Recent clients include:

Vine Hospitality, San Jose, CA

Southwest Grassfed Livestock Alliance, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Rancho Llano Seco, Chico, CA

PT Ranch, Ione, CA

Boulevard Restaurant, San Francisco, CA

Dwell Management Co.

Dwell Management Co., La Mesa, CA

East Bay Mindfulness Center, Orinda, CA

Re-Up Refill Shop, Oakland, CA

MD Labs, Reno, NV

Testimonials

“Jonathan's breadth of industry experience, combined with his level of maturity and approachability, makes him a tremendous asset to the Vine Hospitality management team. We feel confident that he'll catch whatever project we throw at him." 

-Obadiah Ostergard, CEO, Vine Hospitality

“Jonathan offers a really helpful and insightful approach to business coaching. I highly recommend him as he helped our business immensely through targeting and honing relational issues among business leadership and by facilitating meaningful, productive conversations.”

-Matthew Zimbalist, Co-Founder, Re-Up Refills

Past Projects

  • Represented a regional restaurant group during a high-growth period in discussions with large foodservice suppliers. Significantly lowered company-wide food costs, saving ~4% on an multi-million dollar annual budget.

  • Reviewed a client's income statements and counseled principals on necessary, but painful, financial decisions. These decisions led to an 18% monthly labor expense reduction and a more optimistic view of the company's future.

  • Worked with a client to identify personal and professional goals that helped to develop a greater focus on daily priorities, long-term vision while reducing their stress and anxiety.

  • Facilitated a series of meetings with company's founders around share of work and effort contributed vs. financial reward potential. Founders ultimately renegotiated their operating agreement and continue to work as a team.

  • Facilitated a series of discussions with stakeholders of a family-owned cattle ranch. Focus was on how family could maintain its vision while creating a structure for non-family members, so they could operate the land and cattle operation, while ensuring compensation and security.

  • Assisted CEO with exit strategy. Operated farm and facilitated final sale of the company.