A highly experienced, driven professional, with extensive experience working across a wide range of venues in the Hospitality sector.Successfully conceptualised, opened and operated a wide range of businesses including bars, casual to Michelin star restaurants, worked with independent hotels and international groups and successfully created and delivered public & private luxury events and operated festivals, both as a manager and an independent consultant - running my own business.I am motivated by creating amazing venues, delivering exciting and memorable destinations events and experiences with great quality, integrity and honesty, whilst thinking unconventionally but working collaboratively and acting sustainably.
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Head Of BeverageMad RestaurantsLondon, Gb
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Operations ManagerHarrods Jan 2022 - Jul 2024London, England, United Kingdom -
General ManagerInception Group, London May 2021 - Jan 2022London, England, United KingdomGeneral Manager @ Mr Fogg’s Residence -
Founder, Director, Food & Beverage ConsultantDare Hospitality Nov 2017 - Jan 2022About Dare Hospitality:We’re a global hospitality agency with a difference. Through an ethos of collaboration, we effectively create, develop and implement completely unique bar and restaurant experiences through food, drink, music and design.
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Hospitality Consultant, Food & Beverage ConsultantBar Balance Ltd Aug 2009 - 2022London, United KingdomI support Bars and Restaurants to set up and efficiently run their Operations, from developing concepts for Food & Beverage, setting up systems & procedures and advising on efficient design , to training new teams, supporting recruitment, and help realise the ambition of creating amazing, unique, memorable F&B destinations
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Director Of BarsThe Langham, London May 2016 - Jan 2018London, United KingdomI was responsible for the development of all the beverage programming at the Langham Hotel London.From strategy, to P&L, to recruitment and people development I looked after all aspects of the beverage led destinations whilst also managing the programming and beverage teams in all other areas. Key achievements were - Record revenue year in the Artesian, the development & opening of the incredibly successful Wigmore, the re-entry of the Artesian into the Worlds 50 Best Bars introduction of high-end beverage programmes to all other departments in the hotel. -
General ManagerLittle Bat Nov 2015 - May 2016London, United KingdomI was the opening GM for the sister venue to multi-award winning Shoreditch institution Callooh Callay. Responsible for project managing the refurbishment of the venue, development of the Food concept, overseeing the beverage programme and undertaking recruitment and training for the staff whilst also, setting business targets and controlling budgets.
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Group General Manager/ Head Of OperationBourne & Hollingsworth Aug 2009 - Sep 2015I fully managed all aspects of the operation of the venues under the Bourne & Hollingsworth umbrella - bookings - staff management & training - music policy - cash management - stock control - policy of offering -supplier relations - renovations.I re-desinged the offering and hugely increased the venue's success and reputation in the industry.
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Bar Manager/ Duty ManagerCrazy Bear Jul 2008 - Jul 2009I managed the Basement Bar in Crazy Bear's hayday as a busy vibrant exciting restaurant bar and was responsible for all aspects of the daily operation as well as in charge of the the development and delivery of the beverage programs and service standards, whilst ensuring business targets where met including staffing costs, GPs, other running cost and overall P&L for the bar.
Dino Koletsas Education Details
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Napier University, EdinburghJournalism -
1St Lyceum, Kifisia, Athens, Greece
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Dino Koletsas works for Mad Restaurants
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Dino Koletsas's current role is Head of Beverage.
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Dino Koletsas attended Napier University, Edinburgh, 1st Lyceum, Kifisia, Athens, Greece.
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