Eli Rodriguez brings a unique combination of industry experience, cultural insight, and emotional intelligence to her expertise as an executive search consultant serving family-owned and founder-led organizations in attracting and integrating transformative leadership talent. With extensive experience in hospitality, professional services, and food and beverage industries, Eli understands the balance between preserving family legacy and driving professionalized growth.

Her accomplished career with leading hospitality brands—including Estancia, Sonesta, Wyndham, and Trump International—has provided her with deep operational and leadership insight across service-oriented businesses. She partners with family-owned enterprises throughout the United States and Latin America to identify senior leaders who bring strategic vision, operational discipline, and cultural sensitivity to multigenerational organizations.

Eli’s exceptional emotional intelligence is central to her success in this space. She understands the interpersonal dynamics, trust, and shared values that define family-run businesses, and she guides both clients and candidates through the integration of external executives into established family cultures. Her approach fosters alignment between family stakeholders and new leadership, ensuring smooth transitions that strengthen governance, continuity, and growth.

In addition to her executive search work, Eli is a partner in the award-winning Beechwood Inn in Northeast Georgia and in Unique Hotel Solutions. This consulting firm supports independent hotels with technology-driven profitability strategies.

Fluent in English and Spanish, and a dual citizen of the United States and Panama, Eli holds a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from the University of Miami.