About Aleksandra Kardwell
Author of How to Find, Hire, and Keep the Right Domestic Professionals: The Household Employer’s Guide to Hiring Great Employees Who Will Stay for Years
Meet the Author
Aleksandra Kardwell is Founder and President of Hamptons Employment Agency, Inc. (HEA) is an award-winning domestic staffing firm serving clients throughout the United States. Aleksandra Kardwell was chosen as a Long Island Press 2020 “Power Women in Business” Award recipient, a Long Island Business News (LIBN) 2019 “Top 50 Women in Business” Award recipient, and a LIBN 2014 “40 Under 40” Award recipient. The “40 Under 40” award is given to accomplished business leaders under 40 years old who are making an impact on Long Island.
Hamptons Employment Agency has offices in New York City, Southampton, Boston, and Boca Raton. Aleksandra and her team provide professional-quality domestic help, including managers, couples, chefs, chauffeurs, housekeepers, and other household staff members with residential employers. Due to the firm’s professionalism and client-focus, HEA was proudly voted the 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 Best Domestic Agency — Platinum/#1 by readers of Dan’s Papers. HEA is also a member of the Better Business Bureau, where the company maintains an A+ Rating.
Aleksandra and her team have wide-ranging and in-depth domestic staffing expertise, having successfully placed household staff for hundreds of clients. Moreover, Aleksandra’s experience includes having personally managed staffing for some of the largest private estates in The Hamptons. For one such estate, she placed more than 30 domestic professionals each summer for multiple seasons. These professionals included Chefs, Sous Chefs, Kitchen Helpers, Dishwashers, Servers, Bartenders, Grillers, Housemen, and other estate staff. In addition, prior to founding Hamptons Employment Agency, Aleksandra directly managed residences in The Hamptons and other parts of Long Island.
Aleksandra’s staffing expertise and first-hand experience with domestic management give her the knowledge required to successfully meet the unique needs of discriminating clients. Moreover, her residence management experience and connection to European and other communities in the New York area and Florida provides Hamptons Employment Agency with a broad network of domestic staffing professionals. Many of the agency’s professionals have Eastern European backgrounds.
Aleksandra earned a B.A. in Finance and Banking from The School of Management and Banking in Krakow, Poland, and she completed Columbia Business School’s Executive Education Program in Personal Leadership and Success.
In May of 2019, Aleksandra released her first book, How to Find, Hire and Keep the Right Domestic Professionals: The Household Employer’s Guide to Hiring Great Employees Who Will Stay for Years. This practical, hands-on guide is filled with timely information and actionable advice to help domestic employers identify, hire, and keep the right people for their unique needs and preferences.
In her local community of The Hamptons on Long Island, NY Aleksandra holds the following leadership positions:
- President of the Southampton Rotary Club,
- Auction Co-Chair for the Hamptons Heart Ball,
- Committee member for the St. Jude’s "Hope in the Hamptons" event,
- Committee member for the Parrish Art Museum’s "Spring Fling", and
- Committee member for the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center's "Get Wild Benefit"
- Hamptons Employment Agency's NYC DCA License Number is 2079789-DCA.
About Hamptons Employment Agency, Inc., Founded by Aleksandra Kardwell
Hamptons Employment Agency, Inc. (HEA) is an award-winning domestic staffing firm that serves the Greater New York Area, New England, California, Florida, and beyond. Founded by Aleksandra Kardwell in 2011, Hamptons Employment Agency is licensed, bonded, and fully insured.
With offices in New York City, Southampton, Boston, and Boca Raton, HEA provides professional-quality domestic help, such as managers, housekeepers, domestic couples, chefs, chauffeurs, and other household staff members to meet the individual needs of its clients. The company serves a wide range of individuals and families, including private, low-key families and some of the world’s most well-known people, such as CEOs, government officials, and Hollywood actors.
Due to Hamptons Employment Agency’s professionalism and client-focus, the firm was voted the 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 Best Domestic Agency — Platinum/#1 by readers of Dan’s Papers. Hamptons Employment Agency is also a member of the Better Business Bureau, and the company maintains an A+ Rating.
