Experience

Kudan Group, Inc.

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Commercial Broker, Business Sales Consultant

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  I provide expert recommendations, consultancy, and direction on commercial and business transactions for Chicago's premier restaurant industry real estate group. Research market trends, and comparable data, and utilize valuation methods to drive revenue growth and long-term business vision. The following are highlights of the value I bring to the organization: • Play a significant role in relationship management regarding administrative and transactional tasks for buyers, sellers, landlords, cooperating brokers, attorneys, and title companies. • Lead comprehensive market analysis and provide clients with critical documentation on valuations reflecting traditional accounting methods, and assets and provide consultancy on what properties will sell for. • Consistently identify areas of opportunity through proactive search and development of properties for sale or lease and have achieved outstanding growth, delivering sales goals year over year (YoY). • Continually identify new areas of opportunity, develop prospective pipelines, and build strategies that have improved closing efficiencies, drive the highest levels of customer experience, and exceed all client set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).



Dante's Pizzeria Chicago

• Dante's Pizzeria (Logan Square) & Dante's Tavern (Ukrainian Village)

• President and Founder

  • 2011 - Present

  I successfully built the single concept brand which has expanded into a compact chain outlet that offers award winning pizza, sandwiches, and appetizers. Peak sales of 2.5M+ annually with three variations of the concept: Counter Service, Full-service Tavern, and “pop up” best featured in Revival Food Hall. The following are highlights of the value I bring to the organization: • Hold Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility, manage annual operating budgets and introduce operational and controllable costs management that influence the bottom line to ensure long-term growth and profitability. • Recipient of multiple awards and made multiple “best of” lists in the local press: print, online, and TV. • Identify potential locations to build the brand; negotiate property leases or purchases, and build key relationships with vendors to ensure optimal pricing aligns with the business plan, and food cost targets. • Lead comprehensive direction on marketing strategy; work collaboratively with social media consultants, and in-house marketing staff to deliver successful results across multiple marketing platforms both digital and traditional. • Oversee financial controls regarding prime costs, menu pricing, budget development, investor relations, and reporting while directing quality control, and best practices.



Multiple Brands and Locations

• Chicago, IL

• Owner Operator / Principal

  • 2003 - 2020

  Solstice, High Dive, Rocking Horse, Crown Liquors & Taproom, Haywood Tavern, Vidalia, and The Shelby I provided strategic oversight of unit operations, and financial processes and ensure the highest levels of customer experience. Have developed multiple brands, hired/arranged partnerships, and secured financial investments for multiple successful businesses over the past 20 years. Peak employees 100+ with annual revenue of $4.7M. The following are highlights of the value I brought to the operations: • Held Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility, manage annual operating budgets, and introduce operational and controllable cost management that influence the bottom line to ensure long-term growth and profitability. • Project managed varying degrees of location build-outs, working with architects, designers, contractors, tradesmen, city inspectors, and suppliers regarding equipment and furniture. • Established and built high-performance teams, and integrate all standard operating procedures (SOPs), training, employee certifications, and hours of operations.