Leander Mena
Miami Hospitality & Food-and-Beverage Operations Leader
Leander Mena is a Miami-based hospitality and food-and-beverage operations leader with 18+ years of experience across restaurants, hotels, banquets, catering, pre-openings, rebranding projects, and multi-concept operations. His background spans high-visibility Miami hospitality environments, with deep expertise in guest experience, team training, labor management, event execution, cost control, revenue management, vendor coordination, and operating standards.
Career Highlights
- Food-and-beverage operations — InterContinental Miami
- Catering coordination — The Palms Hotel & Spa
- Banquet management — Viceroy Hotel
- Banquet management during Accor Sofitel Miami-to-Pullman Miami Airport rebranding
- Director of Banquets — SLS Hotels / SLS Brickell (pre-opening)
- Opening General Manager — Maska Indian Kitchen + Bar with Michelin Star Chef
- Miami market operations — Butler Hospitality
- General Manager — Marabu Restaurant / V&E Hospitality
Core Skills
Customer Experience · Event Production · Revenue Management · Labor Management · Cost Control · Multi-Unit Leadership · Food & Beverage Operations · Catering Management · Menu Engineering · P&L Management · Guest Experience · Rebranding · SOP Development · Vendor Negotiation · Staff Development · Corporate Training · Pre-opening · Fine Dining · Banquet Operations · Corporate Events · Wedding Planning · Restaurant Management · Hotel Management · Training Program Design · Federal & State Regulatory Compliance · Pricing Strategy · Brand Awareness · Guest Recovery · Team Building · Operations Management