--- title: About Jamie Edwards | Bar Inventory Expert & CEO | Bar-i description: Meet Jamie Edwards, CEO of Bar-i. With over 16 years of industry experience and 50,000+ bar inventory audits, Jamie shares his expert insights on how to run a more profitable bar. --- ![Bar Inventory Software](https://blog.bar-i.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bar-i%20Black%20800x350-1.png?width=850&height=349&name=Bar-i%20Black%20800x350-1.png)Homepage - [Home](https://www.bar-i.com/) - [About Us](https://www.bar-i.com/pricing) - [Contact Us](https://www.bar-i.com/schedule-a-demo) - [Blog](https://blog.bar-i.com/) Get started - [Home](https://www.bar-i.com/) - [About Us](https://www.bar-i.com/pricing) - [Contact Us](https://www.bar-i.com/schedule-a-demo) - [Blog](https://blog.bar-i.com/) Get started # About the Author: Jamie Edwards ![15+ Years Industry Experience (2)-1](https://blog.bar-i.com/hs-fs/hubfs/15+%20Years%20Industry%20Experience%20(2)-1.png?width=700&height=700&name=15+%20Years%20Industry%20Experience%20(2)-1.png "15+ Years Industry Experience (2)-1") ![Elevate logo](https://7528309.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7528309/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-cms-elevate-theme_hubspot/elevate/images/newsletter.png) ## Everything You Need to Master Your Bar Inventory [Book a Free Consultation](https://www.bar-i.com/schedule-a-demo) #### * From Early Ambitions to Industry Expertise:* *Jamie Edwards’ hospitality career began at age 13 when his parents were “too mean” to provide enough pocket money to fuel his early ambitions. That first job sparked a passion that’s carried him through more than 30 years in the industry—aside from a brief detour in corporate finance.* ### The Bar-i Mission: Reinventing Inventory For the past 16 years, Jamie has served as CEO of **Bar-i**, overseeing more than **50,000 bar inventory audits** in over 40 states for hundreds of U.S. clients. What began as a fully service-based business—physically traveling to bars to count bottles—has evolved into a **tech-enabled services platform** that empowers bars to perform faster, more accurate inventory while matching purchases and counts against sales. The result? A precise comparison of what’s poured versus what’s sold, unlocking powerful profitability insights. Jamie’s deep expertise spans **counting optimization, POS reprogramming and selection, invoice reconciliation, error detection**, and all the other details that turn inventory into a profit-making tool. He’s personally completed hundreds of in-person inventory setups, giving him a rare, ground-level perspective. He knows the frustration of broken processes firsthand—and that irritation has fueled his mission to reinvent inventory for better results. ### Our Guiding Philosophy When Jamie writes for the Bar-i blog, he draws on decades of experience managing a company, developing inventory software, and working side-by-side with bar owners and managers to optimize operations. His goal is simple: make inventory less painful and far more profitable.  40+ POS System Integration 50,000 Bar Audits Completed 16+ Years of Industry Experience