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European Trends with Leighton Walker

Leighton Walker, of Cirencester Golf Club and the Golf Club Talk UK podcast, joins us to discuss some trends he’s seeing in the United Kingdom & Europe.

Later on, Leighton and Gabe discuss their favorite episodes of the Golf Club Talk UK podcast. If you haven’t already subscribed, you should do that now. Each month, Leighton teams up with Eddie Bullock to deliver some amazing golf club industry education.

Here’s a link to listen and subscribe to Golf Club Talk UK: golfradionetwork.com/golf-club-talk-uk/

Finally, you’ll find out what Leighton’s approach is when taking over a new club. As a manager, how does he tackle the challenges he walks into and how does he prioritize? You’ll find out the answer in today’s episode.

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Mike Last, Managing Charitable Contributions

Mike Last developed a system for club’s to manage their charitable requests as well as generate leads. It’s a system all clubs should look into to save time and be more productive. You’ll learn all about it on this episode.

About Mike:

Mike grew up playing golf in upstate NY. Graduate of Georgia Tech (BEE).

He worked as Electrical Engineer for 12 years 1986-1998. Mike founded Last Minute Tee Times (LMTT) in 1998 to help golf courses sell more tee times. LMTT grew to serve 560 golf courses, 610,000 active golfer members, and hundreds of thousands of tee time reservations yearly. Created the nation’s largest active community of golfers, and LastMinuteGolfer online community members enjoyed an extensive customer loyalty program. LMTT was purchased by Comcast in October 2008 and it is now promoted as GolfNow.

Since 2008, Mike has invested time and money in developing technology to help non-profits raise money. He recognized a sizable opportunity to help non-profits (and equally important) help experience providers (like golf courses and resorts) convert slow periods into meaningful promotion and revenue. Geronimo Solutions bridges the gap between business owners and non-profits.

Visit www.onespareteetime.com/ to learn more.

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Justin Baer, MemberText

On this inaugural edition of Tech Trends presented by MemberText, we chat with Justin Baer about millennials and their unique tech habits. What is this next generation of member looking for in terms of communication and outreach from a brand? You’ll find out.

We discuss why MemberText is the best solution to replace much of your email communication with a more direct and engaging platform. Visit membertext.net to learn more.

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Frank McCathran, Omnilert

 

So your club drafted an emergency preparedness plan, now what? On this episode, Frank McCathran of Omnilert discusses:

Why clubs implement emergency notification systems.
The history and the applicability to private clubs – including recent incidents.
The recognized crises, hazards, and exposures clubs face.
The ROI debate in implementing safety solutions.
Compliance requirements to warn.
How it works and how clubs should be alerting their people.
Best practices to warn by aligning your emergency action & response plan.
About Frank:

Frank, as well as other members of Omnilert, have worked within the club industry for over a decade helping clubs implement innovative safety technologies. He has spent the better part of his career overseeing emergency alerting & notification solution implementations at thousands of country clubs, educational institutions, venues, and professional sports & recreational facilities. Frank’s passion for life safety extends into his personal life as he volunteers his time to organizations with the mission of providing severe weather safety, preparedness, & awareness information to the public.

In the club space, his personal mission extends to educating the industry on how to effectively communicate emergency, life safety, & crisis situations to their employees, members, & guests. During a crisis is not the time to plan communications. The goal is to prepare our Customers for the most important minute of a crisis – from beginning to end.