About Us
Restaurant marketing shouldn't be a guessing game. After five years managing advertising for brands like Apple and over a thousand businesses at Google, we know exactly what moves the needle for reservations, private events, and local search. We've done it for Michelin-starred restaurants and neighborhood favorites alike—and we're ready to do the same for you.
Who we are
Jay Street Media was founded by Jarod, who spent five years at Google managing advertising for some of the world's most demanding brands—including Apple's hardware portfolio and over 1,000 SMBs. He learned exactly how Google's ecosystem works from the inside. But after years in the corporate world, he wanted something different: to see the impact of his work, to be part of a community, and to help the people behind the businesses he loved most.
Restaurants were the obvious answer. Jarod grew up working in them. He loves the conversation, the ambiance, the shared culture, the personalities of the people who pour everything into creating a place where others can gather. So he started tinkering—and then obsessing—with ways to help his favorite small businesses in the world actually thrive online.
Today, Jay Street Media works primarily in Google Ads and local SEO, but everything we do is rooted in one principle: provable ROI. We don't deal in vanity metrics. We track what actually matters—confirmed restaurant visits, phone calls, private event inquiries, and year-over-year growth in the Google Business Profile views, clicks, and direction requests that drive real customers through your door.
We've helped over 50 restaurants across the San Francisco Bay Area grow their reservations and fill their private dining rooms—including Michelin-starred establishments like Californios, Nisei, and John's Grill. Our clients consistently see 10-12x return on ad spend.