Dedicated HR Support
Extend your team with experienced HR professionals who provide strategic guidance, employee relations support, policy development, performance management, and practical day-to-day HR assistance.
Give your hospitality operation the HR support it needs without adding unnecessary administrative strain. Konnect provides dedicated expertise for employee relations, compliance, policies, performance, learning, and everyday people challenges. Our scalable approach helps hospitality leaders create stronger teams, improve retention, and keep the focus on exceptional guest experiences while maintaining a responsive, human connection for employees and managers.

Flexible HR resources that help hospitality employers manage people, compliance, development, and daily workplace needs with confidence.
Extend your team with experienced HR professionals who provide strategic guidance, employee relations support, policy development, performance management, and practical day-to-day HR assistance.
Give employees and leaders instant answers to policy and benefits questions while automating routine HR tasks and connecting users with an HR expert when personal support matters.
Centralize current employment documents, request updates through a guided portal, and receive ongoing notifications about employment-law changes and HR best practices.
Hospitality organizations need HR support that keeps pace with shift-based teams, evolving staffing needs, and high expectations for service. Konnect brings executive-level guidance and practical operational help into one scalable relationship. From compliant documentation and employee relations to leadership development and accessible HR answers, we help reduce administrative friction, strengthen culture, and give managers the confidence to lead people well.

Executive-level HR insight paired with scalable, people-centered support.
Founder Jamie Viramontes brings more than 25 years of senior HR leadership experience.
Cross-industry expertise includes hospitality, helping teams address workforce and retention challenges thoughtfully.
Konnect supports small businesses and large enterprises with services that adapt as needs evolve.
Technology streamlines routine work while experienced professionals remain available for personalized guidance.
Experienced HR leadership focused on better workplace outcomes.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Jamie Viramontes is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Konnect, bringing more than 25 years of human resources leadership experience to the organizations he serves. Beginning his career in recruiting, Jamie rose through the ranks to hold CHRO roles at Forever 21 and UCI Health, and served as VP of HR at Chipotle, with additional experience at JPMorgan Chase & Co. His career spans multiple industries, including food & beverage, finance, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment, retail, and technology. Jamie is known for building cultures of engagement and driving improved retention rates for the organizations he supports. He holds an undergraduate degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an Executive MBA from the University of California, Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business. Jamie founded Konnect to bring executive-level HR expertise to businesses of every size, combining strategic insight with a genuine commitment to people-centered solutions.
Outsourced hospitality HR can include day-to-day guidance for managers, employee relations, policy development, performance management, workforce documentation, compliance resources, leadership development, and strategic planning. Konnect tailors support around an organization’s needs, so teams can add experienced HR capacity without building every function internally. The goal is to create clear systems, improve employee experiences, and help leaders manage people confidently.
Speak with experienced HR professionals about practical support options.
Senior-level insight for complex people challenges.
Relevant workforce knowledge for hospitality employers.
Human guidance alongside efficient HR technology.
Share your hospitality workforce priorities, and we will help identify the right HR support approach.
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