Building Relationships That
Move People, Business, and Ideas Forward.
Hospitality isn't an industry.
It's a way of thinking.
How businesses build loyalty.
How leaders inspire trust.
How organizations create belonging.
How communities solve problems.
How relationships become opportunities.
We call it Intentional Hospitality.
At Hospitality Resource Group, we believe hospitality is not confined to hotels, restaurants, or events. It is a leadership philosophy that transcends across business sectors: it builds trust, strengthens relationships, inspires collaboration, and creates lasting value.
For more than 30 years, Hospitality Resource Group has applied these principles to help businesses grow, organizations strengthen their impact, and leaders bring people together around a common purpose. Whether advising executives, engaging audiences from the stage, hosting conversations through the Hospitality NOW podcast, or developing innovative partnerships through the HRG Foundation, every initiative begins with the same belief: Meaningful relationships are the foundation of meaningful results.
Intentional Hospitality
Hospitality is More Than Service. It is a Way of Leading.
For HRG, hospitality isn't simply an industry. IT IS A PHILOSOPHY.
It is how organizations welcome people, build trust, create memorable experiences, strengthen relationships, and inspire action. This philosophy shapes every initiative - from business strategy and community partnerships to fundraising campaigns, speaking engagements, leadership development, and the future of wellness.
Community Engagement
Business Growth
Creative Studio-Hospitality NOW Podcast
HRG Foundation
Coming in 2027
Intentional Hospitality
A New Book by Robert Sanders, Karen Mayo and Grandmaster Chris Berlow
Hospitality has always been about caring for people. But what if caring also meant nourishing the body, the mind, and the spirit?
Intentional Hospitality explores how wellness, nutrition, spirituality, leadership, and human connection are redefining hospitality for a new generation. Featuring insights from respected voices across healthcare, hospitality, culinary arts, wellness, and business.
The HRG Philosophy
How Hospitality Becomes Impact
We Connect.
We Convene.
We Inspire.
We Build.
We Sustain.
Meet Robert
Robert O. Sanders Jr.
Robert O. Sanders Jr., CMP is the Founder and Chairman of Hospitality Resource Group, Inc. (HRG), where he brings decades of hospitality sector leadership to helping organizations create stronger cultures, meaningful experiences, and lasting connections.
A longtime hospitality executive with leadership experience at Marriott Corporation and Abigail Kirsch, Robert has built his career around a simple principle: how people feel matters. Today, his work centers on "Intentional Hospitality" -the deliberate practice of making people feel welcomed, valued, connected, and cared for.
Through HRG, Robert applies the principles of hospitality to business, organizational culture, community engagement, events, and leadership. He is also a longtime civic and nonprofit leader who believes that hospitality can be a powerful catalyst for strengthening organizations and communities.
At the heart of Robert’s work is a simple idea: hospitality isn’t just an industry- it’s a way of showing up for people.
