Darin Grohs

About Darin Grohs

Part of a team dedicated to guest satisfaction, profit generation, and associate development. Headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Humanist Hospitality is Vision Hospitality Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary, and full-service operator of leading hotel and restaurant brands nationwide. We provide hotel, bar and restaurant management, human resources, sales and marketing, and revenue management services, all centered around people. The Humanist mission is to foster meaningful human interactions, memorable experiences, and vibrant communities.Our team aims to bring the hotel experience back to what matters most — connecting with new people and places. We push the limits of traditional hospitality in the country’s most exciting urban and suburban cities, and world class destinations. Each one of our hotels, bars and restaurants are guided by the Humanist principles of open-mindedness and ingenuity. It’s this passion that sets us apart as the preferred hospitality management group for guests and communities.We attribute our history of success to a company built on strong community values of respect, inclusion, diversity, and equity. Each one of our Partners embodies these values every day, sharing in the same vision to be the preferred hospitality management company in each community we touch. We help our Partners become passionate Tastemakers and Placemakers, activating their skills and passions to develop unique hotels and compelling beverage & food concepts.At Humanist Hospitality, we don’t fill in job vacancies, we offer lifelong careers. Through effective leadership, strong company values, and a resilient business structure, we inspire our Humanist Partners to develop their unique talents and become trailblazing industry experts that will lead the future of hospitality.To learn more about Humanist Hospitality, visit and follow along on Facebook and Instagram.

Experience

1. Director of Culinary Operations Boutique and Lifestyle

   Vision Hospitality Group, Inc.

   Jan 2020 — Present · Chattanooga, TN, US

Education

• California State University-Monterey Bay

  Executive Masters, Business Administration

  2010 — 2012

• South Dakota Mines

  NA, General Studies

  1985 — 1986

• Art Institute of Atlanta

  Associate of Arts, Culinary Arts

  1993 — 1994

• Georgia State University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration, Management and Operations

  1995 — 1998

Skills

• Cuisine
• Hospitality Management
• Pre-Opening
• Fine Dining
• Wine
• Banquet Operations
• Restaurants
• Micros
• Onq
• Opening Hotels
• Catering
• Food & Beverage
• Hotels
• Rooms Division
• Guest Service Management
• Event Management
• Culinary Skills
• Budgeting
• Front Office
• Management
• Convention Services
• Resorts
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• Revenue Analysis
• Tourism
• Hospitality
• Menu Development
• Restaurant Management
• Banquets
• Food Service
• Yield Management
• Hotel Management
• Casino
• Property Management Systems
• Budgets
• Food
• Hospitality Industry
• Menu Engineering