Goodwin Recruiting is a leading national search firm with hospitality and restaurant recruiters in Orlando, Florida who connect companies to leading talent in the region. Our local hospitality recruiters in Florida are committed to helping clients gain a competitive advantage through talent and to helping professionals achieve their career goals.
Our Orlando recruiting experts have the power of a national search firm behind them, leveraging sophisticated resources and their depth of knowledge in the Orlando market to deliver results. Whether you are looking for top-tier professionals or the opportunity to take the next step up the ladder, Goodwin Recruiting will tailor a solution for you.
The Goodwin Recruiting Advantage
Goodwin Recruiting is a full-service hospitality management recruiting firm in Orlando, Florida that focuses on the total alignment between the candidate and the client. The company began with a focus on hospitality recruitment and has since expanded its reach across multiple disciplines.
Our hospitality headhunters in Orlando practice relationship-based recruitment, acting as trusted advisors to both candidates and clients. Only by forming real relationships can we deliver the right talent and the right opportunities at the right time. Whether you are looking for executive leadership, operations, finance, HR, or administrative recruiters in Orlando, Goodwin Recruiting is ready to deliver.
Working with the belief that honesty, integrity, and an eye for detail has helped create and strike a balance for a great experience with both candidates and clients has been his driving force in Stephen Hicks's business.
Lori Ann Lange has a sense of urgency and a true passion when it comes to her work ethic. She is so easy to talk to, and you can tell she is truly passionate about what she does. Her leadership background in hospitality has carried over into her recruiting
The best recruiters seek to build strong relationships with candidates and clients long-term. Melissa’s excellent relationship skills create and nurture the relationship between a candidate and a company, acting to
Jamaloan Abraham joined Goodwin Recruiting in April 2021. She loves to help others, challenging herself, and learning — that is why she joined the Goodwin Team.
Jamaloan has been working in the hospitality industry for nearly 20 years
Michelle Mattingly joined Goodwin Recruiting in February 2021. Michelle started her career at an early age working in restaurant and hotel operations before joining a corporate talent acquisition team, where she recruited for iconic hospitality and restaurant
As a recruiter, there is no greater satisfaction for me than finding someone their dream job. The suspense leading up to them accepting an offer with a company. The first-day nervousness they call you about hours before. Giving people that feeling every day is so rewarding and why I do it day in and day out.
Jordan Adler joined Goodwin in February 2020 and says it has been the best career choice he has ever made!
As a teenager, Jordan always had a love and passion for cooking. He used to cook regularly for family, always getting their feedback and perfecting his recipes. It led Jordan into the foodservice and hospitality field, where he worked his way up through various positions in the industry.
One of the things I loved most about being in hospitality operations for over 30 years was building relationships and helping people. I have always been very passionate about the success of others. One of the many reasons I love recruiting is because it allows me to stay connected to the Hospitality world and allows me to continue to build strong and congruent relationships, both with my clients and my candidates. On a daily basis, I get to be a part of changing someone's life, and it is a wonderful feeling.
Trish Cram joined Goodwin Recruiting in August 2018 and operates with a very high level of integrity and transparent communication.
Michael Forgione joined Goodwin Recruiting in March 2018. Michael was born in New Jersey and "ran away" to Florida when he was 18.
Michael’s experience includes: Chef, wine sales, Sommelier, ultra-fine dining, and being a Food and Beverage Director of the 2nd largest private club in Florida.
Michael played a lot of sports growing up but now enjoys cycling the best. He sometimes participates in cycle racing.
Michael earned his degree from Lynn University in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
Being in the hospitality industry since 16, I love working and meeting new people on a day-to-day basis. I am a foodie at heart and devoted to helping others. Recruiting gives me a balance of pursuing my passion professionally and personally.
Charilynn McKennedy joined Goodwin Recruiting in January of 2016.
Charilynn grew up in a small town called Albion and started her career in the restaurant industry as a bus-girl at the age of 16. While attending college, she became a Food and Beverage Manager at a Ramada.
I have a passion for service. Always have. As an operator for 20+ years in the hospitality industry, I’ve learned that service must be part of your DNA to be successful. I take that same approach to recruiting. I treat my candidates as if we’re on the same team striving to achieve a common goal. For my clients, they will never receive a candidate from me that I wouldn’t hire for my own restaurant.
Ihave found my career as a recruiter especially fulfilling because I am constantly able to help people better themselves professionally.
Gordon Weiner joined Goodwin Recruiting in December of 2015.
Gordon’s experience as a Restaurant Owner, Managing Partner, and Corporate Supervisor with brands like Bonefish Grill, Hops Restaurant Bar and Brewery, and Beefsteak Charlie’s helps him better understand both candidate and client needs.
Recruiting allows me to stay connected to the industry that I love while helping to provide exceptional clients and candidates opportunities for brand and career growth. I love it when a candidate is placed and is moving ahead on their career path — when a client is truly excited about the new team member that I placed with them. There’s nothing better!
Susan Lumb joined Goodwin Recruiting in August 2019.
Here’s what people are saying about Goodwin Recruiting.
For all of the hard working people that are confident in their skill set and experience, and are convinced you can find your dream job. You have navigated from agency to agency of promise makers and not found your promise keepers… You need to look no further, The Goodwin group will bring you in, invest the time and effort to polish your skills, dust you off and boost you up for your next golden opportunity! Wendy and the team are great at how they prep you for your ideal position and guide you thru the steps of developing your inner skills and assisting you to be the person you are and acquire the position you have always wanted. They are the Best!
I was genuinely impressed with the communication, thoroughness and rapid delivery of candidates from Goodwin Recruiting. Their hard work shows through in the quality candidates they present.
Goodwin has worked hard to provide a personalized recruiting experience for our brands. They have worked to truly understand the culture and standards of our organization and have used that information to find the right talent to present to us for open positions.
You need to partner with a team that knows your business. I have been using Goodwin Recruiting for over 6 years. In that time, I have been with two different companies with different needs. Goodwin is the ONLY company that I brought with me to my current company! You need a team that is quick to respond. I have that with Goodwin. You could not choose a better recruiting partner!
Working with Goodwin Recruiting has been great! The team does a wonderful job presenting candidates well-suited for us. They take the extra time to not only thoroughly interview the candidates but to also review our compensation and benefits packages, our expectations and culture. By doing this, Goodwin Recruiting provides me the opportunity to focus in on my specific interview questions – making the process extremely thorough.
