Jeremy Threat

Principal

Born and raised in the Napa Valley, I was exposed to hospitality at an early age. I was very fortunate to get experience working in both the wine and luxury hotel industry. These experiences provided me with a strong foundation of wine knowledge and customer service skills that would help accelerate my advancement when I joined the restaurant industry.

However, it was during my time as a restaurant manager that I honed my most important skill—financial acumen. As most people enter the restaurant industry because of their passion for service, food or wine, being a “numbers person” is uncommon. But numbers have always fascinated me and I found I had a rare knack for understanding the story behind the data.

Prior to starting Shieldwall, I spent 5 years in charge of Bouchon & Bouchon Bakery with the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group. This was followed by my time as CEO/President of Vine Solutions, Inc., which provides advisory, human resources, accounting and payroll support to approximately 200 restaurants throughout Northern and Southern California. During the past 10 years, I have worked with nearly 400 unique restaurants, which allows me to provide rare benchmarking and insight to help my clients improve their profitability without compromising what makes them special.

I look forward to the opportunity to help you find an easier, less complicated equation to producing better results for your business and team.