Summary
Kenneth Sharp is a hospitality and community-focused leader with over 20 years’ experience delivering turnaround, growth, and transformation across hotels, restaurants, franchises, and sector-wide programmes. As Chief Ambassador for The Burnt Chef Project and owner of consultancy Triage Hospitality, he combines hands-on operations—having owned and scaled multiple venues—with strategic planning, P&L oversight and stakeholder engagement. He has a track record of driving measurable results including RevPAR uplift, operational restructures, franchise launches and revenue-generating marketing campaigns. Kenneth is known for building resilient local networks and training pipelines that fast-track talent into senior roles, and for leading crisis responses that preserved businesses during COVID-19. Equally comfortable shaping board-level strategy and mentoring front-line teams, he brings a pragmatic, community-first approach to improving service, safety and profitability. Based in Belfast and educated at the University of Strathclyde, he blends commercial rigour with a distinctive focus on people and place.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Hospitality Administration/Management, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Hospitality Administration/Management at University of Strathclyde