- About
Genuine hospitality experience, not a consultancy playbook
The practical, on-the-floor experience behind THA — and why the advisory work looks the way it does.
I didn’t start in a boardroom. I started on the floor, in Ireland, in busy venues on a Friday night when everything that could go wrong did. Difficult services, long shifts, teams on their best days and their worst, long before I ever called myself an advisor.
Along the way, I picked up some awards. I’m grateful for every one of them. But what stayed with me was simpler than any trophy: the businesses that get hospitality right look after their people first & their guest experience second, in that order, every single day. Everything else follows.
‘I don’t bring a framework to your business; I bring a practised eye, an honest conversation and enough experience to know what’s actually worth fixing first.’
THA is built on one thing: 17+ years of hands-on hospitality leadership in Ireland, learned in real services, not seminars. No generic playbooks, no corporate jargon, just a straightforward way of looking at your business and putting right what matters most.
- Recognition
A little recognition along the way
Not why I do this — but proof the approach holds up where it counts, on the floor and in front of guests.
Best Restaurant Manager
Dublin Asian Restaurant Awards 2023 · 2024 · 2025
Shortlisted
Irish Restaurant Awards 2020 · 2024
Featured
TheTaste.ie — leadership & guest experience 2024
Best Manager
Dublin RAI Awards 2018
Host of the Year
Food & Wine Magazine 2018
- Start With a Conversation
Curious whether this is a fit for your business?
The best way to find out is a short, honest conversation — no pitch, no pressure.
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