Operator-grade advice for gaming, hospitality and entertainment.
Kindred Spirits Hospitality Group is the advisory practice of Marcus Glover. Over 25 years he has run casino resorts as Assistant General Manager, General Manager, President & COO, led finance as CFO and gained governance experience as an independent director of a publicly traded company. We help investors, operators and boards make the decisions that move EBITDA.
Where the experience was earned
Operators first
Most advisors have studied this business. We have run it from the casino floor to the finance office to the boardroom. Our experience engaging customers, communities, state gaming regulators and government at every level informs the broad, business-focused perspective we bring to every advisory engagement.
Operator-led judgment
Advice from someone who has owned a $3B revenue P&L with more than $650M in EBITDAR and answered for it every quarter.
Transaction fluency
A CFO’s grasp of diligence, capital structure and integration sharpened on a $4.6B M&A transaction.
Board-level governance
Current service on the Board and Audit Committee of AMC Theatres brings public-company discipline to every engagement.
Built from the ground up
Firsthand experience taking operations in Ohio’s greenfield gaming jurisdiction from a blank page to open doors.
How we work
Four convictions shape every recommendation we make and every mandate we accept.
Value is made on the floor
Lasting returns come from running the business better rather than from financial engineering.
Candor over comfort
Owners and boards get a straight answer on performance, people and risk. We say it plainly and back it with numbers.
Aligned on outcomes
Engagements can pair a retainer with success fees and equity participation tied to realized value. Our incentives track yours.
Respect for the business
Every property has a culture and a customer base worth protecting. We offer modern solutions without breaking what guests and team members already value.
Advisory services
We advise four kinds of clients. Each mandate is scoped to the time it needs and can range from on-call counsel to a dedicated fractional operating role.
Private equity and investors
- Commercial and operational due diligence
- 100-day and value creation plans
- Operating Partner and Senior Advisor roles
- Exit readiness and equity story
Operators and management teams
- EBITDAR improvement and turnarounds
- Post-merger integration
- New property and jurisdiction openings
- Counsel to GMs, COOs and CFOs
Boards and audit committees
- Independent director service
- Audit and risk oversight
- Executive evaluation and succession
- Special committee support on transactions
Strategic and corporate partners
- Market entry into gaming and hospitality
- Loyalty and payments programs
- Introductions to operator decision-makers
- Navigating regulators and jurisdictions
Ways to engage
On-call counsel for sponsors and management on deals, strategy and people.
A fractional hands-on role driving the value creation plan inside a portfolio company.
A defined piece of work with clear deliverables such as a diligence review or a turnaround plan.
Independent director and audit committee service for public and private companies.
Where strategy meets the guest
Every plan we write ends up on the casino floor and in the lounges and bars where guests decide whether to come back.
The count sheet
Results from a career spent accountable for the numbers in operations, finance, M&A and development.
Marcus Glover
Founder and Principal Advisor
Marcus Glover has spent more than 25 years in gaming, hospitality and entertainment on both the operating and financial sides of the business.
He served as President & COO of Borgata and Beau Rivage for MGM Resorts. At Bally’s Corporation he held the roles of EVP & CFO and EVP Global Operations. At Caesars Entertainment he was SVP & General Manager. He began his career in consulting at Accenture and Deloitte.
Today he serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of AMC Theatres. Through Kindred Spirits Hospitality Group, he provides strategic counsel to investors, operators, boards and strategic partners across casino gaming, hospitality, entertainment and other consumer-facing sectors.
Governance and credentials
Board service
Education
Professional foundation
Confidential inquiries
We take on a small number of mandates at a time. Sponsors, operators, boards and strategic partners are welcome to reach out in confidence.