Our conviction.
Our lens.
Independent hospitality creates value. Rarely to its full potential.
Not from lack of effort. From lack of tools. The levers that allow major chains to manage their profitability — structured P&L analysis, GOP optimisation, RevPAR and ADR management — remain out of reach for most independent operators. Not because they don't need them. Because no one brings them with the right level of rigour.
"A 40-room independent deserves the same level of rigour as an institutional asset. The same scrutiny of its numbers. The same operational standard."
That is the conviction that founded KEO. And the only lens through which we work.
What this duo
changes in practice.
Trained in Europe's most demanding palaces — Oetker Collection, Dorchester Collection, Maison Pariente — Kelvin has led multi-disciplinary teams where every detail counts. Three seasons in Saint-Tropez and Méribel, a €3M opening in Toulouse, a 9.2 OTA score from month one. He knows what the field reveals — what no report ever shows.
9 years in leading advisory firms — Deloitte then EY to Senior Manager level — dissecting P&Ls, restructuring balance sheets and identifying the performance levers that surface-level accounting never reveals. Founder of Phumy Consulting, he has accompanied over €50M in restructurings with a direct approach: fewer slides, more measurable impact.
"What most consultants do in 6 months, we do in 6 weeks — because one of us has already lived the problem in the field, and the other knows exactly which P&L line to look at."
Kelvin Ogbomo & Henry Pemot, co-founders Keo Consulting