CONSULTING
Strategic consulting at the intersection of food, wellbeing, and human behaviour.
Mark Filippelli works with founders, brands, and organisations navigating change across hospitality, wellness, and experience-driven industries.
About Mark as a Consultant
Mark Filippelli is an entrepreneur and strategic advisor with more than a decade of experience founding, scaling, and exiting hospitality and consumer concepts. Having co-founded and operated 18 venues across Australia, and now working globally across wellbeing, longevity, and behavioural design, he brings both operational depth and future-facing perspective.
His consulting work is practical, grounded, and commercially aware, helping teams make smarter decisions in complex, fast-shifting environments.
Areas of Focus
Hospitality and Restaurant Strategy
Guidance for operators and groups navigating cost pressure, labour challenges, shifting consumer behaviour, and long-term viability in the modern restaurant landscape.
Wellbeing and Longevity Integration
Advising on how wellbeing, lifestyle science, and longevity thinking can be meaningfully embedded into products, spaces, menus, and experiences.
Founder and Leadership Advisory
One-on-one advisory for founders and leadership teams seeking clarity, alignment, and perspective during periods of growth, transition, or reinvention.
Concept Development and Repositioning
Helping brands clarify their purpose, refine their offer, and build concepts that resonate culturally and commercially.
Experience and Environment Design
Strategic insight into how physical spaces, sensory cues, and service design influence behaviour, emotion, and loyalty.
Who Mark Works With
Independent operators and hospitality groups
Wellness and consumer brands
Developers and experience-led venues
Founders and executive teams
Cultural, lifestyle, and innovation-led organisations
How Engagements Work
Consulting engagements are tailored and may include:
Strategic workshops
Concept and brand reviews
Advisory retainers
Project-based strategy
Founder-level mentoring
Why Work With Mark
Deep, first-hand industry experience
Commercial realism paired with creative thinking
Clear communication and strategic honesty
A human-centred approach grounded in evidence and lived experience
All work is approached collaboratively, with a focus on clarity, sustainability, and long-term value.
Enquire About Consulting
Mark works with a limited number of clients at any one time.