alt Hacker NewsIt sounds like it could be more lucrative to be a restaurant/baking consultant/trainer than to run a restaurant directly. Devilish details in the execution, requiring just the right individuals and timing and probably luck. With lots of ways to fail.
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The other commenter makes directly salient points but one thing that can happen is that they expand their speaking engagement market by getting hired for events reaching broader audiences using the lessons they learned in their niche. That's how a relative nobody ends up making five figures per speaking engagement (pulling in six- and seven-figures per is going to be for known celebrities/public figures.) Then there's book and other media deals...
It really messed with my worldview when I learned how some people became rich talking about a thing they only might be actually knowledgeable about, only because they were good enough at talking about it. Or simply because they got lucky with some otherwise random factor (often merely timing of some sort.)
What I REALLY hated discovering were the motivational speaker types making money selling (at the time) tapes and such talking about how to be successful at fucking MLM. These are people who made a bunch of money because they were at or near the top of the pyramid. Just pure, unfettered conning.
On one hand, it's kinda like selling shovels in a gold rush.
On the other, a consultant needs to grow/maintain their brand. That's a skill like running business is a skill.
The problem with being a consultant in that industry is that your prospective clients usually don’t understand that they have a problem until it’s too late. Additionally, the restauranteurs who need help are usually under-capitalized. A friend of mine used to do this sort of (consulting) work, and it was relatively low-earning for him (he was an accountant).