Leading Beyond The Pass – 2026

Now in our fifth year at COOKSCAMP, go2HR returns with:

Leading Beyond the Pass: Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Everyone Else
At some point in every chef’s career, the job becomes about more than food. Suddenly you’re managing people, navigating conflict, mentoring staff, and carrying the weight of a team through busy services and long seasons.
Join go2HR for an honest conversation about leadership in today’s kitchens. Together we’ll explore communication, resilience, burnout, mentorship, and the impact leaders have on the people around them. Expect stories, discussion, reflection, and practical takeaways you can bring back to your kitchen.
No PowerPoint. No leadership jargon. Just real conversations about becoming the chef you would have wanted to work for.

Beata Chami

Beata Chami is an Organizational Psychologist, executive coach, and mediator who helps organizations foster psychologically healthy and safe workplaces.

Having spent 10 years working in the restaurant industry in both front-line and management roles, Beata has a strong appreciation for the unique demands of hospitality, from long shifts and busy services to the pressure of supporting a team while keeping operations moving.

Her work focuses on psychological health and safety, leadership, workplace well-being, and team dynamics. She works with leaders and teams to better understand how the demands of work affect workers, recognize and respond to signs of stress and burnout, and build practical approaches to supporting both individual and team well-being.

Beyond hospitality, Beata has worked across healthcare, municipal services, and post-secondary environments, bringing a well-rounded perspective to complex and demanding workplaces. She is known for translating research and psychology into practical strategies that workers can readily apply in their day-to-day work.