Concept & Opening
From the first napkin sketch to opening night—concept positioning, menu direction, operating plans, staffing, training, and launch support.
Hospitality operations · concepts · growth
Make the business work.
Keep the magic.
Real-world partnership for hospitality operators who want to grow, improve, strengthen—and love—their business.
25+Years inside
hospitality
hospitality
500Seasonal team
members led
members led
$35MOperations
experience
experience
The work
Not advice from the sidelines.
Experience from inside the operation.
I help independent restaurants, bars, breweries, distilleries, and hospitality groups solve the problems that sit between a great idea and a great business.
How I help
Built around what your operation actually needs.
Operations & Systems
Practical systems that make the work clearer, the numbers healthier, and the guest experience more consistent.
Food, Beverage & Brand
Menus, programs, positioning, and brand experiences built to be memorable for guests and executable for the team.
Leadership & Culture
Stronger managers, clearer expectations, better communication, and a culture people want to be part of.
Meet Tim Stearns
Operator first.
Consultant second.
I've spent more than two decades building teams, running high-volume operations, opening concepts, and protecting the thousand little details that turn a visit into an experience.
My approach is equal parts disciplined operator and creative problem-solver. I understand the spreadsheet, the kitchen line, the pre-shift, the guest complaint, and the big idea. The goal is never to hand you a binder. It's to leave you with a better business and a team that can carry it forward.
Tim Stearns Founder · Stingray Hospitality
Good fit
Call when you're ready to move.
A new opening. A good business that needs its edge back. A team that needs clarity. A concept that deserves to become real.
- New concepts and openings↗
- Operational turnarounds↗
- Menu and program development↗
- Service standards and training↗
- Labor, purchasing, and systems↗
- Leadership development↗
Start a conversation
Tell me what's keeping
you up at night.
No pitch deck required. Just tell me where you are, where you want to go, and what's getting in the way.
tim@stingrayhospitality.com