Operator · Author · Systems Architect
Founder, Damaria Advisory Group
I build the architecture that lets a business outlast its founder.
Twenty years building it. Multi-million dollar operations, regulated markets, founder-dependent businesses — re-engineered into systems that run without them.
On Leadership
"Most operators are not short on effort. They are short on a written account of where they are going and by when."
— Dan Cordón
Read more about DanBy the Numbers
$16M+
Multi-Unit Retail
Full P&L on a sixteen-million-dollar operation in a tightly regulated market. Roughly 40 staff. 100% compliance.
$7M
#3 of 11
Ran the Raleigh location of a national entertainment brand to third of the company's eleven on the year-end P&L.
30+
Restaurants & Venues
Opened thirty-plus restaurants and venues, including a Best of Boston winner. Built national beverage programs.
20+
Years
Two decades operating across hospitality, retail, social enterprise, and civic economic development.
50+
Platform & Presentations
Guest lecturer and panelist at Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern, Harvard, and Brown.
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Citation of Merit
City of Boston Citation of Merit for Community Work and Re-entry, awarded 2011.
The Work
Current Ventures
National Ventures LLC
The advisory and installation arm. Hands-on structural work with operators who are ready to build systems that outlast them.
→ nationalventuresllc.comDamaria Advisory Group
The methodology, systems, and IP behind it all. The architecture that turns founder-dependent businesses into running machines.
→ damaria.coGet in Touch
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Raleigh, North Carolina