Talent Consultant

A native Brooklynite and current resident of Lecce, Italy, Candice has enjoyed a 20-year career in the hospitality industry as a pastry chef, AGM, and HR consultant at E|H. Prior to joining E|H in 2018, Candice was an opening manager for 71Above Restaurant and Skylounge atop the US Bank Tower in LA. A world traveler, Candice has patronized countless restaurants around the world, furthering her genuine love for our industry. Candice's experience with a variety of HRIS, payroll and onboarding platforms provides deep subject matter expertise to E|H's clients. Candice has her bachelor's degree in theatre and production management from SUNY Albany.

Ideal Restaurant Experience

My favorite dining experiences are at small local businesses. I love when you can see the attention to detail in handcrafted furniture and crockery, high-quality ingredients and the ambiance created. One of my favorite places here in Lecce is a café where the owners know my order by heart, everyone who works there makes me feel welcome, the espressino tastes the same each visit and the decor is thoughtful and cozy.

What does "creating workplaces where people thrive" mean to you?

Building a foundation for open and clear communication, expectations and processes. Management should be well trained and aligned to provide consistent support and guidance, really involved in holding employees accountable and promoting them to be successful based on their individual strengths.

Sarah began her career in restaurant operations with Hillstone Restaurant Group before finding her passion in training and human resources. After her position was eliminated in late 2016, Sarah interviewed for numerous HR roles and quickly discovered the immense, unsatisfied need for HR support among small hospitality businesses. Sarah threw herself into building E|H from the ground up specifically to support these underserved companies. Sarah has her bachelor’s in political science with honors from Yale University, holds her SHRM-SCP, WSET Advanced Certification (Wine & Spirits Educational Trust), and CSW (Certified Specialist of Wine). Sarah was selected as a 2021 Tory Burch Foundation Fellow for her passion for building an equitable, collaborative, and socially-conscious small business, and is a speaker at the 2022 FAB Conference in Charleston, SC.

Ideal Restaurant Experience

Going home to Massachusetts always involves a mandatory trip to our local clam shack. There's no happiness quite like drinking beers and chowing down on some delicious, crispy fried clams and 'lobstah' rolls with family.

What does "creating workplaces where people thrive" mean to you?

Creating workplaces where people thrive means fostering growth, transparency, and well-being. It means defining the larger purpose that drives you, and building a team that believes equally in that purpose.