Chad Severson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

A Hospitality Industry Veteran who prides himself on knowing the operations of various types of Hospitality Venues. Experienced in National chains, Microbreweries, Nightclubs, Real Estate, live music venues, business brokerage, and more. I am a former hospitality/restaurant operator who sells bars and restaurants, not a Real Estate Broker trying to sell a restaurant.

Chicago, Il, Us

Hospitality Veteran who sells and buys bars and restaurants. Knowing operations, and utilizing it to help make operators make intelligent decisions.

Owner/Operator of Schaumburg Illinois ONLY live music venue, showcasing northern Illinois best in cover bands as well as originals. Come cheer on the Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks or your favorite Chicago Baseball team while enjoying our beer selection or soak in some great live entertainment every weekend or stop by after your softball game!There are many reasons to visit M T Barrels, find yours!

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Selling and leasing bars and restaurants

Consultant hired to help open and guide ownership in their first venture as bar owners. Giving direction as well as setting up clients with preferred vendors and guidance to ensure a successful opening. Wrote all employee manuals, hiring, firing, helping the General Manager be a future long term success.

Consulted on the project of expanding Tony Hu's Chinatown empire into Chicago with the opening of Lao 18

-Growing independent restaurant group looking to expand their concept within the Chicago area and possibly in the Midwest. -Writing recipes, manuals, developing specs and providing leadership within the operations. -Developed the P&L, budgets, any/all FOH procedures, including training materials for both MIT's and hourlies-Ensured 100% guest satisfaction. -Directly responsible for Marketing/Hiring/Firing/Cash Flow/Overall operations of said unit. -Turned negative cash flow to positive in year two, and increased top line sales over 28%.

-Was hired as a consultant to close existing restaurant and open the Nation's largest Tilted Kilt which is 26,000 sq feet with a live music venue / nightclub.-Set Company records for opening day sales @ $64k, opening week sales of $198k in 4 days.-Director of Operations for 3 units in Chicago, all of future openings in Kansas City and Houston. Oversee a training team that goes to open a new franchise in said markets. -Wrote and developed all employee manuals, training materials, and M.I.T. information. -Responsible for budgeting and overseeing quarterly marketing goals, P&L reconciliation with managers, all reviews and M.I.T training. -Was the instrumental force behind P&L creation, profitability, billing, sales development, cost control, trend setting and all marketing initiatives.

Oversaw Food and Beverage operations for 3 Best Western Hotels in Iowa, along with a Champps Americana franchise attached to one of the hotels. -3 Best Western Food and Beverage departments and a $4 million dollar restaurant.-$6 million in total F&B Revenues. $115k weekly sales.-20,000 sq. feet of total banquet/sales space. -400 hotel rooms.Oversaw staff of 100+ employees and 8 managers including 4 M.I.T.'s.Was the instrumental force behind P&L creation, profitability, billing, sales development, cost control, trend setting and all marketing initiatives.

General Manager oversaw American grill high end concept. Oakbrook Illinois unit doing $8-$8.5 million in annual revenues.Oversaw entire operations of #3 ranked restaurant in Nations Restaurant News "Up and Coming Best New Concepts in America."-$8.2 million annual sales. $158k weekly sales.-Full P&L responsibility including cost control, inventories, labor forecasting and training.-Oversaw staff of 100+ employees and 7 managers with 3 M.I.T.'s.

Multiple Locations in Illinois (1997-2007) Opened 2 units as the GM, opened another 2 as N.S.O. support.General Manager at Schaumburg and Lincolnshire Illinois locations. In Schaumburg, sales of $5 million annually. -Specialized in special events, charity events, sales building.-Sole fiscal responsibility for regional marketing initiatives for all 5 units in Chicago.-As a GM, I raised the company's financial expectations by posting a 29% operating profit in a unit that had posted a 25% the prior year under the leadership of a different GM.-$5.5 million annual sales. $106k weekly sales. Ran 78% hourly turnover, and trained over 60 M.I.T's

Oversaw entire operations for 3 NightClubs. Staffing, hiring, firing, cash handling, promotions, talent acquisitions, facility design, and marketing.