Easily one of the more in-depth and intelligent approaches to business and life. Pete specifically adopted me and my group as if we were part of his family providing at times tough love but the honesty we needed at exactly the right times during our expansion.Sometimes employees, managers, executives and investment groups are too close to a problem within an organization to recognize it. Thats where we were, and despite being industry veterans at that time, in came Pete riding his white horse to save the day (Im joking). By the way, he is not stuffy but fun adding humor and light to some challenging situations, something I truly respect and value in all dealings.He is humble, very honest, straightforward and thorough. Being a dozen or so years older than Pete, I can say his best skill is his ability to listen and then create something like an artist would, something we had inside of us but just couldnt quite paint or create.He also knows when to push and also when to pull, and trust me, a few people in my group learned quite a bit from that approach and we have worked with other larger consulting groups and leaders. In short, I highly recommend networking Pete and his team. Part of his teams work is why I reached a comfortable and early retirement even though I am still active in the greater industry.If you like a straight-forward, honest approach, I would trust every ounce of input Close To Open Consulting provides. They are great people and our results were fantastic.Sincerely,Steve R.

Close to Open Restaurant Consulting provided fantastic support on a variety of fronts helping us to increase gross revenue while improving profit margins. Most importantly, they operated discretely and with great professionalism. The owner went above and beyond what was offered and asked. He really cares!