Chicago · Houston · Northwest Indiana · Columbus · Nationwide
The operating partner behind high-performing venues.
Elite40 helps bars, clubs, and lounges fill the room, protect every dollar of inventory, run lean, and scale to the next location — without losing the room's edge.
What We Do
Four disciplines, one operation
Most operators are great at one of these and bleeding on the other three. We run all four as a single system — engage us for the gap you have, or the whole operation.
Digital & Grassroots Marketing
Fill the room — online and on the street.
A full demand engine: search, social, and SMS that put your venue in front of the right crowd — paired with boots-on-the-ground promotion that builds a real local following.
Learn More →02Inventory Protection
Protect every pour.
Liquor and inventory are where venues quietly bleed margin. We close the gap between what you sell and what you actually ring.
Learn More →03Lean Operations
Run tight, every shift.
We engineer the day-to-day so the same room makes more money: labor built to demand, standardized SOPs, and tight cost control.
Learn More →04Venue Scaling
Grow the footprint — without breaking it.
Going from one location to many is where most operators stall. We turn what works into a repeatable playbook.
Learn More →Who We Are
Operators, not consultants
We don't advise from the sidelines. Elite40 has built and run high-volume venues across multiple markets, and we bring that operator's playbook to every room we work with — the same systems we use to run our own.
That means real numbers, real accountability, and decisions made the way an owner makes them: protect the margin, fill the room, and build something that scales.
About Elite40- — Built and run, not theorized
- — Multi-market experience
- — Margin-first decisions
- — Systems that replicate
- — One discipline or all four
- — Owner-level accountability
Portfolio
Venues that trust Elite40
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Elite40 do?
Elite40 is a venue operations and growth company. We handle four things for high-volume hospitality venues: digital and grassroots marketing, inventory protection, lean operations, and multi-venue scaling.
What kind of venues do you work with?
High-volume hospitality — nightclubs, bars, lounges, and entertainment venues that need to fill the room, protect their margins, and grow to new locations.
Do you only handle marketing, or full operations?
Both. We run the full stack: demand generation, inventory and loss prevention, lean day-to-day operations, and the playbook for opening new locations. You can engage us for one discipline or all four.
What markets do you serve?
We operate eight venues across the Chicago, Houston, Northwest Indiana, and Columbus markets and work with operators nationwide.
How do we get started?
Email tony@elite40.net with your venue, your market, and what you're trying to fix or grow. We'll set up a call and walk you through how we'd approach it.
Let's talk about your venue.
Whether you need to fill a slow night, stop the bleed on your bar inventory, tighten operations, or open your next location — tell us where you are and where you want to go.
Serving
Chicago · Houston · Northwest Indiana · Columbus · Nationwide
Elite40 operates and supports high-volume bars, clubs, and lounges — one discipline or the full operation.