Dave Nadkarni

Dave Nadkarni

I market restaurants. Turns out I also build things.

Executive marketing leader with a background in QSR, hospitality, and a kiss of digital. I own brand strategy, CRM, and guest growth end to end. Somewhere along the way I started building my own tools to do the job better. Now I can't stop.

What I do

Brand & Campaign Strategy

Built and run national marketing programs across QSR and hospitality. From LTO launches to loyalty campaigns, I tie creative to revenue outcomes.

CRM & Guest Lifecycle

Segmentation, lifecycle automation, retention programs. I build the frameworks and own the numbers — frequency, reactivation, LTV.

Data & Reporting

POS data, check average trends, promo performance. I don't wait for reports. I build dashboards that tell me what I need to know.

Cross-functional Leadership

Operations, culinary, finance, tech. I've worked across all of them. The job isn't just marketing — it's making sure everything moves together.

Things I've built

No coding background. Just a problem to solve and Claude Code.

Mobile App

ZingSpring

I live in the desert. Staying hydrated is a real problem. So I built a hydration tracker with a social leaderboard so me and my friends can compete across cities.

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Developer Tool

Apple Music MCP

I saw a blog post with GAP store playlists and wanted them in Apple Music. One thing led to another and I built a tool that can recreate any concert setlist as a playlist. Music is life's great pleasure.

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How I work

Paste a brief, a business challenge, or a problem you're trying to solve. I'll tell you how I'd approach it.

Say hello

I'm based in Las Vegas. Always up for a good conversation about restaurants, marketing, or whatever I've been building lately.