Every founder starts with a passion.

For John Donahue at All The Restaurants, that passion was capturing the soul of a neighborhood, one restaurant at a time.He wasn’t just drawing buildings.

He was illustrating places filled with memories: where someone met the love of their life, where families gathered every Tuesday, where friendships were forged over shared meals.

John’s artwork celebrated the emotional connection people have with their favorite local spots, turning them into meaningful keepsakes and a one-of-a-kind business.What started as a side hustle quickly gained momentum and evolved into a full-time company. But while the orders increased, the systems behind the scenes didn’t keep up.

But behind the scenes, enemies were closing in.
Spreadsheets multiplied like weeds. Macros broke without warning. Manual tasks stole hours from every day.

Instead of creating art, John was buried in busywork—battling systems that seemed designed to slow him down. Every click, every export, every fix pulled him further from the heart of the business. It was time to fight back.

The Challenge

All The Restaurants was growing fast, but the backend systems couldn’t keep up. Every week, John was spending hours juggling clunky spreadsheets and repetitive exports just to keep the data clean and orders organized.Each batch operation took 45 minutes and had to be run multiple times a week. What started as a side hustle had turned into a serious business but the tools running it still felt like they were built for hobby mode.

Every manual process exposed the cracks:

No CRM system to manage communication, requests, and relationships.

His two order types (commissions vs. prints) had completely different workflows, doubling the work.

Invoicing was manual, confusing, and hard to track.

Delegation? Impossible. The systems were too messy to hand off confidently.

Despite his growing success, the business was hitting a ceiling: too many errors, too much friction, and too much time spent doing everything except creating art and delighting customers.

The Transformation

The results speak for themselves.
With his systems running smoothly, John reclaimed his time and redirected it into revenue-generating work.

- Commission revenue grew by over 200% within two years after the new system was implemented.
- Clean, reliable data now supports smarter decision-making and future AI enhancements.
- Standardized invoicing makes bookkeeping and payments frictionless.
- He can delegate confidently and spend more time on the art that fuels his business.

He’s even able to track location requests and proactively create new pieces for high-demand areas, unlocking more scalable and higher-margin income through print sales.

But the most important shift? His business no longer depends entirely on him accurately manipulating vast spreadsheets.

All The Restaurants Saw the Problem, Took Action, and Transformed

Without a change, All The Restaurants would have continued to battle:

Admin overload and burnout

Disorganized systems that couldn’t scale

Missed revenue opportunities

Low buyer confidence for future exit

Instead, John made the hard but right decision and built a system designed to support growth, streamline operations, and unlock real business value.

Today, All The Restaurants is a stronger, smarter, and more sellable business.

Operations are lean.

Revenue is up.

Time is spent where it matters most.

And it’s all built on a foundation that’s ready for whatever comes next.

Do You Ever Think:
“There has to be a better way”?

Messy spreadsheets, broken workflows, and manual headaches are signs your business is ready for change.All The Restaurants made the shift and it paid off.

Ready to turn complexity into clarity and scale with confidence? Let’s talk.

“It’s not just the system, it’s how much they cared. The DataCose team really invested in helping me get the most out of this solution. The results and communication have been incredible and I finally feel like I’m building a business that can grow without me.”

John Donahue, Founder of All The Restaurants

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