Respect the operation
Listen to frontline employees, understand operating reality, and treat every person and perspective with dignity.
Join our team
Experienced people.
Meaningful work.
Results that last.
Cole Hospitality is building a national and global network of proven operators, executives, chefs, consultants, and technical specialists who understand what it takes to move from recommendation to execution.
We are interested in people who can enter a complex environment, respect the team already doing the work, find the facts, simplify the problem, and help clients build improvements they can sustain.
Join our networkHow we work
People first.
Empowered to deliver.
We value respect, diversity, sound judgment, practical experience, direct communication, and shared accountability. There is no seagull management: we do not fly in, criticize, leave a report, and disappear.
Own the result
Stay close to implementation, communicate clearly, solve problems, and follow through on commitments.
Bring perspective
Apply broad experience without forcing a template that ignores the client, culture, market, or moment.
Keep it practical
Simplify and multiply. Build tools, standards, and decisions that teams can actually use on Monday morning.
Who we want to meet
Deep expertise.
Operator credibility.
Opportunities may include project consulting, interim or fractional leadership, assessments, openings, turnarounds, training, due diligence, board or advisory work, and specialist support. Engagements can be local, remote, nationwide, or international.
Restaurant, food-service, concessions, airline catering, retail, manufacturing, or hospitality operations
Finance, accounting, P&L management, inventory, payroll, controls, restructuring, or transaction support
Human resources, staffing, labor relations, collective bargaining, training, safety, or compliance
Culinary leadership, menu development, kitchen design, food safety, quality assurance, or chef placement
Technology, POS, systems integration, AI governance, cybersecurity, data, or process improvement
Real estate, development, build-outs, facilities, franchising, brokerage support, or landlord continuity
Executive leadership, fractional management, board service, turnaround, transformation, or multi-site growth
Six Sigma, Lean, 5S, Gemba, Kaizen, Pareto analysis, workshops, and practical change execution
Introduce yourself
Tell us what you do exceptionally well.
Send a résumé or professional biography, LinkedIn profile, location and travel range, availability, preferred engagement types, sectors served, and a short description of the results you have delivered. We welcome experienced independent consultants and specialists as well as leaders interested in fractional, interim, project, or future permanent opportunities.
Cole Hospitality is committed to respectful, inclusive professional relationships. Network inclusion does not guarantee an engagement, employment, minimum hours, or exclusivity. Engagement structure depends on the client need, qualifications, location, and applicable legal requirements.