HOSPITALITY

Everything that determines whether a venue works — or doesn't.

What AJW does

On Operations

Most venues don't fail because the concept is wrong.

They fail somewhere in the hundred things that come after — service, training, product, atmosphere, the rhythm of the room.

AJW identifies what's broken, fixes it, and turns the venue into somewhere people choose to go.

AJW · Los Angeles · 2025

Twenty Years · in The Room

The work.

Tao Downtown
Tao Downtown Opening Team New York · 2011
Hyde Sunset
Hyde Sunset Kitchen & Cocktails Opening Team · Bar Manager Los Angeles · 2014
Nightingale Plaza
Nightingale Plaza Opening Team · Bar Manager Los Angeles · 2016
Hyde T-Mobile Arena
Hyde T-Mobile Arena Opening Team · Bar Operations Las Vegas · 2017
Hyde Beach
Hyde Beach Kitchen & Cocktails Opening Team · Bar Operations Hallandale FL · 2018
Melrose Place
Melrose Place Case Study
Turnaround West Hollywood · 2021–2022
INDSTRY Los Angeles
INDSTRY Los Angeles Case Study
Founder · Cultural Programming Los Angeles · 2022
AJW Founder · Hospitality Platform 2025
Three ways in

How AJW works.

Fix a Venue.

For venues that are open but not performing the way they should. We come in, assess what's wrong, rebuild what needs fixing, and take the venue to a higher level.

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Create a Venue.

For empty spaces or new opportunities. We develop the concept, build the full vision, and take it through to opening and beyond.

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Build & Operate a Portfolio

For landlords and developers with multiple spaces.

AJW develops each venue individually - the right concept, the right positioning, the right team - and operates them under one system.

Consistent standards. Clear identity. Strong performance across every site.

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Every venue is different.

The work is understanding what matters - location, brand, audience, team - and applying the right approach to make it perform.

Different venues. Same standard.

Have a venue, space, or opportunity?

AJW works with a limited number of partners.

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