Director of Recruiting
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Kristine Stern offers over 20 years of experience in restaurant operations and recruiting ranging from fine dining and full-service to boutique restaurants and fast casual multi-unit operations. In her most recent position as a Recruiter with a hospitality search firm, Kristine fine-tuned her superior matching skills after working for more than a decade on both the owner and operator sides of the restaurant business.
In the early 2000s, Kristine helped to grow a Houston-based fast casual restaurant, Berryhill Baja Grill, from two locations to more than 15 including sites in Mexico and Canada. During this time, she intimately learned the ins-and-outs of the restaurant business; running operations, establishing franchising, and effectively building productive management teams.
However, her passion for the restaurant industry started long before then as Kristine took her first job at a restaurant in Reston, Virginia at the ripe old age of 13! Her heart for the business grew from there as she continued working in several restaurants and nightclubs in her college years at Texas A&M.
Her energy is high and her recruiting expertise is simply intuitive. This dynamic combination makes Kristine truly one-of-a-kind. Working with her, you can be sure she will get the job done!
Based in Houston, Kristine enjoys participating in the growing restaurant scene whether dining out, attending tastings and food festivals, or visiting local breweries and new concept restaurants. Kristine is responsible for sourcing top talent and growing TalentServed’s base in the Mid-South region – including Houston, Dallas, Austin and beyond.
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