Iron Summit Operations

PROFIT STARTS
WITH Operations.

21 years building and fixing real operations. We identify where your business is bleeding money, build the systems that stop it, and leave you with infrastructure that scales.

// RESTAURANTS · RETAIL · SERVICE BUSINESSES · MULTI-UNIT · FRANCHISES · STARTUPS
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Free 20-Minute Strategy Call
Tell Us About Your Operation

We'll identify your biggest profit leak before we ever invoice you. No pitch. Just an honest conversation.

Confidential. No obligation. We respond within 24 hours.
21+
Years in Operations
$8k+
Avg Monthly Leak Found
Multi
Unit Leadership Background
48hr
Audit Turnaround
The Operational Reality

YOUR BUSINESS IS BLEEDING.
Here's Where.

Whether you run a restaurant, a retail operation, a service business, or a multi-unit franchise — the problems are the same. Labor leaks, cost bleed, accountability gaps, and missing systems. Here's what we find in nearly every operation we enter.

01
Labor Cost Without Accountability
Your schedule is built on habit, not data. Managers are approving overtime nobody noticed. Pre-shift labor isn't tracked. The gap between scheduled and actual hours is eating your margin daily.
Typical Cost: $3,000–$8,000/month
02
COGS & Inventory Invisible Bleed
Your cost-of-goods report shows a number. Nobody knows why it's wrong. Receiving isn't checked against invoices. Waste isn't tracked. Portions and quantities aren't enforced. The number lies every week — in every industry.
Typical Cost: $2,000–$6,000/month
03
Manager Accountability Gap
Your managers are "handling it." But there's no KPI system, no weekly review cadence, no written expectations. They're managing by feel, and you're managing by hope. That's not accountability — that's avoidance.
Typical Cost: Culture erosion + turnover
04
No SOPs — No Consistency
Every shift runs differently depending on who's in charge. Training is whoever has time. New hires learn bad habits from people who learned bad habits. Consistency is the foundation of profitability — and you don't have it.
Typical Cost: Rework, turnover, guest loss
05
Administrative Chaos
Scheduling in one system, payroll in another, inventory in a spreadsheet, comms in text threads. Nothing talks to anything. You're spending 10+ hours per week on tasks that a proper workflow system would handle in 2.
Typical Cost: 8–12 hrs/week of owner time
06
Multi-Location Inconsistency
Location A runs well. Location B is chaos. The difference isn't the market or the staff — it's the absence of duplicatable systems. What works can't be replicated because it was never documented.
Typical Cost: Profit gap of 4–8% between units
Who We Work With

ONE FRAMEWORK.
EVERY INDUSTRY.

Operational problems don't respect industry lines. Labor leaks, accountability gaps, and missing systems cost money whether you run a kitchen, a retail floor, or a service crew. Our deepest expertise is in restaurants — but the framework works everywhere.

SPECIALTY
🍽
Restaurants & Hospitality
Our deepest expertise. 21 years of multi-unit leadership in food service. Labor systems, food cost controls, manager accountability, SOPs, and full operational buildouts.
Full-Service QSR Catering Bars & Venues
🛍
Retail Operations
Single-location and multi-unit retail. Inventory management, staff accountability, customer experience systems, and margin optimization for physical retail businesses.
Single Location Multi-Unit Specialty Retail
🔧
Service Businesses & Trades
Contractors, professional services, trade businesses. Scheduling systems, job costing, crew accountability, client workflow, and administrative consolidation.
Trades Professional Services Field Services
🏢
Multi-Unit & Franchise
Operators running 2–20+ locations. Standardization, replicable systems, regional manager accountability, and the operational playbooks that make growth sustainable.
Franchise Groups Regional Ops Scaling Brands
🚀
Startups & Early-Stage
Business owners building from the ground up. Get the right systems installed before bad habits become expensive ones. Build the foundation that survives growth.
Pre-Launch Year 1–3 Rapid Growth
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Not Sure If We're a Fit?
If you run a business that has employees, costs, and customers — there's almost certainly something we can help you tighten. The 20-minute call costs nothing.
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RECOGNIZE ANY OF THESE?

Let's talk. A 20-minute conversation will tell you exactly where to start.

What We Do

THE SERVICE LADDER

Every engagement starts with clarity. We identify the problem, build the solution, and leave you with systems that run without us.

