Restaurants & Resorts

Executive Search for Restaurants, Hotels, Resorts & Spas

Exceptional Leadership. Unmatched Service. Proven Results.

Backed by more than 30 years of success in the private club and hospitality industries, GSI Executive Search now delivers high-touch, results-driven executive search services to the broader luxury hospitality sector, including restaurants, hotels, resorts, estates and senior living communities.

Our mission is simple: to help exceptional organizations find exceptional leaders. Every search we conduct is personal, precise, and designed to ensure a long-term fit that strengthens your brand and guest experience.

What Sets Us Apart

GSI offers a unique blend of personalized service, deep industry expertise and a national network of vetted professionals. We believe the best searches are rooted in relationships, not algorithms.

• Client-Centered Approach: We listen first. Every search begins with understanding your establishment’s unique culture, leadership needs and goals.
• Experienced, Regionally-Based Consultants: Our consultants are seasoned hospitality professionals located across the country, each with decades of leadership experience and strong regional networks.
• Proven, Customizable Process — The GSI Wheel: Our step-by-step, results-oriented methodology ensures every search is thoughtful, timely and transparent.
• Extensive National Network: We tap into a deep, pre-vetted pool of executive-level talent, including professionals not actively on the job market.
• Trusted by the Best: Over 85% of our searches come from repeat or referral business — a testament to the trust and satisfaction of our clients.

Our Proven Search Process

Every search is built on communication, transparency and collaboration. Our team manages each phase with precision and care — from discovery to final placement.

1. Introductions & Alignment: Meet with leadership to understand your unique culture, structure and goals.
2. Compensation Benchmarking: Provide compensation and benefit data for similar properties and positions.
3. Profile Development: Craft profiles for the company and the job.
4. Communications Plan: Develop internal and external messaging; promotional video (optional).
5. Targeted Sourcing: Leverage our national network and industry expertise.
6. Candidate Vetting: Screen, interview and present top-tier candidates.
7. Interview & Selection: Coordinate interviews and support final decision-making.
8. Smooth Transition: Assist with offer, announcements and transition.