5 projects on the island: karaoke, spa, restaurants, a six-business group and my own launch, The Voice. I help you go from idea and premises to a working team without losing money on the usual mistakes foreigners make.
In chronological order. Each case has the role, tasks, results, photos and a map link.
General Manager · Pre-opening & operations
First Thailand assignment: helped bring karaoke and hospitality concepts on Koh Samui from pre-opening into full daily operations.
Founder & CEO · first own business
Premium wellness and hospitality business on Koh Samui built from concept to operating commercial project and later strengthened through renovation, service development, marketing and cost control.
CEO / General Director
Executive management of a diversified Koh Samui group with six business directions and approximately 60 employees, combining restaurant operations, expansion and organisational transformation.
Operations Director · Pre-opening lead
Parallel Koh Samui opening assignment entered during construction and delivered through concept, sourcing, menu/bar preparation, recruitment and handover to the permanent team.
Founder · Co-owner · CEO of the launch
Premium entertainment and hospitality project on Koh Samui delivered from investment idea to commercial operation, combining karaoke, restaurant, lounge, VIP rooms and a proprietary digital guest journey.
Work through an idea or a problem in 60 minutes: concept, location, numbers, next step.
Check a project before you commit money: demand, model, CAPEX/OPEX, risks, premises and lease terms.
A restaurant, bar, spa or karaoke from concept to opening: contractors, team, standards, POS/CRM, pre-opening.
Your eyes on site while you are in another country: budget, timeline, contractors, quality, weekly report.
Frame the request, compare scenarios and reach a verified specialist where one actually exists.
The lease is signed before the revenue and cost model, and the concept is then bent to fit a poor location.
Without a BOQ and checkpoints, island construction easily runs months late and well over budget.
Staff, standards and training are needed before opening, not in the first week of trading.
No daily numbers, reports or person on site, so problems show up only when money is already gone.
KAIF 2.0 is a new project built on the KAIF experience: spa and sauna, restaurant, terrace, apartments. The model, budget and risks are published openly.
A restaurant, bar, spa or karaoke: what to find out about the market, operator, premises, budget, economics and exit before any money moves. With red flags and a Thailand section.