BlackSheep
Wine, good food, and a place to settle in. A neighborhood gathering spot on San Marcos Place.
Hospitality · Design-build · CommunityDOWNTOWN CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Good places.
Great company.
A neighborhood
comes to life.
We develop and manage hospitality concepts, partner on design and construction, and help neighborhoods become places people love.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR INSPIRATIONDowntown Chandler, Arizona
A sense of place
A neighborhood is built
one connection at a time.
A favorite table. A familiar bartender. A street worth taking the long way home for. Our team’s work in downtown Chandler brings hospitality, design, and everyday gathering places together.
Formed in 2023, Thrive Social brings that experience under one roof, providing management, marketing, and development services to independently owned venues.
How we bring it togetherThe places that bring us togetherFour personalities.
Four personalities.
One neighborhood.
From the first glass to the last song. Meet the independently owned venues we help bring to life.
Rebel & Rogue
Live music, late nights, and a room with a personality all its own. Come for dinner. Stay for the next song.
Murphy’s Law
A familiar face at the bar. A game on the screen. An Irish pub at the heart of Downtown Chandler.
Lola’s Liquors
Disco balls, bold martinis, and a little after-dark escapism. Downtown Chandler with the volume turned up.
Something new is taking shape
in downtown Chandler.
What we doFrom an idea
From an idea
to “see you again.”
One connected team, with the experience to develop a concept, shape a space, and run the room.
Restaurant development & management
From the first concept to the daily service. We provide concept development, management, and marketing for independently owned hospitality venues.
Design-build with Chalk
Working with affiliated firm Chalk Design Build, we bring design, historic preservation, and construction together from the first sketch to opening day.
Community placemaking
Events, programming, and public spaces that give people more reasons to spend time in a neighborhood.
Hospitality consulting
Market analysis, brand strategy, operational guidance, and team development for owners and operators.
A thoughtful path. A lasting presence.
01
Discover
Understand the place and its possibilities.
02
Listen
Bring neighbors and local leaders into the conversation.
03
Plan
Connect the community vision with a viable business.
04
Build
Make the space ready for its next chapter.
05
Launch
Give people a reason to come through the door.
06
Operate
Keep earning their next visit.
Good neighbors
Part of the block.
Part of the community.
Our connection to Chandler goes beyond the front door. Through donations and volunteer time, we support established local organizations serving the people who make this neighborhood home.
- 01First responder support
- 02Local family assistance
- 03Small-business mentorship
- 04Youth career pathways
A note from our founder
A place worth
coming back to.
A great neighborhood gives people reasons to spend time together. You meet friends for dinner, wander somewhere for a drink, hear music through an open door, and decide to stay a little longer. Over time, those evenings become part of your life.
That’s what I want to help create in downtown Chandler.
Through Murphy’s Law, BlackSheep, Rebel & Rogue, and Lola’s Liquors, our team has helped build a collection of places with their own personalities. Each offers a different experience, and together they give people more reasons to explore the neighborhood and come back.
I’m interested in the whole process: imagining what a space could become, working through the design, building the team, and seeing how people actually use it. Opening the doors is a milestone. The work continues every day, as we listen to guests, learn from our staff, and make things better.
Thrive Social brings that work together. Our experience in hospitality, marketing, and construction allows us to stay involved from the first idea through the everyday details that make a place work.
Downtown Chandler’s character comes from many people: business owners, residents, people who work here, and those who have cared for its historic buildings and streets. We’re proud to contribute to that shared effort.
For me, success is seeing a place become part of someone’s routine: their favorite table, their Friday-night meeting spot, the place they bring friends visiting from out of town.
That’s the kind of lasting connection I want our work to create.
The people behind the placesHospitality starts
Hospitality starts
with our people.
Operators, builders, and creative minds. Connected by a care for the places we create and the people inside them.
Brad Ingarfield
CEO & Founder
Brianna Parisian
Chief Operating Officer
Ivan Diaz
Chief Culinary Officer
Sarah Roberson
Chief Marketing Officer
Emily Barcelou
Hospitality Director
A few things to knowLet’s get
Let’s get
acquainted.
What kinds of projects does Thrive take on?
Restaurant development and management, historic-downtown revitalization, placemaking, and hospitality consulting. We work with cities, landlords, and operators who see possibility in a place.
Does Thrive own the venues it works with?
No. Each venue is independently owned. Thrive provides management, marketing, and development services under agreements with each venue’s owner.
What does a typical timeline look like?
Restaurant projects typically take 9–14 months from concept to opening. District work is a longer, multi-year commitment. The scope and needs of each project shape its schedule.
Do you work outside Arizona?
Our roots are in Arizona. We’ll consider exceptional opportunities elsewhere, particularly in communities with strong fundamentals and engaged local leadership.
How can we work together?
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