Referral Program

Know a restaurant that's leaking money?

Send them our way. If they become a client, we pay you — $250 on a fixed-scope sprint, $1,000 on a consulting engagement. Open to everyone, our own clients included. No cap on how many you send.

Sprint referral

$250

They book a fixed-scope sprint — Menu Engineering or Vendor Negotiation.

Consulting engagement

$1,000

They sign a scoped consulting project or an ongoing retainer.

1

Tell us who to call

Their name, the restaurant, and the best way to reach them. The form below takes about a minute.

2

We take it from there

A free 20-minute consult on their schedule. We don't pester people, and we'll tell you how it went.

3

You get paid

Within 30 days of their first invoice being paid in full. Your choice of check or bank transfer.

Who can refer

Anyone who talks to restaurant owners — including our current and past clients. If we've worked together and you know an operator with the same problems, the fee is yours. POS and payment reps, food and beverage distributors, equipment dealers, brokers, landlords, GMs, chefs, accountants, and fellow operators all qualify.

The fine print
  • One fee per restaurant, paid to whoever referred them first.
  • The restaurant has to be new to us — not someone already in conversation with MarginSurge.
  • Paid within 30 days of the referred client's first invoice clearing in full.
  • Self-serve digital products — templates, toolkits, and the Menu Optimization Report — don't qualify.
  • We'll need a completed W-9 before we can send payment. US tax rules require us to issue a 1099-NEC to anyone we pay $600 or more in a calendar year.
  • Current and past MarginSurge clients are eligible. A referral fee is separate from your own engagement — it doesn't change your scope, your rates, or anything we've already agreed.
  • We may change or end the program at any time. Referrals already submitted are honored under the terms in place when they were submitted.