Résumé — Blake Hoopingarner

Experience

Aug 2025 – Present

The Traveling Spirit · Houston, TX (hybrid/remote)

Implemented AI-driven reporting and forecasting tools to streamline operations.
Authored standard operating procedures improving efficiency across support staff, sales, and bar operations.

Nov 2022 – Sept 2025

Flower Child, Fox Restaurant Concepts · Washington, DC · Atlanta (Lenox) · Sandy Springs, GA

Directed 40 hourly staff and 5 managers to the restaurant's best sales since opening — $6M annually.
Led a full overhaul of the DC restaurant: mass hiring, training, and retraining focused on food quality, sanitation, and morale.
Owned P&L, invoicing, inventory, sales, and labor operations.
Delivered training and onboarding to develop staff and drive operational excellence.

Oct 2021 – Sept 2022

Trained hosts on OpenTable to optimize reservations, reduce wait times, and turn table management into measurable sales.

Dec 2018 – June 2021

Flower Child, Fox Restaurant Concepts · Lenox & Sandy Springs, GA; Tysons, VA

Managed P&L, invoicing, inventory, sales, and labor.
Served on the opening team for FC Tysons; provided manager support for FC DC and FC Charlotte.
Kept operations running through the pandemic after all hourly staff were furloughed — working primarily in the kitchen to sustain ToGo operations.

Sept 2016 – Nov 2018

Managed purchasing of controllables — china/glass/silver, linen, paper goods, chemicals, and utilities.
Owned the full HR cycle: interviewing, staffing, onboarding, training, reviews, and scheduling.

Apr 2015 – Sept 2016

Raised service scores to #1 among all Hyatt Specialty Restaurants in North America; curated the beverage program.

Oct 2013 – Apr 2015

Hyatt Regency Dallas

Grew alcoholic beverage sales 11% and lifted HySat service scores 10.3 points year over year.

Dec 2012 – Apr 2013

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, CO

Creatively expanded the operations area to increase beverage sales and elevate the guest experience.