Executive Search & Talent Partnership
We Don't Fill Roles. We Build Dream Teams.
Lifestyle Recruiters is a national executive search firm specializing in hospitality, retail, and consumer goods, connecting growth-driven companies with the exceptional leaders who move the needle.
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Cindy Hook
Founder & Lead Executive Recruiter Author, Confessions of A Headhunter
Meet the Founder
A Headhunter Who's Been in the Trenches Since Before LinkedIn
Cindy Hook started headhunting when recruiting meant Rolodexes, landlines, and face-to-face conversations. Long before algorithms shaped hiring, she was building relationships the old-fashioned way, one honest conversation at a time. That foundation gave her something no platform can replicate: a relationship-first instincts and a reputation for placements that last.
Today, Cindy blends that old-school persistence with cutting-edge strategies. Her signature approach combines personalized video outreach with an extensive national network to reach the A-players who aren't scrolling job boards, the performers too busy delivering results at their current companies to be looking elsewhere.
With over two decades of executive search experience, Cindy has become a trusted name for hospitality, retail, and consumer goods leaders who want to hire right the first time.
Our Book
Confessions of A Headhunter
Cindy's insider perspective on the evolution of recruiting - from cold calls to personalized video - now available in print.
"The Evolution of Recruiting from Phones to Personalized Video"
In Confessions of A Headhunter, Cindy pulls back the curtain on what it truly takes to find and place exceptional talent in a world that has fundamentally changed. From the days of cold calls and printed directories to today's era of AI-assisted sourcing and video outreach, this book chronicles the evolution of executive search with candor, humor, and hard-won wisdom.
Whether you're a hiring manager trying to attract top talent, an HR leader building a recruiting strategy, or a candidate navigating your next career move, this book offers a rare insider perspective from someone who has seen it all, and kept placing leaders through every shift in the landscape.

A must-read for anyone serious about the future of talent acquisition in hospitality, retail, and consumer goods.
Our Expertise
Specialized Search Across the Industries We Know Best
With 15+ years of focused industry experience, our team brings deep market knowledge and a powerful national network to every engagement.
Hospitality Executive Search
From boutique luxury properties to full-service hotel groups and restaurant concepts, we specialize in placing GMs, VPs of Operations, F&B Directors, and C-suite hospitality leaders who elevate guest experience and drive RevPAR growth.
Retail Leadership Recruiting
We connect retail brands with merchants, operators, and executives who understand both the in-store experience and the omnichannel landscape. From District Managers to Chief Merchandising Officers, we find leaders who perform at every level.
Consumer Goods Talent Search
Speed-to-market and brand equity depend on the right leadership team. We identify Sales, Marketing, and Operations executives who understand the unique demands of consumer packaged goods and know how to scale brands with purpose.
Why Lifestyle Recruiters?
We don't just submit résumés. We deliver relationships and results that compound over time.
Access to Hidden Talent
The best candidates aren't on job boards. Our network reaches the high performers who are too busy winning at their current roles to be actively searching and our personalized outreach breaks through the noise to start the right conversations.
National Reach, Local Insight
With a footprint spanning the East Coast, Central, Mountain, and West Coast regions, our team combines national scale with the kind of local market intelligence that matters when you're hiring for a specific city, property, or territory.
Culture Fit & Long-Term Match
We understand the cost of a bad hire and the compounding value of a great one. Every search prioritizes cultural alignment, leadership style, and values fit, not just credentials, so placements stick and teams thrive.
True Partnership, Not Transactions
For clients, we're a strategic talent partner who understands cost-of-vacancy and bottom-line impact. For candidates, we're a trusted advisor who takes time to understand their vision, values, and goals and advocates for them accordingly.
20+
Years of Experience
Cindy Hook has been placing executive talent since before LinkedIn changed the game.
15+
Years of Team Expertise
Our seasoned recruiters bring deep industry knowledge across hospitality, retail, and consumer goods.
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National Regions Covered
East Coast, Central, Mountain, and West Coast — a truly national search capability.
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Core Industries
Hospitality, retail, and consumer goods — verticals we know inside and out.
For Clients
The Right Leader Changes Everything
We focus on executive search and senior leadership hiring, the critical roles that directly shape growth, profitability, and company culture. When a VP of Operations, Director of Sales, or General Manager seat goes unfilled, the cost to your business compounds every day. Lifestyle Recruiters moves with urgency and precision to close that gap with the right person, not just the next available candidate.
Our process is built around understanding your business deeply, your culture, your growth trajectory, your leadership gaps, before we ever make a call on your behalf. That's what allows us to present candidates who don't just look good on paper, but who genuinely fit and have the drive to deliver.

Many of our clients return search after search, not because hiring is easy, but because we make it feel that way.
For Candidates
Your Next Chapter Deserves a Trusted Advisor
At Lifestyle Recruiters, candidates aren't résumés in a database. They're professionals with unique stories, career visions, and the ambition to do their best work somewhere that truly values them. Cindy and her team take the time to understand what you're looking for, not just the title and compensation, but the culture, leadership, and mission that will bring out your best.
We represent you with authenticity and advocate for your interests throughout the process. Whether you're actively exploring a transition or simply open to the right conversation, we're a resource you can trust to be straightforward, discreet, and genuinely invested in your long-term success.
Confidential career conversations, no spam, no pressure
Access to roles that are never publicly posted
A partner who understands your industry from the inside
Every Connection Matters
That's not a tagline, it's the philosophy behind every search we run, every call we make, and every relationship we build. The reason clients and candidates return to Lifestyle Recruiters again and again is simple: we show up with integrity, expertise, and a genuine commitment to getting it right.
Whether you're a hospitality group searching for your next VP, a retail brand building out a new leadership team, or a consumer goods executive ready for your next move, we're ready to have the right conversation with you.