About Us

With a focus on hospitality training and consulting, 1033 Consulting offers valuable insights and innovative solutions tailored to your business needs. In addition to our professional services, we are also dedicated to sharing knowledge through our book and podcast, enriching the industry with cutting-edge ideas and strategies.

Our commitment is to empower businesses in the hospitality sector to thrive and grow, providing them with the tools and guidance needed to excel in today's competitive market.

Our team comprises dedicated professionals with extensive experience in the hospitality industry. Together, we bring a diverse set of skills and perspectives to deliver top-notch consulting services and training programs. We started with the simple idea of bringing the best from us to you.

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Paul Kirschbaum

Paul began his Hospitality journey as a young apprentice in Northern Spain, where he also received his bachelor’s degree from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and a Diploma in Restaurant Management from Le Cordon Bleu in Adelaide, Australia. Hedeveloped his skills working as aRestaurant Manager, PrivateChef, and Executive Chef. Eventually, He moved over to the corporate world as a Director of Food & Beverage for a regional chain. He honed his skills as a restaurant consultant in NYC and as a Business Specialist in the New England region for a large food broadliner. Allowing him to be in 200+ restaurants a year to help customers with their Menu Optimization, Technology Journey, Building Sales, Compliance, Cost Controls, Staffing, Management/Leadership Training, and ultimately help build a customized strategic plan for the customer's success.

Culinary: Design leads to efficiency, and efficiency leads to profits. Beyond recipes and food cost analysis, inventory strategies and customer relations all come back to the kitchen and its proficiencies.
Technology: Even when technology is the backbone of an establishment, it must still work effectively for the operators who use it. The choice of technology, its setup, and maintenance are pivotal parts to any operation.
Market Analysis: Sometimes, an excellent idea for a restaurant is suppressed by similar ideas in the local area. Details, data, and review are required to find the right fit for the right menu in the right community.
Social Media/SEO: In this modern world, having a great concept is not enough. Marketing through social media and supporting it with SEO will optimize your viewership and get your brand in front of consumers.
Operations: There are no isolated departments in the Hospitality Industry. Each area of the operation must work together for a greater, more profitable purpose.

Leslie Wootton

Leslie began his career in the Hospitality Industry in Austin, TX. He has been part of over 60 restaurant openings, has hired1000s of staff, and has led teams of more than 400 workers for new store openings. He began in operations and transitioned to roles in openings, management, organizational development, training, and Human Resources. He believes in developing a strong culture to help steer confidence and understanding with operational standards.
His career has taken him to Yellowstone, Disney, Dallas, London, and he currently resides in Dallas, Texas.

Culture: The ability to motivate can be taught. A motivated staff has a purpose that extends beyond a transactional employee-manager relationship. Culture can be created, shaped, and maintained.
Operations: Establishing standards, from sanitation to career pathing, provides responsibility and direction to everyone. Accountability is not a feeling; it is a process that can be measured.
Staffing: Human Resources, recruitment, training curriculum, career pathing, and positional reviews. From documentation and handbook creation to HRIS implementation, and from learning and compliance to hiring, promotion, and replacement, all aspects are covered.
Design: From document creation to instructional design, consistency and professionalism are enhanced through design simplification, which facilitates learning, operations, and execution.
Leadership & Change Management: With strong management following proven direction, along with emotional intelligence and project management, changes from within come naturally to any successful operation.