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Currently building what will solve the largest problem the restaurant industry faces, daily.
Bio
Jove Loewen is the Founder of AVIVO, a SaaS startup reimagining guest engagement for restaurants by turning every guest into an influencer and growth driver. With 15+ years of hospitality leadership, he has consistently scaled profitable businesses, combining financial discipline, operational excellence, and innovative growth strategies.
As Managing Partner of The Table Bistro, Jove helped grow the brand to $1.5M in sales within 3 years, growing top line sales by 28% per year, while maintaining positive cash flow, a 4.7-star Google rating, and building a 10k+ social media following. The restaurant earned the 2024 Taste of Abbotsford Award and was a multi-year Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award Nominee
Through The Bridge Ventures Inc., Jove has advised restaurant operators and real estate developers, converting underperforming food & beverage spaces into cash-flow-positive assets. His leadership experience also includes roles at Cactus Club Cafe, where he operated the brand’s most profitable location at $7.7M in sales with a 27.7% profit margin, and at Earls Restaurants, where he managed the company’s highest-grossing BC venue at $9.9M annually
Jove’s entrepreneurial and leadership impact extends beyond operations. He is a 2025 Chamber of Commerce Director, a panel speaker on hospitality and leadership, and previously served as City Team Leader for Leader Impact. His passion lies in adding measurable value to the hospitality industry and equipping businesses with the tools for sustainable, compounding growth.
Location
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Last Active
19 days ago
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Elevator Pitch
We build custom branded apps for restaurants, that compound their customer base.
Industry
Technology
Team Size
Just Me/Co-Founders
Funding Stage
Pre-Seed
Funding Raised
None/Bootstrapped
Annual Revenue
$0 to $100k
| Skill | Strength | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitality Management | 90 / 100 | Top decile performance in leading categories out of Canada |
| Food & Beverage | 90 / 100 | the majority of my experience lies here. |
| Business Development | 85 / 100 | Developed restaurant venues ranging to 10M. Have developed these businesses to reach new heights while managing multiple venues at the same time. |
| Leadership | 85 / 100 | Lead teams of 1 - 90 employees to best in class results in the hospitality industry. |
| Sales | 80 / 100 | 15 years and counting. |
| Management | 75 / 100 | 15 years + |
| Founder | 75 / 100 | Founder of Iter Hospitality Inc, The Bridge Ventures Inc, AVIVO |
| Business Management | 65 / 100 | Managing Partner @ Iter Hospitality Inc |
| Award Winner | 50 / 100 | - 2024, Best of the Bites, Abbotsford - Cactus Club Cafe record holder, 67 weeks in a row with a sales increase over LY Sales - PBF 27.7% (profit before fixed costs) - second most profitable in the companies 30 year existence across +30 stores |