Goodwin Recruiting is a leading hospitality search firm serving in Tampa, FL, connecting dynamic businesses with top talent for over two decades. Our local team has deep roots in the region, and we make it our business to keep our finger on the pulse of the market.
Not only do we understand the business landscape and the unique challenges of employers in the Tampa area, but we also understand what drives local professionals and what they want from their next opportunity. We bridge the gap between business and talent, ensuring both the client and the candidate achieve their goals.
The Goodwin Recruiting Difference
Goodwin Recruiting is a full-service management search firm with a reputation for excellence when it comes to connecting organizations in Tampa with well-aligned talent.
What began as a company focused on hospitality recruitment in Tampa has grown into a full-service search firm serving a variety of industries. That growth has been driven by our recruiters' attention to detail, their focus on results, and their commitment to personalized attention.
We believe in forming relationships with our clients and candidates, and those relationships are what drive win-win solutions. Whether you are looking for executive leadership, finance, engineering, healthcare, hospitality, or restaurant recruiters in Tampa, you have come to the right place.
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.
I enjoy recruiting because I love to offer advice while creating a perfect match that suits both the candidate and the client perfectly. It's important to me that a candidate finds their ideal company.
Adam joined Goodwin Recruiting in August 2018.
Adam has been in the restaurant industry over 31 years. He attended a 2-year culinary school in NYC. Adam trained and worked around NYC in many high-profile restaurants, hotels, banquet facilities, and corporate dining. Adam worked at The Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Plaza, where he ran the private club (The Rockefeller Club). There, he prepared menus and cooked for many famous celebrities.
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.
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.
It has been a pleasure working with Goodwin. I’d like you to know that I spoke to many recruiters during my job search and my Goodwin Recruiter stood out immediately. It was apparent from the questions he was asking and the honesty in his approach, that he was who I should work with. My Goodwin Recruiter took the time to truly get a sense of who I was and what I hoped to achieve and then put me in front of the right people at the right companies for interviews.
