Hult Alumni Magazine Issue 4 | Page 13

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT were being solicited by potential new investors and real-estate brokers to open up another place. Within the next two years we were involved in the opening of four additional bars in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Hult provided me with skills that enabled me to turn a vision into a real career that I am still enjoying today. In order to minimize my operational responsibilities, I made a conscious decision to work towards delegating daily responsibilities by training management staff. We eventually closed The Collins Bar and sold out of The Brooklyn Ale House in 2007. We have now begun to pursue projects of our own in and out of the bar and restaurant industry. Bryan Delaney One of my pursuits was consulting for aspiring owners on the opening and operating of new businesses. Over the years I had built up both experience and a portfolio of contacts, so I began to formalize my consulting services and charge for my time in the form of fees and/or investment shares in new places. I am now involved in two additional places located in Peekskill, New York and am in negotiations to become involved in places in Boston, Washington DC, and Austin, Texas. In the future I plan on continuing to consult and investiga ??????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)D????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)\)????????????????????)$???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????5??????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????)1???????????????????????????????????????$????????????????????)????????????????????%?????????????$???????????????????)????$?????????????????????????????????$??????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????)=?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????$?????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????9??e???)Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????)D??)]???????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)5????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()???????????????????????????????????????A???????????????????????+?a???????????d????????????a???d???????????????????????????]?)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????)????????Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????%?e?????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????)D??????e??????????????????????!???????????????????\)?????????????????????????????????????????????????)??9??e???)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????Q?????????)??????????a???????d??????????????????????????????????????????)5???????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????$???????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????() ??????????e??????????????)Q??? ?????Q???????!????????9??e????9d)Q???M?????1??????9??e????9d)Q???????A???M????? ??????9d)Q??? ????????!???????????]??????????? ??????9d)Q??? ?????? ???????????9??e????9d)Q???Q?????? ??M???A??????????? ??? ?????????)Q??? ?????Q????????9??e????9d)??i???????M?????????!????? ????????) ??????!?????A?????????9??e??)??????e??A?????????9??e??)Q??? ???????????????Q???????????????????)??A???%???)5@?A???????11 ()???????????((??((0