Business Consulting · Hospitality · Facilities Management · Technology

Every operation says the standards are being met. We find out if that's actually true.

MPX Connect is a business consultancy working with hospitality groups, multi-site facilities operators, and technology businesses out of Johannesburg. We get close enough to how an operation actually runs to see where it's quietly coming apart, then help fix the cause, not the symptom.

What We Do

Three ways we help an operation close the gap between what it says and what's actually happening.

01 — Operational Consulting

Fixing the floor, not just the reporting

For hospitality groups and multi-site facilities operators, we find where standards break down between head office and the floor, and fix the systemic cause rather than the symptom in front of you.

02 — Digital Transformation

Getting the operational layer right

A four-phase engagement, maturity assessment, roadmap, partner curation, and a value review, delivered with our execution partners so the business doesn't stall on implementation.

03 — Growth & Partnerships

Bringing in the right partner once the direction is clear

Once we know what an operation actually needs, whether that's technology, delivery capacity, or capital, we draw on our network across hospitality, facilities, and technology to bring in the right one.

Our Approach

Four stages, one thread: we don't fix anything until we know what's actually true.

01

Decode Understand what's actually happening

Before we propose anything, we get specific about how the operation actually runs day to day, not how the org chart or the reporting says it runs.

02

Bridge Close the gap between intent and execution

We connect head office standards to what's happening on site, so the fix holds at the counter, on the floor, or in the field, not just on a slide.

03

Panel Bring in the right partners

When outside expertise or delivery is needed, we bring in people we've vetted ourselves. We'd rather bring in one good partner than three with a pitch deck.

04

Pulse Stay through implementation

We check that the fix actually held, weeks and months later, because a consultant who disappears after the recommendation hasn't actually solved anything.

"We didn't want to be another consultancy with a deck full of frameworks and no idea what actually happens on a Tuesday night service or a Wednesday morning site inspection. We stay close enough to the operation to know what's actually true." Michael Paxinos, Founder
How We Engage

Two ways to start. Both are conversations first, contracts second.

Assessment

A focused, time-boxed diagnostic

For a specific operation or site: we get in, see how it actually runs, and come back with exactly where it's breaking down and what to do about it.

Advisory Retainer

An ongoing hand on the operation

We stay embedded through the fix, not just the diagnosis, checking in as standards roll out across sites and holding the plan accountable until it sticks.

Need the right technology, delivery, or capital partner once the direction is clear? We stay in the room for that too, off the network we've built across hospitality, facilities, and technology.
About

Built by someone who'd rather walk the floor than read the report.

Michael Paxinos Founder, MPX Connect
Johannesburg, South Africa

Michael runs MPX Connect the way he believes consulting should actually work: close enough to an operation to see what's actually happening, not just what the reporting says. Years spent operating inside fast moving hospitality, facilities, and technology businesses gave him a real feel for exactly where the gap between the plan and the execution tends to open up.

That combination, an operator's instinct and a consultant's discipline, is what MPX Connect is built on: hands-on work across hospitality, facilities management, and technology, and the network to bring in the right partner once the direction is clear.

Start Here

If there's a gap between what your operation is supposed to do and what it's actually doing, worth a conversation to see if there's a fit.