Consultant - Revenue Optimization at Heydt Marketing (2020) and Vice President of Revenue Management at AJS Hotels (2017–2020).
Dragos Panait
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Hospitality Consultant · Next Root Hospitality Consultants
Founder & Hospitality Consultant at Next Root Hospitality Consultants since 2018 and Founder of Red Angus Steakhouse since 2013. His profile says he helps restaurants, hotels and hospitality concepts become better businesses, noting that a busy restaurant is not necessarily a profitable one, and it also lists Acquisition & Development Manager at Red Angus Steakhouse (2009–2013).
Fabio Marzano
LinkedInExperience: Founder · Fabio Marzano Consulting
Founder of Fabio Marzano Consulting since 2024, which his profile describes as a boutique hospitality and F&B consultancy in Dubai working with hotel groups, restaurant owners and investors across the UAE, GCC and internationally, with services including operations auditing and pre-opening consulting. He was Food And Beverage Operations Manager at SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences (2025–2026) and General Manager at Roberto’s Muscat (2024–2025).
Florian Poirson
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO CHR Consulting Hospitality & F&B Advisory EU & MENA · CHR Consulting | Hospitality Strategy & Operations
Founder & CEO CHR Consulting Hospitality & F&B Advisory EU & MENA at CHR Consulting since 2012. His profile describes him as an investor-operator and former senior executive in premium hospitality and F&B who builds, scales and restructures restaurant and lifestyle concepts, working on pre-opening execution, operational drift, team structuring and profitability; it also lists Deputy COO Operations (Former) at NASLI Holding (2023–2026).
Ivan B. Kalinov
LinkedInExperience: Director Consulting Services · Revenue Management Solutions
Director Consulting Services at Revenue Management Solutions since 2021 and Co-Owner of Lake Como Sleeps since 2019. His profile describes him as a revenue strategy expert in the hospitality industry who helps businesses achieve their goals through data-driven analytics and tech-enabled solutions, and it lists Global Director of Revenue Strategy at The Dedica Anthology (2018–2021) and Corporate Head of Revenue Strategy & Reservations at Boscolo Hotels S.p.A. (2014–2018).
Li Hawkins CHBA, CRME, CHDM
LinkedInExperience: Partner, Managing Director · Insight Out Consultancy
Partner, Managing Director at Insight Out Consultancy since 2022 and Owner Representative at Fabulous Abu Dhabi Hotel Management LLC since 2022; the profile headline reads Commercial Asset & Revenue Strategy Advisor, with a hospitality governance focus on Middle East markets. The profile also lists Director Of Operations at Fabulous Abu Dhabi Hotel Management LLC (2019–2022) and Head of Asset Management at Royal Development Company (2019–2022).
Noel de Munck
LinkedInExperience: Founder & consultant in Hospitality, Food & Beverage & Project Management · NdM Hospitality Management SRL
Founder & consultant in Hospitality, Food & Beverage & Project Management at NdM Hospitality Management SRL since 2021. His profile also lists Operation Advisor at B&B HOTELS BeLux (2022–2026), F&B Development Consultant at Pandox (2022–2025) and Strategic Consultant Hospitality at Apicbase (2021), and his headline notes that he is a former Hilton senior director.
Reagan Corbett
LinkedInExperience: Hotel & Restaurant Consultant Strategy & F&B Operations · Crystal Creek Hospitality
Hotel & Restaurant Consultant Strategy & F&B Operations at Crystal Creek Hospitality since 2025, and formerly Hotel & Restaurant Consultant - Transitions, Openings, Strategy & Operations at IMPRINT Hospitality (2017–2019). The profile also lists Head of Experience Delta Sky Club Delta One Lounge Regional Operations Manager at Delta Air Lines (2021–2025) and Director of Restaurants at Patina Group (2015–2017).
Sheila Krishnan
LinkedInExperience: Fractional Commercial Director Revenue Director Hotel Consultant · SK Consultancy
Fractional Commercial Director Revenue Director Hotel Consultant at SK Consultancy since 2025; her profile says she helps hospitality businesses increase revenue, profitability and asset performance through commercial strategy, revenue optimisation and operational leadership, working with owners, operators, investors and asset management companies. She was Commercial Director - UK & Europe at Hamilton Pyramid Europe (2022–2024) and Commercial Director at The Trafalgar St. James (2018–2020).
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's focus, such as hotel revenue strategy, F&B operations, pre-opening work or asset management, to the problem at your property. Ask about recent projects with a similar property type and market, and whether their role was advisory or hands-on in operations.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What are the most common mistakes in a hotel or restaurant pre-opening, and how do you avoid them?
- 02How would you review our operations to find where profit is being lost?
- 03How should an owner work with a management company or operator to improve revenue and asset value?
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