At KRG, we don’t just deliver strategy. We help you develop a hospitality business that runs with people, processes, and profit through our hybrid approach of coaching and consulting so you can start, stabilize, and scale without sacrificing your time, energy, or financial freedom.
Where Should You Begin?
Every Successful Bar, Restaurant, and Hotel Starts with a Roadmap.
The KRG Roadmap is the strategic validation phase trusted by founders, operators, and developers just like you.
Let’s remove blind spots before capital, pressure, and complexity take over.
It’s time to replace assumptions with real numbers, momentum with structure, and guesswork with confidence.
Roadmap Duration: 3-5 Business Days
Investment: $2,897 USD
Credit Opportunity:
Use Your Investment As Credit Towards Future KRG Programs
What You Receive:
Two focused 60-minute 1-on-1 strategy sessions
A readiness assessment covering mindset, support, financial capacity
A review and validation of any existing business plans or assumptions
A transparent, realistic, and customized startup or project budget
Access to a digital 500-point checklist and more!
“As a new restauranteur, I found exactly what I was looking for in Doug Radkey and KRG Hospitality. His expertise in the industry far exceeded my expectations and has provided me with the resources to succeed and thrive. I am beyond grateful”
– The Pinery
The Highlight Reel
“I’m so glad we’re working with KRG on this. I used to think success was based on luck-of-the-draw and some voodoo-magic. I didn’t understand the mechanics behind it and thought I never would. But these playbooks showed me how hard and how smart owners work to ensure their business is a success”
– Ryan Mascarenhas
Frequently Asked Questions
Since 2009, KRG has led 300+ hospitality projects globally, delivering 35,100+ hours of consulting and coaching and supporting clients in securing $641M USD in start-up funding. 98.2% of our clients operate beyond five years, 94.3% open on budget, 96.1% open on time, and our clients average 18–24% profit margins. Across our last 25 projects, clients rated KRG 9.2/10 for clarity, 9.8/10 for professionalism, and 9.5/10 for results. Schedule a call with a member of our leadership team to learn what it’s like to work with KRG.
The quick answer: Both. Consulting provides the strategic framework. Coaching ensures execution, accountability, and follow-through. Our hybrid approach combines both so you don’t just get a playbook, you get the guidance required to open, stabilize, or scale successfully.
As a boutique agency, you’ll work directly with our principal and/or senior coach and consultant. Each member of our team brings 20+ years of real-world hospitality strategy and leadership experience across bars, restaurants, and hotels. You can learn more about us on our About Page and through our resources and three podcasts.
Our engagements vary by project size and involvement level. The KRG Strategic Roadmap is $2,897 USD and takes 3–5 days. From there, programs range from monthly coaching (Ignite, Icon) to full strategic planning (Method) and end-to-end execution (Legacy). The best way to determine fit and investment is through a 30-minute consultation.
There’s no obligation to continue. You can take your roadmap and move forward independently. If you choose to continue with KRG, your Roadmap investment is credited toward your next phase. We’ll review options during a calm, no-pressure debrief call when the roadmap is complete.
If we can’t identify a realistic path to a profitable hospitality concept during the Roadmap, we’ll refund your investment. This has only happened once in over 15 years. The real question isn’t whether it works, but whether you’re ready to do the work.
Yes. We offer 1-Hour Impact Calls for $399 USD and retainer packages of 10-20-40 hours for flexible support. If you’re unsure what’s right, reach out—we’ll help you find the best option, even if that’s simply pointing you to our free resources, content, and insights.
Clients usually contact us at key inflection points: start-up idea, validation, and business planning; stabilization and margin improvement; scaling and expansion, or exit planning. Each stage requires a different level of strategy and support, which our programs are designed to address.
We work best with independent operators and emerging groups with 1–15 locations who are coachable, action-oriented, and committed to people, processes, and profit. Our bar, restaurant, and hotel clients typically invest $1M–$25M in start-up costs and generate (or plan to generate) $1.5M–$40M+ in annual revenue.
Yes. For clients who need in-person support, we offer the following options: A market familiarity tour with KRG Method, a two-day on-site assessment with KRG Icon, and monthly on-site engagements with KRG Legacy through our project management solutions. This is exclusively available in North America. Contact us for logistics and availability.
Absolutely. KRG started in a small market and has worked everywhere from towns of 600 people to dense urban centres like Manhattan. Strategy, clarity, and execution matter more than market size.
Not directly. What we do is provide the strategic studies, plans, and playbooks lenders require to say yes. Our work has helped clients secure over $600M USD through banks, investors, and programs such as the SBA.
Mindset coaching supports the person behind the business. Led by Jennifer Radkey, this work helps entrepreneurs build confidence, clarity, and resilience in an industry known for pressure and burnout. Clients gain stronger decision-making, healthier boundaries, and renewed focus without losing ambition. Mindset coaching can be secured in 1-hour sessions or 10-hour packages, and is also included within our Legacy and Icon programs.
Yes. KRG uses AI intentionally and responsibly as a strategic support tool, not a replacement for our critical thinking or expertise. We use AI to enhance research, summarize data, test ideas, maintain tone consistency, and improve efficiency across reports and deliverables. Every output is guided, reviewed, and refined by our consultants. We never rely on first-pass AI responses, we never outsource judgment, and we never compromise confidentiality. Strategy, decisions, and recommendations remain 100% human-led with KRG Hospitality.
We don’t sell hype, shortcuts, or generic advice. We bring strategic clarity, structure, and disciplined execution to an industry known for its many challenges. Our work is grounded in real experience, strategic sequencing, and measurable outcomes through both coaching and consulting; not trends or theory.
“This was a situation where the match was a perfect fit. We had an idea and general scope for our properties and KRG Hospitality was able to narrow the scope and deliver a well polished study for each. We look forward to the continuous work with KRG as our properties further develop. Thank you so much to you and your team.”
– Julian, Keltic Developments
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