My work
What I did, what changed, and what it means for you. Every figure is real, and every client has seen what I've written about them.
Case studies
El Punto Gastro Café: from failing restaurant to three times my moneyCafés · Opening · Benalmádena
My own café: a failing Italian restaurant, refitted and opened under Covid restrictions, that paid its way from the first day and sold a year later for three times my investment.
Read the story →Radhost: the Sun Inn, and the pub group it carried
Pubs · Turnaround · London · 2007 to 2014
A London pub that had been through 17 tenants in two years, taken from about £10,000 to £800,000 a year within thirty months. And what losing it taught me.
Read the story →Miracle Brews: a five-star hygiene rating, earned by the barista
Charities · Opening · London
A charity coffee cart in Shepherd's Bush, with food safety documents written for the dyslexic and neurodivergent people who use them. Rated five stars, the top of the UK's food hygiene scale.
Read the story →
Earlier work
Before Atelier Sawyer, I ran venues of my own and for others. The short versions:
- The Fallen Angel, London: a late-night club turned round in about a month, from around £250 a night to more than £3,500. More on Bars.
- Mitchells & Butlers: deputy manager and management trainer at a flagship training house in England with a team of 60. More on Small groups.
- Lab Café, Selfridges: a tea bar of more than 150 teas, and the store's salt beef bar. More on Cafés.
The full list is on my About page.
Talk it through
If your venue looks like one of these stories, tell me about it. A free 30-minute call will tell us both whether I can help.
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