The Founder
Meet Bart Davis, Founder of View 360 Brands.
Bart's career did not follow a straight line. And that's kind of the point.
His experience includes restaurants, real estate, mortgage lending, hospitality, marketing, technology, printing, media, entrepreneurship, and business development. Instead of portraying that path as disconnected, every chapter taught another part of how businesses work.
Bussing tables, serving customers, learning customer service through restaurants — the kind of work that teaches you how businesses actually feel from the inside.
Learning entrepreneurship by taking real financial risks — opening restaurants, building companies, and finding out what it takes to make payroll.
Real estate, mortgage lending, hospitality, marketing, technology, printing, media. Each chapter taught another part of how businesses work.
Experiencing both — and learning that success doesn't always look like success while you're living through it.
Learning marketing because businesses need customers. Learning systems because growth creates complexity. Learning storytelling because people connect with stories.
Building View 360 around the idea that no single thing builds a company — it's how all of it fits together.
No job is beneath you when you're building something.
Success doesn't always look like success while you're living through it.
Press & Appearances
The Entrepreneur's Table Podcast
Bart talks about how a string of unrelated businesses — restaurants, marketing, print, media — turned out to be one connected philosophy, and why seeing the whole picture changes how you build.
Coming soon2025-08-12~Operator Hours
A conversation about making payroll, surviving hard seasons, and why no job is beneath you when you're building something that matters.
Coming soon2025-06-03~Shoals Business Journal
Feature on Bart's commitment to Florence, Alabama, and how the View 360 ecosystem is investing in local entrepreneurs, community, and live music.
Coming soon2025-05-20~Built in the Real World (Live)
Recorded live at FloBama — how connecting strategy, people, technology, and execution creates stronger businesses than any single tactic ever could.
Coming soon2025-04-15~Shoals Mornings Radio
Morning radio conversation about entrepreneurship, hospitality, and the upcoming Bus Boy to Big Table book and business philosophy.
Coming soon2025-03-08~Founder Stories Podcast
Bart shares wins, losses, and the mindset behind giving grace — how to keep building through mistakes and keep teaching along the way.
Coming soon2024-11-19~The Build-Up Show
Bart walks through the founding of View 360 Brands and the belief that growth should create opportunity for more people than just the owner.
Coming soon2024-09-30~Southern Hospitality Review
A closer look at FloBama, the Downtown Florence restaurant and live music venue where View 360 tests its ideas about hospitality, community, and marketing in the real world.
Coming soon2024-08-22~Quick Wisdom & Insights
Hardest Worker: Grocery Store Grit to Business Success
665 views
Restaurant Transformation: $12K to $150K Monthly Profit!
1.2K views
Boost Your Business: Weekend Strategy for More Profit
1.5K views
Bart Davis: Serial Entrepreneur's Journey to Success
1.5K views
Real Estate Gamble: Foreclosure to Florence Deal
1.3K views
Find Your Tribe: Coaching Program Energy & Like-Minded People
1.2K views
Failed My Way to Success: My Unstoppable Comeback Story
1.1K views
Restaurant Rental Secrets: Landlords Explain Strategy
1.0K views
Restaurant Success: Cross-Pollination Secrets Revealed!
809 views
From Busboy to Bar Owner: An Unforgettable Journey
857 views
The Art of Persistence: Lessons from Sales Pitches
893 views
21-Year-Old Buys Restaurant with Owner Financing!
133 views
Lost Car, Found Grit: Business Startup Story
283 views
Restaurant Tech: My Advice Shaped New Development!
174 views
Transforming FAME Studios: Music Venue to Immersive Experience!
73 views
From Busboy to Restaurateur: My 20-Year Journey
88 views
Business Skyrocketed After This ONE Marketing Class!
436 views
Data is the New Currency for Business Growth
278 views
15-Year-Old's Sticker Hustle: $12/Hour!
1.2K views
From Real Estate to Bar Owner: My Unexpected Journey
489 views
Speaking & Keynotes
From bussing tables to building companies — the real story of earning a seat at bigger tables and eventually making room for others to sit down too.
How the way you train your team becomes the way they treat your customers. Building a culture people believe in — not just one they tolerate.
The whole ride — restaurants, real estate, marketing, media, wins, losses, and restarts — told start to finish, no filter, in under an hour.
Why no single tactic ever built a company. Marketing, operations, story, technology, and people — and what happens when they actually work together.
Lessons that only come from making payroll, serving customers, and surviving hard seasons. The unglamorous work that turns plans into real businesses.
How growth should lift more people than just the owner. Building companies that create jobs, second chances, and stronger communities along the way.
Connect with Bart
Bus Boy to Big Table
The book and business philosophy behind it all — from bussing tables to building tables where others get a seat too.
Get the BookBus Boy to Big Table
For Press & Event Organizers
Download a one-page Bart Davis one-sheet with his biography, speaking topics, and contact details — ready to share with media or event teams.