Leland Oxley – Founder & Lead Consultant

With a career spanning multi-unit operations, restaurant ownership, international consulting, and successful brand development, Leland brings unmatched credibility to every project.

• Multi-Unit Leadership: As Executive Chef and Owner of Mealcraft Culinary Services, Leland managed up to nine locations and teams of more than 30 members. He delivered consistent quality, tight cost control, and operational excellence for university and contract clients across Kansas and Colorado.

• ‍Brand & Business Builder: As CEO and Co-Owner of Motherlode Provisions, he scaled a natural foods brand from concept to international distribution. He secured placements in major hotel chains such as Marriott, won international trade awards for exporting, and earner multiple product innovation awards — including first and second places in the World Hot Sauce Competition and Competition, as well as awards from the American Culinary Federation for ice sculpting and mystery box events.

• Proven Consultant: Through independent consulting across the US and Mexico (including Playa del Carmen), Leland has guided new and existing restaurants and pubs through start-ups, turnarounds, menu innovation, kitchen design, and profit improvement. With a strong emphasis on team engagement and sustainable standards, he consistently builds high-performing operations..

• ‍Earlier Career Highlights: Leland held senior leadership roles as Executive Chef at a large catering company, Head Chef in hotel fine dining, Chef at a private country club, and Executive Pastry Chef at the University of Kansas. In these positions, he directed large-scale culinary operations for events of up to 2,000 guests and led kitchen brigades of 12 to 30 people, preparing meals for politicians and celebrities.

• Education & Mindset: Leland holds Culinary Arts qualifications from Johnson County Community College and a B.A. in Human Development and Family Life from the University of Kansas, with a focus on Organisational Behaviour Management and Industrial-Organisational Psychology. This unique combination enables him to excel at building trust, inspiring teams, and driving measurable performance improvements.

Leland’s international work includes wine tours and interactive cooking classes in Tuscany, hosting a UK Parliament dinner for US food brands, and expanding consumer food products into markets including Mexico, Colombia, Panama, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. His extensive experience adapting operations across diverse cultural settings makes him particularly well placed to support clients expanding or operating in the UK, Ireland, Europe, and beyond.