Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Chef Wayne Christian of Westgate Park City Utah. Westgate Resorts For Wayne Christian, cultivating true community within his kitchen teams is central to his leadership approach. As he explains, "You want them to be on your side.
You guys are in this together. You need them as much as they need you. If you get to know them and show that you care, it's gonna affect how they look at you.
" Christian has been working in culinary operations at Westgate Resorts for over a decade. As Executive Chef of the Westgate Park City Resort & Spa in Utah, he oversees all food and beverage programming across the multi-property resort. Originally from Northeast Pennsylvania, Christian began his career in New Jersey restaurants before receiving formal culinary training.
He joined Westgate in 2007 and has risen through the ranks, playing a role in mentoring other chefs and shaping the resort's culinary reputation. Lessons Learned in Leadership Westgate Park City Resort & Spa in Park City, Utah Westgate Park City Resort & Spa Christian's first lessons in the industry came through informal guidance in the kitchen with his mother and later working in New Jersey diners. "I would make stuff with her on snow days, like little banquets.
It was never in my mind that I wanted to be a cook, but when I got to Orlando, I realized this is how I was gonna make my living," he recalls. "The people that own the diners are Greek. And they're awesome.
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