Entry Point
Restaurant Performance Audit
60-minute deep dive into your operation. Full scorecard across labor, food cost, systems, leadership, and culture. Written action plan with prioritized fixes. This is where every engagement starts.
60-minute operational interview
7-category scorecard (5-pt scale)
Written action plan with priorities
48-hour delivery
Investment
$750–$1,500
Flat fee · No recurring
Core Offer
30-Day Ops Fix Sprint
Intensive 30-day engagement to identify, prioritize, and implement the highest-impact operational changes. Weekly accountability calls, KPI tracking, and direct implementation support. Built for operations that need to move fast.
4 weekly strategy + accountability calls
KPI dashboard setup and tracking
Labor and food cost system overhaul
Manager accountability framework
Investment
$2,500–$5,000
30-day engagement
Deep Work
Leadership & SOP Buildout
Full systems build from the ground up. SOPs, training materials, manager accountability cadence, leadership development framework, and operational playbook. The foundation for consistency across one location or ten.
Complete SOP library development
Manager training and accountability system
Operational playbook creation
Implementation support and training
Investment
$5,000–$15,000
Full engagement
Workflow & Admin
Business Optimization & Automation
Administrative workflow consolidation, process improvement, system integration, and automation implementation. Stop spending 12 hours per week on tasks that a proper system handles in 2. Built for operators who want their time back.
Workflow and process audit
System consolidation and integration
Automation implementation
Admin time reduction strategy
Investment
$3,000–$8,000
Scope-based
Ongoing Partnership
Monthly Operations Advisory
Ongoing monthly advisory relationship. Monthly performance review, KPI accountability, strategic guidance, and on-call access for operational decisions. For operators who want a senior ops partner without the full-time salary.
Monthly performance review session
KPI tracking and accountability
On-call advisory access
Capped at 4 retainer clients
Investment
$1,500–$3,000
Per month · Ongoing
The Credentials

21 YEARS.
Real Scars.
Real Results.

This isn't consulting from a textbook. Every framework we use was built in real operations, under real pressure, with real consequences.

21
Years in Hospitality Operations
From the line to multi-unit leadership. Every level of the operation — owned it.
∞
Multi-Unit Leadership Experience
Managing labor, food cost, ops systems, and teams across multiple locations under pressure.
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Profitability-First Framework
Every engagement is built around one question: where is money leaving your operation and how do we stop it?
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Systems That Outlast the Engagement
We don't create dependency. We build systems your team can run without us — that's the whole point.

"Your restaurant isn't losing money because of bad food or slow nights. It's losing money because of invisible systems failures that nobody is tracking, measuring, or holding anyone accountable for."

— Iron Summit Operations
WHAT OPERATORS TYPICALLY FIND
Average labor bleed identified $3k–$8k/mo
Food cost gap discovered 2–5 points
Admin time recovered 8–12 hrs/wk
Avg audit ROI timeline 30–60 days
ALSO OPERATORS?

If you're also dealing with the personal pressure that comes with running an operation — the burnout, the identity drift, the family strain — Iron Summit Brotherhood was built for that side of your life.

Explore Brotherhood →

WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST OPERATIONAL PROBLEM?

Tell us. We'll give you the honest answer — no obligation.

How It Works

FOUR STEPS.
No Wasted Time.

01
📞
Strategy Call — Free
20-minute conversation. We identify your single biggest operational problem and tell you exactly where to start. No pitch, no sales pressure.
02
📋
Performance Audit
60-minute deep dive. Full scorecard. Written action plan with prioritized fixes ranked by impact and ease of implementation. Delivered in 48 hours.
03
⚙️
Build the Fix
We implement the highest-impact changes first. Systems, accountability frameworks, SOPs — built for your operation, not a generic template.
04
📈
Measure & Sustain
KPI tracking, accountability cadence, and ongoing advisory if needed. We don't leave until it's running. Then we leave you with systems that don't need us.
The Starting Point

BOOK YOUR
PERFORMANCE AUDIT

$750–$1,500. 60 minutes. Full scorecard. Written action plan. The fastest way to see exactly where your operation is bleeding money — and what to do about it.

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Confidential. We respond to every inquiry within 24 hours. No obligation beyond the call.