Behind Company Lines

Tim McLaughlin, Founder & CEO at GoTab

February 28, 2023 Hosts Julian Torres and Mike Townsend, sponsored by Otter Labs Episode 189

Tim McLaughlin is Co-Founder and CEO of GoTab, Inc., a leading restaurant commerce platform that helps more than 1,000 large- and mid-sized restaurants, breweries, bars, hotels and other venues run lean, profitable operations while making guests even more satisfied. Started in 2016, GoTab processes over $250M in transactions per year with operations across 35 U.S. states, Canada and growing. The company offers a host of solutions, including its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and property management system (PMS) integrations, mobile ordering and payment features, and kitchen management systems. An experienced e-commerce executive, board member, and restaurateur, prior to founding GoTab, McLaughlin led Siteworx, Inc., a mid-sized digital experience agency with clients including PayPal, Goldman Sachs, VeriSign, Bain & Co., and Thermo Fisher Scientific, to a successful PE exit in 2013. Subsequent to Siteworx, Tim and his wife Jen co-founded Caboose Brewing Co., an upscale brewery and farm-to-table concept based in Fairfax, Virginia. Tim is also the owner of craft beer and cider distributor, Ferment Nation. In 2022, Insider named Tim to its annual Restaurant Innovators Power Players list, and Inc. recognized GoTab as a Power Partner for the company’s proven track record of supporting entrepreneurs and helping startups grow.


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