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Brian McGettigan
Owner/Founder/Director/Operator
Sydney
Summary
Third generational hospitality professional with over 20 years experience in the industry. Owner/Operator of large scale hospitality venues across Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Conceptualisation, planning, budgeting, marketing, HR and operational expert. Passionate about building hospitality businesses that connect with the community, and driving organisational growth through high performance teams in fast paced environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Owner, General Manager & Licensee
Bondi Hardware
Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales
01.2018 - Current
- Company Overview: Owner/Operator of iconic 120 seat on-trend, popular cocktail Bar and Restaurant in the heart of Bondi Beach
- Established a $2.4m/yr TO highly profitable business, Bondi's longest running and original casual cocktail bar and restaurant
- Owner/Operator of iconic 120 seat on-trend, popular cocktail Bar and Restaurant in the heart of Bondi Beach
Licensee
The Eastern Hotel
Bondi Junction, Sydney
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Licensee of a multi-faceted large, four floor hotel comprising five different business units – VIP Gaming Lounge, Goodtime Burgers, The Basement, El Topo Mexican, Event space
- Responsible for all compliance, regulation and strategic repositioning of the business
- Drove all re-branding, hiring of 90 + staff, and lowering the venue from a Tier one to Tier three on Liquor and Gaming's Violent Venue Scheme
- Succesfully oversaw the Gaming Operations of the hotel climb over 150 spots in quarterly gaming rankings
- Lifted Net Profit by 40% YOY
- Licensee of a multi-faceted large, four floor hotel comprising five different business units – VIP Gaming Lounge, Goodtime Burgers, The Basement, El Topo Mexican, Event space
Owner/General Manager
Coast Bistro and Bar
SoHo, Hong Kong
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Built, created, designed, marketed and operated a large Australian Bistro and Bar catering to the diverse Hong Kong expat market in the thriving SoHo area of Hong Kong
- 'Coast' became a must visit destination for all travelling, and local, expats
- Established and built a $24m HKD p.a business which changed the Hong Kong chic-casual dining scene
- As owner, licensee and General Manager of the business, built successful connections with the changing HK political and business landscape, while managing staff from five different countries
- Built, created, designed, marketed and operated a large Australian Bistro and Bar catering to the diverse Hong Kong expat market in the thriving SoHo area of Hong Kong
Owner/General Manager
Boomarang Bistro and Bar
Robertson Quay, Sydney
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Company Overview: Built, created, designed, marketed and operated Singapore’s first large scale Australian Bistro and Bar on the Singapore River, Robertson Quay
- Succesfully were the first International owned food and beverage business to bring Campos Coffee and Carlton and United Breweries products to Singapore
- Established, marketed and built a $4m SGD business which traded 7 days a week for brunch, lunch and dinner services
- Built, created, designed, marketed and operated Singapore’s first large scale Australian Bistro and Bar on the Singapore River, Robertson Quay
Senior Account Director
M&C Saatchi, Whybin TBWA & Y&R
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Company Overview: Working from an Account Executive to an established Senior Account Director across local and international businesses such as Singapore Airlines, MJ Bale, Tourism Australia, Optus, Jaguar and more across three powerhouse Sydney Agencies
- Managed concept creation and project delivery to the Client, and managed all internal and external expectations
- Working from an Account Executive to an established Senior Account Director across local and international businesses such as Singapore Airlines, MJ Bale, Tourism Australia, Optus, Jaguar and more across three powerhouse Sydney Agencies
Education
Bachelor Commerce - Business And Economics
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW 01.1999 - 01.2003
St Josephs College
Hunters Hill, NSW 01.1992 - 01.1998
Skills
- On-trend Concept creation
- Brand Building
- Connecting communities through hospitality
- Strategic planning and execution
- Talent identification and development
- Organizational transformation
- Relationship building through emotional intelligence
- KPI Driven performance optimisation
Websites
Interests
Public Speaking
Ongoing improvement
Charities
Timeline
Owner, General Manager & Licensee
Bondi Hardware
01.2018 - Current
Licensee
The Eastern Hotel
01.2016 - 01.2018
Owner/General Manager
Coast Bistro and Bar
01.2010 - 01.2016
Owner/General Manager
Boomarang Bistro and Bar
01.2008 - 01.2010
Senior Account Director
M&C Saatchi, Whybin TBWA & Y&R
01.2003 - 01.2008
Bachelor Commerce - Business And Economics
Macquarie University
01.1999 - 01.2003
St Josephs College
01.1992 - 01.1998
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