Creating Relevant, Enduring Clubs

Our vision for the industry is a transformation of the club leadership model through
widespread understanding and adoption of the best practices that lead to sustained club success
Unequaled Club Expertise & Skills

Alliance firms are working together for the common good of the club industry while also serving individual clubs with their own challenges.
We are here together to provide your club with unparalled expertise to resolve any club challenge.

Who We Are

Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace, McMahon Group and Club Benchmarking, three of the most highly respected firms serving private clubs, have established the Club Leadership Alliance. After more than ten years of working together independently, the firms felt it was essential to work more closely in order to more effectively serve clubs in all their operational, financial, staffing, strategic and facility aspects.

“Several years ago, this club was at a crossroads, and it is amazing how far we have come. Our club president’s vision combined with the expertise of the CLA has put this club on the right path.”
– Board Member, Lemon Bay Golf Club

What We Do

Whether it is management search, understanding club finances, strategic planning or facility planning; the Alliance member firms have the unequaled expertise and skills to resolve any club challenge. We are here to provide your club with our expertise, as clubs are our business.

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How We Can Help

The Alliance partners are available individually or together as a team to assist you and your club in any way needed to solve your club’s most challenging issues. If it has been done in the private club industry, the Alliance partners have done it for the over 3,000 club served. Just contact anyone of us, and the entire team is at your disposal.

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Latest News

CLA Expands to Add Services & Expertise

ANNOUNCING CLA INTERIM MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS AND THE EXPERIENCE NETWORK Seven months after the addition of John Schultz, CCM, CCE, ECM to lead the Club Leadership Alliance, the firm is proud to announce its expansion to include Interim Management Solutions and the CLA Experience Network, a hands-on consulting operation focused on providing private clubs with expertise …

McMahon Group and NCA Spotlight the Racquet Sports Renaissance & Clubs Ahead of the Game

Thriving clubs provide compelling member experiences. It is a core value that drives relevant, enduring clubs. In the Fall 2022 issue of Club Trends, McMahon Group and the National Club Association share the most recent trends and data about the exploding popularity of racquet sports, along with how leading clubs are capitalizing on it to …

John Schultz Joins CLA

Industry Veteran to Lead Club Leadership Alliance … On June 16, 2022 the Club Leadership Alliance launched a new chapter with the announcement that acclaimed, award-winning former private club General Manager John M. Schultz, CCM, CCE is joining the team as CEO. This heralds an expansion of the CLA offerings and increased industry presence for …

Creating Relevant, Enduring Clubs

Unequaled Club Expertise & Skills