Hospitality & small business consulting · Sydney

Busy every day, but not much left at the end of the month?

I help hospitality and small business owners find what's really holding the business back, then fix it on the floor, not in a report.

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20+
years in
hospitality
2
businesses
built and sold
1st
Sydney's first
vegan deli
The problem

Sound familiar?

The tills are busy, but the bank account doesn't show it.

You can't take a day off without something going wrong.

Good staff leave, and you're training someone new again.

You know something's off, but you can't put your finger on it.

How I see it

Every piece of the pie matters.

I see a business as a pie with many pieces. Every one matters, and if one is off, the whole thing suffers.

Most owners know they're not making enough, but few know which piece, or which ingredient, is the problem.

I find it, then put the fix in place with you and your team.

The business pie A pie in five pieces. Food: recipes and suppliers. Numbers: costings and cash flow. Systems: rosters and training. Team: culture and communication. Marketing: brand and customers. Food recipes suppliers Numbers costings cash flow Systems rosters training Team culture communication Marketing brand customers Your business

Each piece has its own ingredients.

Services

What I do.

01

Opening a new venue or concept

I've opened my own venues and run operations for other owners opening theirs, from plan to opening day.

02

Costs and margins

Recipe costings, rosters, ordering and waste.

03

Systems and training

So new staff get good fast and the place runs without you on every shift.

04

A team that works in sync

Sorting out the people issues and friction that quietly cost you money.

05

Using AI to save time and money

Practical help with ordering, rostering, marketing and admin.

06

Growth and exit

Scaling what works, and getting the business ready to sell when the time comes.

How it works

Fixed on the floor, not in a report.

  1. A free, confidential chat

    Book a free, confidential chat by email.

  2. I find the piece that's holding you back

    Which piece, or which ingredient, is the problem.

  3. We fix it together, on the floor

    I put the fix in place with you and your team, not in a report.

About

I'm James Danaskos.

20+ years in hospitality, across cafes, restaurants, coffee roasters, quick-service and hotels, and over a decade running my own businesses.

  • Sydney CBD
    Hole In The WallRebuilt and sold.
  • Surry Hills, 2017
    Shift Eatery, Sydney's first vegan deliBuilt its systems so staff with no hospitality experience could run it well. Sold in May 2026, still trading under its new owner.
  • UTS
    Studied marketing

Outside work, I like to keep things interesting. I've bought and sold investment property, I buy and sell classic cars, I trade sports cards, and I'm always researching and training up on AI.

Options

Ways to work together.

Australia-wide

Remote coaching

Regular sessions by video or phone, anywhere in Australia.

Across Sydney

On-site projects

Hands-on work in your business, across Sydney.

Now booking

Taking on a few new clients at an introductory rate.

Book a free, confidential chat.