Dawn Agnew

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About Dawn Agnew

There is a common thread woven through the fabric of Dawn’s extensive hospitality background. It is her love for all people and a sincere warmth towards others. This paired with a drive to go above and beyond in making the guest experience memorable and unique has created a career in leadership and service beyond compare. Her career began humbly, in a rural community of New Mexico. At the University of Oklahoma, she began waiting on guests and her easy way and a love of service placed her on a quick and natural path to the finest luxury hotels and restaurants in the country. As a manager at the Ritz Carlton, Dawn was at the forefront of leadership and hospitality training as they won the Malcolm Baldridge Award. After her tenure at the Ritz she helped open renowned establishment, Restaurant Gary Danko. Here she was instrumental in laying the foundation for a world class restaurant in one of the greatest food cities in the world. Dawn believes the vein of service is not exclusive to one industry and her vision to see what companies need to succeed and how that translates to their guests has given her the opportunity to share her knowledge with a diverse catalog of businesses. She has spoken at Google twice for upwards of 250 people each time, has mentored and trained staff at luxury restaurants, hotels, wineries, boutique markets, medical institutions, and a variety of tech and food startups. Dawn's engaging, warm delivery combined with a vast portfolio of experience will only add value to anything she is a part of.**Hospitality Executive with history in hospitality training, business development, luxury hotel and restaurant management, fine dining, boutique wineries, and high profile events. Skilled in Food & Beverage, Microsoft Word, Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Hospitality Industry. Strong operations professional with emphasis on business concept and development.