Matt Harder

Hospitality Management - Bar, Restaurant, and Nightlife

Role
Assistant General Manager at Legacy Hospitality Group Llc
Location
Chicago, IL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Matt Harder

Hospitality Professional seeking full time opportunities in Chicago for Hospitality Management, Hospitality Operations Management, Hospitality Consulting, Hospitality Marketing.Body of work includes food and beverage service, security and door management, bar/restaurant/nightlife management, LBW program management - up to the level of General Manager.

Experience

  1. Assistant General Manager

    Legacy Hospitality Group Llc

    Jan 2025 — Present

    Executing Legacy Hospitality operational standards while fostering core cultural elements within the hourly and managerial teams. Building up nightlife operations by implementing and standardizing systems to improve efficiency, profitability, and guest experience. Collaborating with management and ownership to generate new positions to maximize operational strength. Maintaining oversight of three departments for hiring/firing/training/scheduling (Support, Security, Bartenders). Managing the LBW program and decreasing month to month GAP variance, reducing stock on-hand, and working with beverage Director on menu development and ordering efficiency. Influencing decisions in all meetings regarding P&L, quarterly marketing, R&M, social media/events, hiring and training initiatives.

Education

  • Lincoln Park High School, class of 2008

    High School

    2004 — 2008

  • DePaul University

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

    2008 — 2012

  • Italiaidea Scuola Di Italiano

    Italian Language and Literature

    2010 — 2010

  • DePaul University

    Master of Arts (M.A.), Journalism

    2011 — 2013

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Public Speaking
  • Mentoring
  • E-Commerce
  • Teamwork
  • Team Management
  • Research
  • Microsoft Word
  • Team Leadership
  • Writing
  • Mac Os X
  • Wordpress
  • Social Media
  • Hospitality
  • Customer Service
  • Youth Development
  • Business Management
  • Social Networking
  • Facebook
  • Retail
  • Customer Relations
  • Video
  • Event Management
  • Budgeting
  • Blogging
  • Coaching
  • Leadership
  • Nonprofits
  • Strategic Communications
  • Journalism
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Youth Work
  • Advertising
  • Team Building
  • Management
  • Photography
  • Public Relations
  • Non-Profits
  • Microsoft Office
  • Film

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