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Executive Search

our approach

Developed from over 40 years of experience recruiting for the top echelons of the hospitality industry, our comprehensive search system allows us to find you not only the candidates that other firms miss, but the ones with the highest possible chance of accomplishing your organization’s goals.

  • Our detailed intake profile of your organization and project allows us to understand your goals and culture, enabling us to source the best talent for your team.

  • Our internal database and confidential referral network is built from our relationships with industry leaders. We constantly scour industry-based professional networks to identify successful candidates.

  • Through the screening process, we gather background information, current and past performance benchmarks, and career motivations of potential candidates.

  • We are your advocate, setting motivations for each candidate based on our interviews, building their excitement about your organization and the opportunity. 

  • We present a comprehensive review of the candidates, including an individualized motivation profile, giving you the tools to ensure you're able to secure the perfect candidate.

  • Throughout the interview process, we assist in facilitating communications and logistics, including revising search parameters, negotiating compensation, and writing offer letters.

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our markets

  • Hotel Groups 

    Brand, Management, & Ownership

  • Restaurant Groups

    Full-service, Chef-Driven, Independently Branded, & National/Rengional Franchise

  • Sports & Entertainment

    Professional & Collegiate

  • Theme & Amusement Parks

  • Contracted & Managed Foodservice

    Corporate Dining, Higher Education, Off-Premise Catering

  • Regional & Corporate Leadership

    All Disciplines except IT

  • C-Suite Leadership

    Including Board Members

  • Vendors to the Hospitality Industry

 FAQs

  • Our process is designed to find candidates with the skills and experience to take you from where you are to where you want to be. In short, we can assist with any leadership role that will be given the independence and budget to accomplish a specific task within your organization. Typically, these types of roles include CXOs, SVPs & VPs, Corporate Directors, Regional & District Managers, and Property GMs & Directors.

  • Far from it! Hospitality is a varied and complex industry, and we’re equipped to recruit leaders for all aspects of it, including Operations, Food & Beverage, Culinary, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Revenue Management, Accounting, Human Resources, Logistics, Purchasing, and more.

  • At this time, our process is not designed to recruit for roles requiring highly specific technical knowledge, including IT leadership roles.

  • Yes, we only accept projects with a base salary of at least $100,000 and standard benefits. Additionally, outside of major metro areas, a relocation package may be necessary.

  • We are extremely well-versed in recruiting for the top echelons of the hospitality industry. Our client list includes major global players, both public and private, with up to $56 billion in annual revenue. We are experienced in recruiting for varied CXO roles with compensations up to $1.4 million base salary with additional complex executive compensation.

  • We treat all of our search projects as confidential. We do not disclose your opportunity until both a quantitative and qualitative match has been established between the prospective candidate and your opportunity. All of our staff and consultants are bound by an enhanced confidentiality agreement. We are happy to accommodate reasonable requests for enhanced confidentiality in the event of Active Replacement and M&A circumstances.

  • As each project is unique, our fees are adaptable to best suit the project. Factors such as location, seniority, number of projects, annual volume of projects, and the retainer size all affect the final fee. All of our fees are based on a percentage of a hired candidate’s compensation, and all projects require at least a partial retainer to be accepted by our firm.

  • No, confidentiality is one of the cornerstones on which we have built our firm. Our clients appreciate knowing that their business will be kept “off the streets.” We are, however, happy to provide references for serious potential clients that wish to be assured of the high quality of our services.

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