Carrie Luxem

Carrie Luxem is the Founder and CEO of Restaurant HR Group, Inc., a people-first HR, payroll, and leadership firm proudly supporting restaurant brands nationwide. With nearly 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry, Carrie is widely recognized for her modern, practical, and deeply human approach to building strong leaders, engaged teams, and compliant, thriving restaurant businesses.

Named one of the Top 50 Women Innovators in the Restaurant Industry, Carrie is a trusted voice and frequent contributor across the industry. Her work and insights have been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc., Nation’s Restaurant News, Pizza Today, Modern Restaurant Management, and Independent Restaurateur.

Through her books, training programs, and popular YouTube channel, Carrie is on a mission to simplify HR, inspire confident leadership, and create as many restaurant success stories as possible.

She is the author of Restaurant Operator’s HR Playbook, Soft Skills Playbook, and Restaurant HR & Payroll Compliance Playbook… and rumor has it, she’s already working on book number four.