
Mitchell Nunn
@mitchellnunn
Business adviser at The Structured Founder who built a business assessment method and sold his venue for 75% more.
What I'm looking for
At Pokolbin Estate, I started on the cellar door and became general manager at 22. I grew the wine club 37% through lockdowns and changed production so each bottle cost about 40% less to make; when the estate sold, I advised the buyers on stock and helped move the cellar door.
After buying El Chapos Taqueria & Cocktail Bar, I improved its gross margin, rebuilt its reputation and sold it 19 months later for 75% more than I paid. Through The Structured Founder, I now give owners and buyers an honest read on a business, using an assessment method I built, and I wrote a book of the same name. I also run business development at Dullboys Social Co and advise on its renovation, staff structure and systems.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder and Business Adviser
The Structured Founder
Jan 2026 - Present (9 months)
The brief: give owners and buyers an honest read on a business before they make a big call. Trading as Nunn & Co Pty Ltd.
• Built the assessment method I use on every job: how much the business depends on its owner, around 40 checks on whether the revenue and margin are real, and what a new owner would inherit in the lease and liabilities.
• Three services come off it: reviews for people buying a
Business Development and Advisory
Dullboys Social Co
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 9 months)
The brief: bring an established entertainment and hospitality venue up to date without losing what already works.
• Advising on the renovation, the staff structure and the systems, so new and existing revenue both pay their way.
• Run business development, and built the CRM out of the venue's booking system.
• Planning where AI fits once the venue reopens on modern systems. Today's software can't
Owner, General Manager and Licensee
El Chapos Taqueria & Cocktail Bar
Apr 2023 - Nov 2024 (1 year 7 months)
The brief: buy a restaurant that looked profitable on paper, and make it profitable for real. A two level restaurant and function venue, about 15 staff.
• The books showed a profit only because the previous owners weren't paying themselves. Like for like, it was breaking even.
• Fixed margin first, taking gross margin from 58.5% to 68.2%. Then rebuilt the reputation, cut ad spend that wasn't reac
Business Development Coordinator
Leogate Estate Wines
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023 (0 months)
Contract role. The brief: lift revenue and move stock that had been made for wholesale and wasn't selling. A 100 hectare estate, about 50 staff, 2,167 wine club members.
• Wrote the plan the owners adopted: a cellar door blueprint, tour operator partnerships, a second wine club tier, a quiet period restaurant offer, and wholesale and export.
• Built a stay package around the stock: wine waiting i
General Manager
Pokolbin Estate
Jan 2016 - Jan 2023 (7 years)
Started on the cellar door at 18. Wine club manager, then wholesale manager, then general manager at 22 in 2021.
The brief: grow through COVID, then hand the estate over well when it sold to developers. A 140 acre vineyard, cellar door and retail, team of 12.
• Reported monthly and six monthly to the owners' director.
• Grew the wine club 37% (323 to 443) through the lockdowns. Tour operator boo
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Wine and Spirit Education Trust
WSET Level 3 Award in Wines
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Salary expectations
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