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CMAA Connecticut Chapter – 2026 Regional Workshop Recap – Advancing Excellence in Club Leadership
Club Leadership Alliance – CMAA Connecticut Chapter Regional Workshop Recap The 2026 CMAACT Regional Workshop, held March 1–2 at the Mohegan Sun Resort, brought together club management professionals and industry leaders for two days of education, collaboration, and meaningful connection. Club Leadership Alliance (CLA) was proud to provide the educational programming for the event, bringing …
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Low Country Symposium 2025 Recap: A Remarkable Gathering of Club Leaders
Low Country Symposium 2025 Recap: A Remarkable Gathering of Club Leaders The 2025 Lowcountry Symposium, held on January 27-28, brought together 100 club leaders, general managers, and industry experts for two days of insightful discussions, networking, and knowledge-sharing. Hosted at the prestigious Colleton River Club and Berkeley Hall Club, this year’s symposium delivered engaging panels, …
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Zach Platek Named Director of Interim Management Solutions for Club Leadership Alliance
December 19, 2024 – The Club Leadership Alliance (CLA), a trusted resource for club leaders and boards seeking innovative leadership solutions, proudly announces the appointment of Zach Platek as Director of Interim Management Solutions. In this role, Platek will oversee the current CLA Interim Management Solutions for private clubs and lifestyle communities nationwide. Platek brings …
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Live Ready Joins Preferred Service Provider Partnership with Club Leadership Alliance
Live Ready Joins Preferred Service Provider Partnership with Club Leadership Alliance CHARLOTTE, NC – Club Leadership Alliance (CLA), proudly announces strategic Preferred Service Provider partnership with Live Ready, a leader in cutting-edge emergency preparedness and personal safety training. This collaboration aims to empower leaders in the industry with unparalleled safety and preparedness skills, ensuring a …
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Core Values and Best Practices are Critical for Every Club to Understand, Adopt and Implement.
Core Values and Best Practices are Critical for Every Club to Understand, Adopt and Implement. In our second featured Boardroom Institute education video, Tom Wallace of CLA partner firm, KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE, discusses how core values and best practices are critical for every club to understand, adopt and implement. To hear more on this …
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Empowering Board Members, Committee Members and Club Management with Knowledge, Strategies and Best Practices
Boardroom Institute – Empowering Board Members, Committee Members and Club Management with Knowledge, Strategies and Best Practices. Through our partnership with Boardroom Institute, our mission is to empower board members and club leadership with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to lead their organizations with confidence, integrity, and strategic foresight. We believe that effective governance …
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Club Leadership Alliance Adds Little Owl Entertainment as Preferred Service Provider
Club Leadership Alliance Adds Little Owl Entertainment as Preferred Service Provider CHARLOTTE, NC – CHARLOTTE, NC – Club Leadership Alliance (CLA), proudly secures Preferred Service Provider relationship with Little Owl Entertainment, the premier experience and entertainment company serving the private club industry. Founded by Nick Weir, veteran of the music industry, Little Owl Entertainment curates …
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Pipeline Joins Preferred Service Provider Partnership with Club Leadership Alliance
Pipeline Joins Preferred Service Provider Partnership with Club Leadership Alliance CHARLOTTE, NC – Club Leadership Alliance (CLA), proudly secures Preferred Service Provider relationship with industry veteran Pipeline Agency, a brand marketing agency for clubs and communities. With decades of experience, Pipeline’s foundation is built on building a greater sense of belonging for prospective members, current …
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CLA Secures Preferred Service Provider Partnership with Golf Life Navigators
CLA Secures Preferred Service Provider Partnership with Golf Life Navigators CHARLOTTE, NC – Club Leadership Alliance (CLA) announces Preferred Service Provider partnership with Golf Life Navigators (GLN), the leading resource for discovering, planning, and ultimately securing golf memberships and real estate. Through their innovative technology and personalized consultation services, Golf Life Navigators aligns golf enthusiasts …
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Second Preferred Service Provider Partnership with SUSSNER Revealed
Club Leadership Alliance Announces Preferred Service Provider Partnership with SUSSNER CHARLOTTE, NC – Club Leadership Alliance (CLA), proudly announces Preferred Service Provider partnership with SUSSNER, a renowned agency specializing in elevating brand experiences. SUSSNER brings to the table a wealth of expertise in brand strategy, design, and implementation. With a proven track record of transforming …
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Club Leadership Alliance Announces Preferred Service Provider Partnership with Club Capital Group
Club Leadership Alliance Announces Preferred Service Provider Partnership with Club Capital Group CHARLOTTE, NC – Club Leadership Alliance (CLA), in conjunction with our partner firms, KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE, McMahon Group and Club Benchmarking, is proud to introduce its first Preferred Service Provider partnership with Club Capital Group (CCG), a leading purchasing group in the …
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CLA Preferred Service Providers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Club Leadership Alliance Unveils Preferred Service Provider Initiative to Elevate Club Industry CHARLOTTE, NC – Club Leadership Alliance, a leading organization dedicated to empowering clubs and their leaders, is excited to announce the launch of its CLA Preferred Service Provider program. This initiative aims to enhance club leadership and membership experience by …
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Why is Storytelling so Important?
