Lifestyle Recruiters-Executive Recruitment | Hospitality & Retail
Hospitality & Retail Recruiter | Nationwide Executive Search Firm We harness the power of personalized video outreach and market mapping to fill leadership roles that others can't
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Hospitality & Retail Recruiter | Nationwide Executive Search Firm
We harness the power of personalized video outreach and market mapping to fill leadership roles that others can’t
About Cindy Hook & Lifestyle Recruiters / Author: Confessions of A Headhunter

At Lifestyle Recruiters, we believe hiring isn’t just about filling roles, it’s about building dream teams.
Founded by Cindy Hook, a headhunter with over two decades of experience in executive search, Lifestyle Recruiters partners with hospitality, retail, and consumer goods companies to connect them with the hidden talent that drives growth. Cindy began headhunting long before LinkedIn, in a time when recruiting meant phones, Rolodexes, and face-to-face conversations. That foundation shaped a relationship-first approach and built a reputation for one thing: partnerships that last.
Today, Lifestyle Recruiters is supported by a seasoned team with 15+ years of industry experience across hospitality, retail, and consumer goods. With a national footprint spanning the East Coast, Central, Mountain, and West Coast regions, the team brings deep market knowledge, local insight, and a powerful network to every search, ensuring clients gain access to leaders others never reach.
Today, Cindy blends that old-school persistence with modern strategies. Using a mix of personalized video outreach and an extensive network, she specializes in attracting A-players who aren’t scrolling job ads, the performers too busy winning at their current companies.
We focus on Executive Search and leadership hiring, the critical roles that directly impact growth, profitability, and company culture. By targeting leaders who align with your vision, we help you secure not just talent, but the right fit for long-term success.
For clients, Lifestyle Recruiters is more than a recruiting firm. We’re a talent partner who understands cost-of-vacancy, culture fit, and the bottom-line impact of hiring right the first time. For candidates, we’re a trusted advisor helping them align their next career move with their vision, values, and goals.
That’s why so many clients and candidates return again and again, because at Lifestyle Recruiters, every connection matters. Lifestyle Recruiters is a national hospitality executive search firm providing hotel recruitment, restaurant executive search, luxury hospitality recruiting, and C-suite hospitality recruitment services across the United States.
Executive Search vs Job Boards vs Recruiting Agencies
Strategic Retail & Hospitality Partner with personalized video outreach.
Strategic Power Partner
At Lifestyle Recruiters, we are not a staffing vendor, we are your strategic power partner, diving into your business to uncover challenges, eliminate hiring roadblocks, and secure the leaders who move the needle.
Power of Insight
We bring the power of insight into the demanding worlds of retail and hospitality, where precision, resilience, and culture are everything. Our approach goes beyond filling roles—we align you with the players who possess the proven skills, the vision to scale, and the cultural fit to protect and elevate your brand.
Powerful Personalized Video Outreach
What gives Lifestyle Recruiters its edge is our powerful personalized video outreach. Instead of relying on resumes, we deliver curated video introductions that reveal personality, leadership style, and communication ability, long before the first interview. This strategic advantage saves time, reduces wasted resources, and ensures you invest only in candidates with the power to thrive inside your business.
Power to Build Stronger Teams
With this approach, you don’t just fill a vacancy, you gain the power to build stronger teams, protect culture, and scale with confidence.
Retail Excellence
Perfect Matches for Retail Businesses
We provide strategic retail solutions for the nation’s signature brands. What truly sets us apart is our powerful personalized video outreach, giving you deeper insights into candidate personality, leadership style, and communication skills before the first interview. Every leader we align with you shares your vision and drive for success, ready to build a lasting, productive career within your organization.
We bring the power of strategy across every retail sector, from wholesale and traditional brick-and-mortar to specialized industries like fitness and wellness. Whether it’s management, executive, or C-level leadership, we partner with you to secure the right players, tailored precisely to your business needs.
Hospitality Solutions
Elevating Hospitality Brands
Strategic Power in Hospitality
Our strategic hospitality executive search solutions are designed to serve the full spectrum of the industry, rom luxury hotels and fine dining restaurants to vibrant casinos, exclusive golf courses, and high-profile event venues. We bring the power of deep industry insight into the fast-paced world of hospitality, where exceptional guest experiences define success.
