Yarborough Planning, LLC Information

David Paster serves as the Principal of Yarborough Planning, LLC, an independent libertarian hospitality consulting concern that provides comprehensive commercial operational guidance while assuring measurable enhancement(s) to developing and effectively functioning hedonic centered commercial entities. Mr. Paster has been recognized as a leading instructor at the university level, and functioned as the Academic Liaison for the Association of Casino Enterprise Managers and Executives (ACEME). With nearly twenty years of applied gaming and the garnering of a honed, transferable skill set via immersion within assorted other behavioral economic theory structured commercial hospitality opportunities, a B.A. in Geography complemented by a certification in secondary education later enhanced by a Quality Enhancement Program Education certification, respective endorsement with both casino and database management, separate masters degrees in engineering (Urban Planning) business administration, and hospitality, Mr. Paster’s domestic and international education accreditations, juxtaposed with multi-jurisdictional bona fide professional practice, establish a foundation upon which his contributive competence is built. Mr. Paster’s core competency is two-fold. The first element is determining “go / no go” decisions through performing empirically based, due diligence style research that has a contributive ability to ensure property viability. This is accomplished through evaluative, feasibility grounded analysis for the purpose of club owners / operators acquiring, maintaining / enhancing or divesting locales. The second skillset aids in serving as a Daubert / Frye certified expert witness on matters concerning “Malicious Marginalization”. Malicious marginalization is a (contrived) methodology that might be practiced by a civic empowered group (e.g., city councils, planning commissions, etc.) to create geographic (e.g., inequitable zoning, ordinances, alteration or withdrawal of special use permits / non-conforming variances etc.) or even temporal restrictions (e.g., limiting established and permitted hours of operations to encroach on prime business periods) hindrances to success. Having engaged with marquee brands and personalities in the trade as an employee and / or in confidential, select consultation efforts, Mr. Paster brings authentic, professional experience to the proverbial table. Presentations hosted by institutes of higher learning and respected industry conferences have dovetailed with diverse publications, allowing Mr. Paster to genuinely add to a progressive development within respective academic and applied industry domains.