This past March, our team gathered in upstate New York for a D*S retreat to brainstorm new content ideas and have some much needed face time since we all work remotely with one another. We were lucky enough to stay at Hasbrouck House in the historic hamlet of Stone Ridge, an 18th-century Dutch Colonial mansion turned boutique hotel. For our team of design lovers, the property was pure magic from an aesthetic standpoint — unique wallpapers, brass fixtures, original fireplaces, marble, and sumptuous textures blended together — but we left the trip even more in awe of the attention to detail for us as guests. We were particularly impressed with how all of our needs seemed to be anticipated before we even expressed them, surely a tall task for a smaller operation. Orchestrating all of these details behind the scenes was Hasbrouck House’s General Manager, Ruth Hevelone.
Ruth’s story is one that career-switching hopefuls dream of — she jumped ship from the corporate world into an industry she didn’t know much about: hospitality. There was no backup job, no prior experience in the field, just her blinding desire to change her life and follow her gut. Now Ruth runs her own tight ship with her stellar staff at Hasbrouck House — albeit, a smaller, far more relaxing ship — where, “honestly, the most stressful day I’ve had here never even holds a candle to the stressful days I had in my former career.”
Today Ruth’s telling us the motivations and fears she held in leaving her corporate job behind, the assurance she discovered in her own skills to make it in hospitality, the whirlwind path that led her to working at Hasbrouck House, and more. Scroll down to read her remarkable story, and stay tuned tomorrow for a recipe from HH’s delicious restaurant, Butterfield! —Kelli
Photography by Kelly Merchant, except where noted
Image above: Ruth, far right, with her Hasbrouck House staff.
from Design*Sponge https://www.designsponge.com/2018/07/going-for-your-dream-job-with-hasbrouck-houses-ruth-helevone.html
from Home Improvment http://notelocreesnitu.tumblr.com/post/176055895029
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