We don’t just present candidates. we align you with leaders and team members who embody professionalism, adaptability, and a true passion for service. The result is seamless integration into your culture, elevating brand experience and ensuring every guest interaction reflects the highest standards of your establishment.
Time and again, clients experience the power of a perfect match: reduced turnover, improved efficiency, and teams that consistently deliver elevated service. By partnering with us, you gain a strategic ally who handles the complexities of talent alignment, freeing your management to focus on growth, innovation, and core objectives.
From front-of-house to specialized culinary and event leadership, every role requires a precise blend of expertise and personality. Our rigorous vetting, paired with personalized video outreach, ensures that we introduce not just qualified individuals, but the right players with the power to enhance your hospitality environment.
Our Comprehensive Approach
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Understand Your Vision
We begin by deeply understanding your brand values, company culture, and specific staffing requirements to ensure a perfect match.
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Identify Top Talent
Leveraging specialized software and over 100 data points, we identify and engage top talent through a multi-channel campaign that includes personalized video and voice notes.
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Rigorous Vetting
Candidates undergo thorough screening, including first-round interviews to identify their goals and ensure they align with your organization's mission and culture.
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Seamless Placement & Support
We guide both the client and candidate through the entire placement process, ensuring a smooth transition and fostering long-term success in your unique environment.
Client Testimonial
"Lifestyle Recruiters truly set themselves apart. Their understanding of the hospitality industry, combined with their innovative personalized video outreach, led us to discover the ideal Directors and Managers. These individuals didn't just meet the qualifications on paper, but seamlessly integrated with our company culture. The entire process was exceptionally efficient, significantly streamlining our hiring efforts and saving us valuable time."
Candidate Testimonial
Hear directly from a candidate about their experience with our personalized video outreach process, and how it helped them find the perfect role.
Industries We Serve
Retail
From wellness, cannabis, and furniture to electronics, apparel, and general consumer goods, we specialize in placing top-tier management, director, and C-level talent. Our focus is on leaders who drive strategic growth, optimize operational efficiency, and innovate customer experiences across all retail niches, ensuring your organization excels in a competitive market.
Hotels & Resorts
We place experienced managers, directors, and executives for Luxury RV Parks, boutique hotels, and large-scale resorts. Our candidates are leaders who excel in elevating guest experiences, optimizing property performance, and enhancing brand reputation. We ensure your leadership team possesses the strategic vision and operational expertise to thrive in the luxury hospitality sector.
Restaurants & Food Service
Our restaurant staffing solutions focus on high-level talent, including Executive Chefs, General Managers, Directors of Operations, and C-level executives. We place strategic leaders who can drive culinary innovation, optimize restaurant profitability, manage complex operations, and cultivate exceptional dining experiences that define your brand and contribute to long-term success.
Entertainment & Leisure
Casinos, exclusive golf courses, vibrant theme parks, and other entertainment venues rely on us for their management, director, and executive staffing needs. We source leaders who possess the vision to enhance guest engagement, streamline operations, and drive profitability within these dynamic and high-energy environments, ensuring sustained success and memorable guest experiences.
Event Management & Catering
We specialize in recruiting senior-level professionals for event management and catering, including Directors of Events, Executive Banquet Managers, and C-level leaders. Our candidates are experts in strategic planning, large-scale logistics, and delivering flawless execution for corporate functions, grand galas, and major conferences, ensuring exceptional guest satisfaction and event success.
Senior Living & Healthcare Hospitality
We extend our staffing expertise to recruit managers, directors, and executives for senior living, assisted living, and non-clinical roles within healthcare. This includes leadership for dining services, activities, facility management, and administrative support, ensuring compassionate and efficient operations that contribute to a high quality of life and exceptional resident/patient experience.
Recruitment Solutions Built for Results
Lifestyle Recruiters offers tailored recruitment models designed to align with your business needs and growth objectives. From one-off placements to ongoing talent strategy, we provide flexible, high-impact solutions that deliver exceptional candidates.
