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Shelly Wiltz
Executive Recruiter

Division: Hospitality
Location: IL, TX, PA – West, & NY – Upstate

Shelly Wiltz
Executive Recruiter, Gecko Hospitality

Hospitality Division | IL, TX, PA – West, & NY – Upstate
Phone: (312) 685-4597  |  Email: shelly.wiltz@geckohospitality.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelly-wiltz-22903613/

About Shelly
Shelly Wiltz is a results-driven Talent Acquisition and Talent Development leader with more than 10 years of experience building high-performing teams, developing strategic recruiting initiatives, and driving organizational growth across hospitality, entertainment, and multi-unit operations. She combines strategic vision with a hands-on leadership approach, partnering closely with operational leaders to align talent strategies with business objectives.

Throughout her career, Shelly has led distributed recruiting teams supporting hundreds of locations, implemented scalable hiring processes, and leveraged data analytics to improve recruiting performance and employee retention.

With a background spanning recruitment, training, and development, Shelly brings a deep understanding of the full employee lifecycle. She holds master’s degrees in Dispute Resolution and Hospitality Management, and is passionate about building strong teams, developing future leaders, and creating talent strategies that deliver measurable business results.

Shelly Wiltz - Circle
Shelly Wiltz
Executive Recruiter

Division: Hospitality
Location: IL, TX, PA – West, & NY – Upstate

Shelly Wiltz
Executive Recruiter, Gecko Hospitality

Hospitality Division | IL, TX, PA – West, & NY – Upstate
Phone: (312) 685-4597  |  Email: shelly.wiltz@geckohospitality.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelly-wiltz-22903613/

About Shelly
Shelly Wiltz is a results-driven Talent Acquisition and Talent Development leader with more than 10 years of experience building high-performing teams, developing strategic recruiting initiatives, and driving organizational growth across hospitality, entertainment, and multi-unit operations. She combines strategic vision with a hands-on leadership approach, partnering closely with operational leaders to align talent strategies with business objectives.

Throughout her career, Shelly has led distributed recruiting teams supporting hundreds of locations, implemented scalable hiring processes, and leveraged data analytics to improve recruiting performance and employee retention.

With a background spanning recruitment, training, and development, Shelly brings a deep understanding of the full employee lifecycle. She holds master’s degrees in Dispute Resolution and Hospitality Management, and is passionate about building strong teams, developing future leaders, and creating talent strategies that deliver measurable business results.