Do you know your Club’s story? Can your Board and your staff confidently answer that question? If not, it’s time to put in some work. Storytelling can captivate an audience, evoke emotions, and memorably convey your message. Storytelling is the most effective way to build brand identity, rally members around a capital project, and motivate …
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Club Leadership Alliance Welcomes Christy Latimore as Newest Addition to the Team
Charlotte, NC – Club Leadership Alliance (CLA) is pleased to announce the addition of Christy Latimore as the newest member of their growing team. Christy will be assuming the role of Operations Lead to help propel the organization’s mission forward. Christy brings over 13 years of experience within the private club industry to this new …
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INDUSTRY LEADER TONY D’ERRICO ADDS DEPTH and EXPERTISE TO CLA
The Club Leadership Alliance (CLA) is proud to announce that private club industry expert Tony D’Errico, CCM, CCE, CAM is adding his expertise to the firm’s roster of talented CLA Experience Network professionals. Tony’s areas of focus will include governance, leadership development, executive coaching, succession planning and working with club boards to achieve excellence as …
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Club Leadership Alliance Establishes Partnership with BoardRoom Institute
Charlotte, NC, (April 2023) – Club Leadership Alliance (CLA) partners with BoardRoom Institute, an online education platform designed specifically for private club boards, their directors, committees, committee chairs, and others associated with private club governance. Achieving alignment between a private club’s general manager/chief executive and volunteer leaders begins with a mutual understanding of the priorities …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Why so Many Country Clubs are Undertaking Massive Capital-Improvement Projects – Golf Digest
There’s beach volleyball, a soccer field, basketball courts, batting cages, tennis (obviously), pickleball, bocce, a pool with a “splash zone” for kids, a pool with an island in the middle, and two lap pools so that you can swim without interruption while listening to music through the underwater speakers…read more
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Club Trends WEBINAR VIDEO: Creating Club Culture – It Begins with Orientations
In this webinar industry experts and insiders from McMahon Group, Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace and the National Club Association share with you insights from the latest issue of Club Trends. Our team provided the highlights from this issue including best practices for board and committee orientations and strategies for onboarding new members and staff.
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A Commitment to Best Practices
One thing is always consistent with the strongest leaders and clubs: They are fiercely focused on understanding and implementing the industry’s best standards and practices.
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WEBINAR VIDEO: Club Trends Winter Outlook 2021 – The Member-Centric Club
Watch Now – The Winter Outlook Webinar was held on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Listen to this recording to hear from the Club Trends authors speak and answer questions about topics covered in this issue… Watch Now
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WEBINAR VIDEO: City Clubs – Thriving Not Just Surviving
Watch Now – The Thriving Not Just Surviving webinar was live on January 14, 2021. Hosted by the Club Leadership Alliance (McMahon Group, Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace and Club Benchmarking) and Henry Wallmeyer, President & CEO of the National Club Association to share their experiences which address… Watch Now
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Protect, Preserve, and Grow Club Assets
Increasing your club’s net worth is important because it manifests itself in well-maintained and relevant facilities, which along with access to special people and programs, is the ultimate promise of club membership. The facilities are the vehicle through which the club drives engagement and builds community… READ MORE
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Developing and Maintaining an Effective Strategic Plan
One way or the other strategic planning has become the best method of bringing members and their boards together to understand what the club’s purpose is, in other words it mission, so then all members could work together to achieve that purpose in a spirit of compromise to achieve and end goal… READ MORE
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Embrace data-driven leadership rooted in strong governance principles and transparent communication to all stakeholders
High performing clubs embrace data-driven leadership rooted in strong and proven governance principles;and they communicate transparently to all stakeholders… READ MORE
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Conduct mandatory and comprehensive orientations for all stakeholders
We believe the highest performing clubs do a great job of educating their consumers not just once, but continuously. It’s the reason we urge every club to conduct mandatory and comprehensive orientation for all stakeholders… READ MORE
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Adopt the fact-based, private club business model and related financial best practices and Key Performance Indicators
A club board is more likely to achieve alignment and work together productively if everyone in the room is speaking the same language, but a disconnect often occurs when it comes to discussions about club finances… READ MORE
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Golf Channel’s Club Leadership Alliance Intro Video
In this short video, Gary Williams from Golf Channel interviews Kurt Kuebler from Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace, Ray Cronin from Club Benchmarking and Frank Vain from McMahon Group. The Club Leadership Alliance continues to be dedicated to Creating Relevant, Enduring Clubs.
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Perform regular team engagement surveys, compare to benchmarks and act on results.
The level of employee engagement in your club has a direct impact on the club’s culture and long-term financial success and the difference between engagement and satisfaction is very important when it comes to employees… READ MORE
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Continuously educate stakeholders (Board, Committees, Members, Staff) regarding best practices and important societal trends impacting the private club industry
The need for constant education of stakeholders (Board, Committee, Members and Staff) has never been as critical as it is today. The foundation of a healthy organization is built on trust and confidence which stems from information and education… READ MORE
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Introduction of Club Leadership Alliance™
Welcome to the Club Leadership Alliance™, a collaboration of three well-established firms dedicated to working together to make clubs and their leadership teams more successful and as a result more rewarding to their club members… READ MORE