Mackenzie Beaman

General Manager

I have always had a passion for the food industry and, more importantly, for hospitality. From a very young age, I was always playing ‘restaurant’ with friends and dreaming about opening a café, a bakery, or anything that meant feeding and taking care of others. I was born in Kansas City and raised in a little farm town just outside the city limits called Pleasant Hill, Missouri, and growing up in an area with so many diverse food options only fueled my desire to serve even more.

I started where most do: working fast-food with all my friends from school. From there, I moved on to a full-service restaurant to hone my serving skills. Moving down to Cape Girardeau to attend SEMO certainly widened my world and introduced me to so many new people that I could cater to. Eventually, I found myself at Top of the Marq. I found myself at home.

My goal was to learn as much as I could, and I have been so lucky to become a part of a tight-knit community in the downtown area of Cape. I have had the privilege of working with some of the most talented bartenders, servers, and cooks I have ever met, and now I have the honor of serving as the General Manager of the coolest and most beautiful restaurant I have ever worked in.

My focus throughout my time here has been to nurture the feeling of community and truly curate space where people from all walks of life feel like they can come and relax. Whether they’re traveling for business, are brand new to town, or have lived here their entire life, when people step off that elevator I want them to feel as though they are stepping into an oasis where the only decisions they need to make is what dish or drink they’d like to try next.