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Alex Gould

Specialty:
Executive Search & Recruiting

Who They Serve

Alex works with hospitality organizations across a broad range of sectors, including:

  • Hotels and resorts
  • Restaurants
  • Country clubs
  • Casinos
  • Senior living organizations
  • Multi-unit operators
  • Franchise groups
  • Hospitality-focused private equity firms

He frequently works with owners, CEOs, presidents, COOs, CHROs, operations leaders and talent acquisition executives who are responsible for building and strengthening leadership teams.

Core Capabilities

Executive Search
Identify experienced hospitality executives who can provide strategic direction, strengthen culture and support long-term organizational performance.

Management & Leadership Recruiting
Recruit proven managers and department leaders across hospitality operations.

Retained & Contained Search
Support critical leadership searches through focused recruiting strategies tailored to the position and organization.

Franchise Recruiting Programs
Help growing franchise organizations build the leadership teams required to support expansion.

Hospitality Talent Consulting
Provide industry-specific insight and guidance around leadership talent, recruiting strategy and organizational needs.

What They Do

Alex helps hospitality organizations find leadership talent that can make a lasting impact on the business.

His approach begins with understanding the organization’s goals, culture and leadership requirements. From there, he helps identify and evaluate candidates whose skills and experience align with both the role and the broader direction of the organization.

Because his work is focused exclusively on hospitality, Alex brings an understanding of the operating environment, leadership expectations and talent market that generalist recruiting firms may not have. He also provides access to passive candidates who may not be actively searching for a new opportunity.

The objective is not simply to fill a vacancy, but to help hospitality organizations make stronger long-term leadership decisions.

Why & When to Engage Them

Consider connecting with Alex when your organization:

  • Needs to hire an executive or other key leader.
  • Is experiencing leadership turnover.
  • Is opening new properties or locations.
  • Is expanding through franchising.
  • Needs to build or strengthen a leadership team.
  • Is preparing for executive succession.
  • Has struggled to identify qualified hospitality leadership talent.
  • Needs access to candidates who may not be actively searching.

Alex’s hospitality-exclusive focus, consultative recruiting approach and emphasis on cultural and long-term fit make him particularly valuable when the quality of the hire is as important as filling the position. Horizon also reports a network of more than 500,000 hospitality professionals and more than 27 years focused exclusively on the industry.

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