Blake Schill Email & Phone Number

North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Narellan, New South Wales, Australia

I was employed at Narellan Hotel for 2 years. Over this time I oversaw a revamp of our F&B offering including our late night entertainment. During this period we were able to increase F&B revenue by 30% solidifying it as a market leader in the Macarthur Region.The Narellan has a strong focus in gaming being a top 100 gaming venue. During my time, I oversaw the renovation and update of the gaming room, transformation of the SOS and establishing longer trading hours. This resulted in year on year increases in turnover from an average of 1.2M to 1.5M.Other aspects of the role at Narellan was a heavy focus on Compliance and working with Local Police and Licensing to maintain the safety of the venue and the surrounding community. This was a challenging aspect of the business due to the volatility and changing demographic of the area.Key achievements in the role were launching record breaking events such as Anzac Day and our Beer & Cider Festival, introducing sustainable School Holiday Programmes and extended trading hours across all aspects of the business to drive revenue.What I took most pride on at Narellan was the culture we built. This was achieved by focusing on hiring the right people with an eye to the future and promoting within. Our management team was a great example of this as they were all developed and promoted from within.

Sydney

I was employed by the Keystone Group as General Manager & Licensee of Gazebo. Our main focus was bringing back the focus of our venue back to a wine bar with funky music and a big share menu focus.Former positions within Keystone were: Senior Venue Manager at Bungalow 8 and the Loft & the Sugarmill Hotel. My main focus was revenue creation including identifying and developing VIP contacts and securing functions from our regular corporate clientele. The other areas of focus in my role are FOH Sequence of Service, wage control, brand development and Venue Security. Sugarmill Hotel where I headed an overhaul of the Sugarmill sports bar and Sweethearts Rooftop. This included creating and developing key business relationships within the community and identifying new VIPs for each venue. The Sugarmill Hotel was a very challenging work environment and as a team we delivered great results in both departments in an area destroyed by Lock outs, ID scanners and reduced trading hours. Sweethearts was developed into a powerhouse within the Hotel generating > 50% of the revenue for the hotel during summer and being fully booked 2-3 days a week.

Bondi Beach, Sydney

I was employed at Ravesis for 9 years. During my tenure at Ravesis I moved from strength to strength. I started as a glassy in 2005 and worked my way through the ranks to being a manager in 2010. By this time I had been a supervisor in every department in the hotel and a can do attitude led to a quick rise to Venue Manager.I was heavily focused on FOH operations at ravesis as a manager. Looking after a full service restaurant, casual dining wine bar, an award winning cocktail bar, 250pax sports bar, accomodation and a pokies lounge daily I learnt strong skills in planning and attention to detail to ensure all revenue centres were firing. Managing up to 80 staff, 3 managers and security multi tasking quickly became a big focus of improvement over the last few years at ravesis. I decided to move on from Ravesis after 9 years to keep progressing and learning in hospitality. I joined the Keystone Group in July 2014 as the leisure brand and VIP nature of the business would allow me to grow and buils on my FOH strengths.

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance

I studied a Bachelor of Commerce at Syndey University with a Double Major in Accounting, Major in Finance and a Minor in Commercial Law..

Hsc, Uai: 96.25

Activities and Societies: Captain Swim Team