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Jean Hagan
PRINCIPAL — RESTAURANT PRACTICE LEADER
Jean has owned, operated, and consulted in the restaurant industry for more than 30 years. During that time, she worked with a well-known national chain; owned a food and beverage company that operated multiple restaurants, bars, and event spaces in the Squaw Valley area; and became the president, CEO, CFO, and shareholder of one of the highest-grossing restaurants in California. Today Jean is Principal and leads the restaurant operations consulting practice at KROST.
Jean brings a unique skill set to our CPA firm. With her extensive industry experience, she consults with our clients at the store operations and strategic management levels. Jean's expertise and drive has helped us develop our consulting practice to include services such as, P&L coaching, restaurant openings, systems automation, business management, sequence of service, check average analysis, management bonus structures, labor & related costs analysis, POS systems analysis, flash reporting implementation and analysis, and much more.
Professional Experience
- KROST, Principal (January 2014 — Present)
- KROST, Director of Restaurant Operations (2009 — 2013)
- Gladstone’s 4 Fish and Related, President, CEO, CFO, Board Member and Shareholder (2003 — 2009)
- Hagan Management, Inc., Owner (1983 — 2001)
- Victoria Station Restaurants, Bar Manager, Executive Kitchen Manager, General / Area Manager (1978 — 1983)
Education
- Graduate studies in Post Harvest Physiology, Virginia Polytech—Blacksburg
- Bachelor of Science in Horticulture, Delaware Valley College of Sciences
Professional Affiliations
- Member, California Restaurant Association
- Board Member, Los Angeles Chapter, California Restaurant Association
- State Board Member, California Restaurant Association Foundation (CRAF)
- Member, National Restaurant Association
- Member, PrimeGlobal International Association
- Committee Member, Education Policy Committee, Culinary Institute of America
- Member, Society of Fellows, Culinary Institute of America
- Adjunct Professor, Culinary Institute of America
- Guest Lecturer, Cal Poly Pomona, Culinary Institute of America, and UCLA
Extracurricular Activities
- Rotary, person of the year (1998)
Jean's Thought Leadership

Small Business Relief Grant From Restaurants Care
April 12, 2022Restaurants Care is once again partnering up with SoCalGas, PG&E, SDG&E, and Wells Fargo to offer relief grants and services to restaurants in our local communities. These generous funders have made it possible to assist small businesses with their financial situation. The Resilience Fund provides cash grants of $3,000 and one year of small business Read the full article…

Breaking News: Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act
April 8, 2022The House on Thursday approved more than $40 billion in COVID-19 assistance for restaurant owners who applied but were unable to receive assistance from the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund depleted quickly as the number of applicants surpassed the number of available funds. Just after three weeks of launch, the fund aided Read the full article…

Register for our Complimentary Webinar – 2022 Restaurant Budgeting & Projections: Impact of the Pandemic on Your Bottom Line
February 16, 2022Join us for our upcoming webinar 2022 Restaurant Budgeting & Projections: Impact of the Pandemic on Your Bottom Line on Tuesday, March 8th at 10AM PST. During this session, industry expert, Derek Johnson, will discuss the significance of budgeting and projections, how setting attainable goals will influence your bottom line, while also highlighting the impacts Read the full article…

Increased Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index and How to Achieve Your Desired Food Costs
June 9, 2021With all the pivots that our industry has been forced to make in the last 18 months, the biggest one is now upon us. Restaurants are always stiffly hesitant to raise their menu prices, believing that this will decrease their guest visits. I will make the argument that the restaurant experience is much more complicated Read the full article…

Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Grant Help – Sign the Petition Now
May 19, 2021Congress passed a $28 billion recovery fund, estimated to be enough to fund roughly 100,000 grants for the restaurant industry. However, in just the first few days of launching it, the SBA received about 186,000 applications. In fact, the latest reporting indicates that the number has grown to 266,000 applications, requesting a total amount of Read the full article…
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[Webinar Replay] The Restaurant Revitalization Fund
May 4, 2021If you missed our webinar led by Paren Knadjian, Head of M&A and Capital Markets and Jean Hagan, Principal of Business Management, there is a recording available. This webinar goes over the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, including details of the new Restaurant Revitalization Fund eligibility, how to apply, what documentation is required, and updates on PPP Read the full article…
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[Webinar Replay] How to Apply for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Webinar
April 30, 2021If you missed our webinar led by Paren Knadjian, Head of M&A and Capital Markets and Jean Hagan, Principal of Business Management, there is a recording available. This webinar goes over how to apply for Restaurant Revitalization Fund. You can view the webinar replay, by joining our mailing list. The video and presentation slides will Read the full article…

Breaking News: Restaurant Revitalization Fund – SBA Announces Launch Date
April 28, 2021KROST is hosting an emergency webinar, How to Apply for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, on Friday, April 30, at 10 am. Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The US Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that applications for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) would open, via their portal, at 9 am Pacific (12 pm Eastern) on Monday, Read the full article…

Restaurants Care Resilience Fund
April 21, 2021Jean Hagan, Principal, serves on the Board of the California Restaurant Association Foundation. She is excited to share that in addition to funding employees’ needs through Restaurants Care, they have also been able to create a resilience fund for restauranteurs now. Through some major funding from SoCal Gas, PG&E, and SDG&E, they have been able Read the full article…

Alcoholic Beverage Control License Renewal Fee Waiver
April 20, 2021The CA Governor signed a relief package that authorizes the ABC to waive license renewal fee’s for eligible licenses that expire between March 1st, 2021 and February 28, 2023. Eligible licenses are the following on sale licenses: The license type shall be one of the following: 021, 23, duplicate 23, 40, 41, 42, 47, duplicate Read the full article…