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Bryan Kaus

Civic & Creative

Institution building beyond the corporate sphere.

Bryan's principal professional work is in strategy, advisory, investment research, and executive analysis. He also develops a focused body of civic, publishing, culinary, and venture work grounded in service, authorship, hospitality, education, and long-term institution building. Each project has its own mission, audience, and stage. Together, they reflect the same broader philosophy: ideas matter when they become useful, durable work.

Charitable

Silk Foundation.

Silk Foundation is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 2026. Bryan is its founder and board chair.

The foundation supports individuals, families, and communities facing serious hardship through charitable assistance, partnership, and service.

Publishing

Mockingbird Hollow Publishing.

Mockingbird Hollow Publishing is Bryan's independent publishing imprint for original nonfiction, business and historical writing, selected editions, and work centered on food, culture, and hospitality.

Food & hospitality

A Seat at My Table.

A Seat at My Tableis Bryan's first cookbook and the center of his food and hospitality work.

The book treats cooking as both craft and connection: a way to preserve memory, welcome people, and build a life around generosity and the table.

A Seat at My Table: Foundations, Comfort, and Everyday Cooking from Jersey to Texas publishes under Mockingbird Hollow Publishing.

Cover of the cookbook A Seat at My Table by Bryan Kaus

Beverage intelligence venture

Pour Intelligence.

Pour Intelligence is a beverage education and market-intelligence venture designed to help participants across education, production, distribution, hospitality, and retail make better use of product, learning, and market information across a fragmented industry.

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