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Creating, Managing & Investing in Gratitude driven Hospitality.

We are a collective of entrepreneurs, driven creatives, and visionaries who lead the industry in experiential hospitality. Our companies work together to deliver on the promise of “memorable” hospitality. Setting the new standard in partnerships and guest experiences, we’re creating places that people want to go to, not through.

BelaCor Hospitality was created with the idea that it would be fully connected to the community as our founder and core team members have deep roots in Austin, Texas. For us, this connection to our community can be in the form of opening a great restaurant, providing new jobs for our fellow Austinites, or even donating our time and resources to the many charities we support like Lifted Spirits.

 

BelaCor aspires to enhance the lives of its guests, employees, communities and investors as a restaurant industry leader by developing innovative, memorable and highly successful hospitality concepts. From ingredients to customer service to management, BelaCor is committed to delivering only the highest quality across all levels of operation. We believe that if we provide our guests with exceptional hospitality experiences, if we train and take care of our people, and if we’re an active member of our community, then the performance and profits will take care of themselves.

MISSION STATEMENT

“BelaCor Hospitality is dedicated to the highest quality of management and investment support, providing our hospitality guests and entrepreneurs a unique experience driven by bold energy and collaboration.”

EXECUTIVE TEAM

At BelaCor Hospitality, we have developed a culture that supports operators and determined investors. Our team understands markets and risk. We achieve outsized returns for our partners by finding and adding value in unique and proprietary ways. Whether investing for the short term or long term, BelaCor crafts a capital structure that aligns with our partners’ objectives. Our management team is focused on performance excellence guided by the mantra “Think like an owner” in every decision it makes.
Our reputation has been built on our warm and welcoming hospitality, which adds a touch of our unique spirit to each concept. We believe that one of the greatest pleasures in life begins around the table, sharing moments and creating memories.

DIEGO BATISTA

FOUNDER & CEO

KAYLIE HENRY

OFFICER

SAMUAL MCMURRAY

OFFICER

CONTACT
Mailing Address:
500 E 4th Street, STE 233
Austin, Texas 78701

PRESS
info@belacorhospitality.com

Owned and Managed by:

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Diego Batista

Diego Batista

Founder & CEO

Diego is the managing partner at BelaCor Capital, LLC, a private investment and management company that specializes in investing and consulting for small businesses in Austin and its surrounding areas. Diego is an experienced finance executive specializing in corporate strategy, competitive analysis, M&A, equity/debt analysis, and valuation. Mr. Batista is a force multiplier for BelaCor’s partnerships and member companies, providing their executive teams with financial insight, planning and strategic assistance. He is also the founder of Lifted Spirits, a non-profit charity organization that provides emergency relief for Hospitality Industry professionals in the Austin Metro area to ensure our community is able to meet their basic needs in times of crisis or distress. Diego is a battle-tested, serial entrepreneur with extensive knowledge, vast community network, and ample personal experience in the food and beverage industry. One thing that makes Diego stand out is his unique vision and ability to drive a business beyond its limitations to new boundaries, helping it achieve sustainable long-term success.

Kyle Hobbs

Kyle Hobbs

Manager

Kyle is a hospitality veteran of 15 years, starting his long time career at the Chili’s Bar and Grill in Roanoke, Texas. He first joined the Brinker International family in 2000. After 4 years with Brinker, Mr. Hobbs then spent the next 10 years in Lubbock where he held management positions with Jimmy Johns, La Madeleine, and Jersey Mikes. Managing these fortune 500 companies has helped him develop the skills to maintain and operate a variety of restaurants. Kyle moved to Austin, Texas the fall of 2020 and now holds the position of General Manager for BelaCor Hospitality.

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Kaylie Henry

Treasurer & Manager

A highly accomplished dedicated professional with experience in accounting, financing and real estate. Analytical, organized, and proactive, Kaylie has a reputation for being a “hands on” manager with the ability to multitask in a fast paced environment. Kaylie has been with BelaCor since the company’s inception and has focused on providing training, motivation, and leadership through strong communication and interpersonal skills. She plans, organizes and directs the activities of General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cost Accounting, Cash Management, Budgeting, Funding, and Reporting for BelaCor’s organizations encompassing multiple entities including alternative investments, green energy, hospitality, real estate, and tech ventures.

SAMUAL McMURRAY

MANAGER

Sam, a graduate of Texas State University, is a technical writer and entrepreneur with a deep passion for the hospitality industry. Since establishing his first business as a private process server in 2004, Mr. McMurray has expanded his core competency to include investing, administration, and research. This experience has drawn Mr. McMurray to seek out other like-minded individuals to establish new and exciting businesses all over Austin, with The Tailor Shop being a culmination of a multi-year effort to seek out new opportunities.

Mr. McMurray has over a decade of experience as a small-business owner and entrepreneur, providing the foundation for his business operations, including site selection, rehabilitation and construction, and investor financing. In addition to overseeing the “back end” day-to-day operations, Mr. McMurray fully enjoys the “front end” of the business: interacting with customers to ensure their experience is constantly improving.