Hospitality and tourism businesses are built on experience, leadership, and execution. Yet even the most dedicated owners can become consumed working in the business, managing daily operations, solving problems, filling staffing gaps, and protecting revenue. In that pace, blind spots form. Service standards become inconsistent. Processes drift. Growth stalls. Whether a business is struggling to stabilize or performing well but ready for its next level, breakthrough happens when leaders pause long enough to work on the business, not just in it.
That is where transformation begins.
Consulting
I partner closely with business owners and leadership teams, taking the time to truly listen and understand the unique goals, challenges, and vision behind each company.
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Keynotes
Engaging, high-impact keynotes that inspire hospitality and tourism leaders to strengthen teams, elevate service, and drive sustainable growth.
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Workshops
Interactive, hands-on workshops that equip leaders with practical tools and systems to improve performance and revenue.
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Meet Kristi Lyn Davis
Hi, I’m Kristi Lyn Davis, Consultant, Speaker, Strategist, and hospitality entrepreneur with over 20 years of hands on leadership experience. I specialize in helping hospitality and tourism-based businesses uncover operational blind spots, clarify service standards, strengthen team alignment, and implement systems that drive efficiency, elevate guest experience, and increase revenue.
For over a decade my husband have I owned and operated Tomahawk Resort on Lake Alice, a beautiful lakeside getaway in Northern Wisconsin that has become a huge part of our story and our community. With a strong entrepreneurial drive, we also own several local car washes. The flexibility in our lifestyle allows me to travel across the country, delivering transformational speaking experiences and working with companies throughout the year to strengthen teams, elevate
service, and execute meaningful company goals.
I bring both an ownership perspective and strategic insight. I understand the daily pressures because I have lived them, and I help leaders step back, refocus, and build the structure required for sustainable, scalable growth. When service is intentional and leadership is aligned, businesses do more than survive. They stand out.
Consultant & Strategist
I partner closely with business owners and leadership teams, taking the time to truly listen and understand the unique goals, challenges, and vision behind each company. No two hospitality businesses are the same, which is why my consulting approach is never one size fits all. I begin by identifying where you are today, where you want to go, and what may be standing in the way. From there, I provide clear, practical action steps that strengthen service standards, improve team alignment, increase operational efficiency, and support revenue growth. A key part of my work includes training and equipping teams to elevate their customer service skills, ensuring that expectations are not only defined but consistently delivered. My role is to help you gain clarity, build structure, and confidently move from your current reality to your next level of sustainable success.
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Package One
Fresh Guest Perspective.
Clear Direction. Stronger Growth
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Experience your restaurant through the eyes of your guests
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Identify strengths to protect and opportunities to refine
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Align leadership around clear, focused priorities
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Establish service standards that elevate your brand
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Train your team for confident, consistent execution
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Follow through with a 30-day momentum check
Package Two
Build the Culture That Powers Long-Term Success
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Includes all Guest Experience and Service Alignment components from Package One
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Full-day Vision & Alignment Session to define long-term strategy and growth direction
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Advanced team development and leadership training
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Clear execution roadmap designed for sustainable expansion
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Ongoing leadership support and strategy calls over a 90-day period
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Accountability and refinement to ensure lasting implementation
Keynotes and Workshops
Each topic can be customized in length and format to fit your event needs.
Seen, Valued, Welcome:
How the Way You Show Up Changes Everything
Grounded in real-world hospitality experience, Seen, Valued, Welcomed equips businesses with tools they can immediately implement to strengthen relationships, improve morale, and create environments where employees stay and guests return.
In today’s hospitality and tourism environment, businesses are under pressure to attract great employees, meet rising guest expectations, and deliver consistent experiences, often with limited time and stretched teams. Seen, Valued, Welcomed is an interactive workshop that focuses on the human side of hospitality and the critical role connection plays in employee retention, team culture, and customer loyalty.
This session helps leaders and teams understand how everyday interactions such as tone, body language, presence, and communication directly impact how employees and guests feel. Participants will learn practical, easy-to-apply strategies that help people feel seen, valued, and welcomed, even during busy or stressful moments. When people feel recognized and appreciated, engagement improves, service becomes more consistent and experiences become memorable, creating an environment guests are excited to return to and tell their friends about.
Key Takeaways
• The 5 Principles of Non-Verbal Communication that build trust and connection
• The 8 Service Standards that create clarity, consistency, and confidence
• Simple language shifts that improve team communication and morale
• Practical strategies to strengthen retention and reduce burnout
• Tools to create memorable guest experiences that drive repeat visits and referrals
The ROI of Human Connection:
How Culture Ultimately Impacts Retention, Reviews, and Revenue
Everyone yearns to enjoy their job and feel that what they do each day truly matters. When employees do not feel valued or part of a supportive team environment, they slowly disengage, doing only what is required. Over time, culture becomes negative, resentment builds, performance declines, and a “good enough” mindset takes hold. While it may feel manageable in the moment, good enough does not grow businesses, it slowly suffocates them.
In this practical and insightful keynote, Kristi Lyn Davis helps leaders understand the powerful difference between being a boss and being a leader, and why management is where company culture truly begins. Leaders will learn how the way they lead their teams has the greatest impact on employee engagement, performance, and the pride individuals take in their work. When people feel supported, valued, and connected, they naturally bring more care, ownership, and passion into their roles.
This is not a sit and listen keynote, but an engaging experience that provides meaningful takeaways and practical tools leaders can apply immediately. The session inspires leaders by reminding them that they truly can make a difference, not only in the lives of their employees, but in every person they serve. When leaders lead with intention and care, they create a ripple effect that strengthens their teams, elevates guest experiences, and positively impacts their community and the industry as a whole.
Key Takeaways
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How leadership influence directly shapes culture, engagement, and performance.
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Why “good enough” quietly erodes morale, service, and long-term growth.
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Practical ways to help employees feel valued, connected, and proud of their work.
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How human connection impacts reviews, retention, and repeat business.
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Simple leadership shifts that create a ripple effect across teams and communities.
Client Testimonials.
“Kristi Lyn brought an incredible level of clarity and motivation to our Chamber leadership team. She has a rare gift for inspiring follow-through, our board felt more aligned, energized, and ready to move forward with confidence.”
Charis Lau
Executive Director, Tomahawk Chamber of Commerce
“Working with Kristi is truly empowering. She trusts me completely, communicates clear standards, and makes me feel like a leader in our success. I’ve never had leadership like hers, her respect and support are why I have dedication to give my best every day. I’m proud to be part of the team at Tomahawk Resort on Lake Alice
Karen R.
Lead Hospitality Care Specialist
Kristi Lyn's employee at Tomahawk Resort On Lake Alice
“Kristi put so much time and thought into our training to make our time together very impactful. Helping us talk out our thoughts where we were able to come up with a clear path for our goals and what needs to be done to achieve them. I loved this was a group effort.”
Claudia O.
Workshop Participant