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Traditional Recruitment
Contingency Search: You pay only when a candidate is hired, ideal for transactional, one-off roles.
Retained Search (Recommended): A strategic partnership guaranteeing dedicated time, deeper candidate research, and priority access to pre-vetted, passive talent with aligned values.
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Lifestyle Talent Partner
Monthly Subscription Model: Build a warm talent pipeline proactively. We combine AI with personalized video outreach to engage top candidates, including those not actively seeking roles, for ongoing recruiting support.
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Fractional Recruiter
Senior-Level Support, Without the Full-Time Cost: Access experienced, plug-and-play recruiting expertise on demand. Perfect for growth phases, lean teams, or tight budgets—no overhead, salary, or benefits.
The Leadership Lounge Podcast
Unlock Exceptional Talent.
At Lifestyle Recruiters, we connect leading retail and hospitality brands with the industry's finest talent. Whether you're looking to elevate your team with strategic leadership or find your dream career opportunity, our personalized video outreach and meticulous vetting process deliver unmatched results.
Ready to discover the perfect fit? Reach out today to explore how we can achieve your hiring goals or advance your professional journey.
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Headhunting vs Recruiting: Why Job Boards Will Never Find Your Best Leaders
Many companies mistakenly believe that hiring is purely a recruiting problem. In reality, it's an access problem. While recruiting fills seats, true headhunting builds enduring leadership. Confusing these two distinct approaches leads to wasted resources and missed opportunities, often hindering growth instead of accelerating it.
Recruiting: Transactional & Volume-Driven
Designed for speed and volume, recruiting works best for high-turnover or lower-level roles. It focuses on filling vacancies quickly, where immediate availability often takes precedence over long-term strategic impact.
Headhunting: Relationship-Focused & Strategic
Headhunting is about building relationships and securing leadership talent. It targets individuals who are not actively seeking new roles, requiring trust, deep research, and a clear understanding of how these hires will change outcomes for your organization.
Why Job Boards Fall Short for Top Talent
Job boards primarily showcase active job seekers, missing the critical segment of top-performing leaders. The best leaders are too busy driving results to scroll job boards. They have leverage, are trusted in their current roles, and typically consider moves discreetly through established relationships and trusted advisors.
Access to Passive Talent
Top performers don't apply; they are sought out. Headhunting reaches leaders with optionality, who are not actively looking but are open to the right strategic opportunity.
Beyond Resumes
True executive search goes beyond skills and experience, focusing on a leader's potential to solve specific problems and align with your long-term vision.
Our Headhunting Approach: Precision and Personalization
Our process begins with clarity, not just resumes. We leverage market mapping to identify where the best talent resides, and network intelligence to understand who is truly respected and outperforming. This foundation is crucial before any outreach.
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Strategic Alignment
We delve into what problem a leader is being hired to solve, and the future state of your team, ensuring every placement is deeply aligned with your objectives.
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Relationship Building
AI can surface profiles, but only human connection builds trust. We listen to leaders' journeys and goals, fostering relationships that lead to the perfect match when timing aligns.
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Personalized Video Outreach
Our personalized video outreach creates genuine connection, making leaders feel seen and valued. This human touch is five times more effective than text-based methods in engaging top-tier passive talent.
Privacy Policy
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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 9/29/2025
Lifestyle Retail Recruiters ("we," "our," or "us") values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://lsrecruiters.com/, use our services, or interact with us.
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Terms & Conditions
Last updated: 9/29/2025
Welcome to Lifestyle Retail Recruiters. By accessing or using our website and services, you agree to the following Terms & Conditions. Please read them carefully.
1. Use of Services
You agree to use our services only for lawful purposes. You must not misuse, copy, or resell our content, tools, or intellectual property.
2. Recruitment Services
Our role is to connect employers with candidates. We do not guarantee hiring outcomes. Employers are responsible for verifying candidate qualifications and compliance with applicable laws.
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For candidates, submission of information does not guarantee employment or job placement.
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These Terms shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Arizona.
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Lifestyle Retail Recruiters
Email: cindy.hook@lsrecruiters.com
Phone: 480-863-3436

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