a letson consulting company
clarity
in complexity.
respect,
by Design.
I’m a finance operator with fifteen years inside Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, and EDITION Hotels — and a decade helping small businesses, restaurants, creatives, and households make sense of their numbers. Whatever you’re navigating, you don’t need a guru looking down at you. You need someone standing next to you who’s seen it before.
A LETSON CONSULTING COMPANY helps businesses and individuals understand their numbers, organize their operations, and make better decisions with calm, practical, experienced support.
Finance for
people,
not theater.
Most consulting is built to impress. Mine is built to be used. I spent my career running finance inside some of the most demanding hospitality operations in the country — pre-opening hotels, $170M revenue properties, multi-entity restaurant groups — and what I learned is simple: the numbers only matter if the person responsible for them can actually understand and act on them.
That’s the whole practice. I protect the asset. I partner with operators. I create financial clarity. No jargon theater, no shame about how the books got messy, no pretending complexity is a personality trait.
· 15+ years in hospitality finance leadership —
Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton, EDITION Hotels ·
· Fractional controller to multi-entity restaurant groups ·
· Intuit ProAdvisor certified ·
· Certified LGBT Business Enterprise & Minority Business Enterprise
through The Supplier Clearinghouse ·
· Los Angeles, CA ·
WHICH OF THESE SOUNDS LIKE YOU?
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“I need real finance leadership, but I can’t justify a full-time hire.”
Fractional controller support: the oversight, reporting, and judgment of a senior finance leader, scaled to your business.
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“My restaurant’s numbers don’t tell me anything useful.”
Hospitality finance from someone who’s actually run it — P&L, labor, COGS, tips, POS, the whole messy reality
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“I’m moving from 1099 to an LLC or S-Corp and I don’t know what changes.”
Practical transition support: what to separate, what to track, and who to coordinate with — without the legalese
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“I’m starting or growing, and I want structure before it gets messy.”
Back-office setup done right the first time: accounts, workflows, systems, and reporting that fit how you actually operate.
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“My creative work outgrew my back office.”
Production budgets, contractor tracking, entity organization, and cash flow for studios, producers, and working creatives.
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“Our household finances need a system, not a lecture.”
Personal and family financial organization — bills, budgets, debt visibility, shared decisions — handled with respect.
How consulting works
WHO THIS IS FOR
A LETSON CONSULTING COMPANY may be a fit if you are:
A small business owner who needs stronger financial visibility
An independent contractor, sole proprietor, freelancer, or consultant moving toward an LLC or S-Corp structure
A hospitality, restaurant, creative, or production business navigating growth
An individual, couple, or family trying to better understand your finances
A household managing shared income, expenses, bills, debt, or savings goals
A business or person preparing for a major transition
Someone trying to clean up messy systems after years of “we’ll fix it later”
Someone who wants practical financial guidance from a trusted person on your side.
A growing organization that needs strategic finance support without hiring full-time
This may
be for
you
if…
You are behind on bookkeeping, finances, or important paperwork because it has become overwhelming.
Your numbers technically exist somewhere, but they do not tell a clear story.
You are not sure whether your business, household, or current financial setup is actually working.
Tax season, financial deadlines, or major decisions keep turning into emergency cleanup projects.
Your business, career, or household finances have grown beyond DIY spreadsheets and mental math.
You are moving from contractor, sole proprietor, freelancer, or consultant into a more formal business structure.
You need better structure before hiring, expanding, borrowing, filing taxes, changing entities, or making a major financial decision.
You want practical financial guidance from someone who can explain the numbers without judgment, jargon, or shame.
You want a trusted person on your side while you organize the mess, make decisions, and move forward.
Built for clarity,
not corporate theater
A LETSON CONSULTING COMPANY is designed for people and businesses that need practical structure, respectful guidance, and clearer decision-making.
The goal is not to bury you in jargon, dashboards, or consultant-speak.
The goal is to help you understand what is happening, what matters, and what to do next.
Who We Help…
A LETSON CONSULTING COMPANY works especially well with:
Small businesses
Hospitality operators
Restaurants and bars
Event and catering businesses
Creative professionals
Production and entertainment-related businesses
Independent contractors
Consultants and freelancers
New LLCs and S-Corps
Individuals, couples, and households needing financial organization
Businesses between “too small for a CFO” and “too complex to wing it”
Respect,
by design.
Good consulting should not make people feel stupid.
It should make complex things understandable, decisions more manageable, and systems more humane.
A LETSON CONSULTING COMPANY approaches business, finance, and operations with the belief that structure should serve people — not the other way around.
Contact A LETSON CONSULTING COMPANY at consulting@aletson.com.
A LETSON CONSULTING COMPANY is part of the COMMONS network of ventures.