On this episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast, Rob Thomas speaks with Jonathan Fralick, VP, Racquet Sports for Invited Clubs. Fralick discusses a number of programs across the Invited portfolio, including two grow-the-game initiatives — First Serve and Right Start. First Serve is a comprehensive junior pathway to ensure organization, player development and…
Club + Resort Talks Speaks With Elsbeth Hurry, Co-Founder/CEO of ZIGIT
On this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Rob Thomas speaks with Elsbeth Hurry, Co-Founder and CEO of ZIGIT. ZIGIT’s new proprietary technology allows golf course owners and operators to sell canned and bottled alcohol through attractive, stand-alone ZIGIT-enabled machines (boxes) at locations along golfers’ journeys. Purchase eligibility is validated through ID verification / authentication…
Club + Resort Talks Discusses Industry Metrics with R.J. Hottovy, Head of Analytical Research at Placer.ai
In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Phil Keren speaks with R.J. Hottovy, Head of Analytical Research at Placer.ai, about the company’s recent examination of location intelligence metrics at country clubs. Placer.ai is a location analytics company that examines mobile data to create foot traffic estimates for any physical location in the U.S. Placer.ai…
Club + Resort Talks Speaks With Jake Gordon, CEO & Co-Founder of Noteefy
On this episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast, Rob Thomas spoke with Jake Gordon, CEO & Co-Founder of Noteefy, about how golf courses can drive more revenue with less effort. KemperSports, Landscapes Golf Management, Streamsong, and Sand Valley, to name a few, have already partnered with Noteefy. A few of the highlights: –…
Club + Resort Talks Revisits With Pete Wilson, Co-Founder of Grass Clippings
In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Phil Keren speaks with Pete Wilson, Co-Founder of Grass Clippings, about his company opening a lighted golf course at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz. The course began operations on Dec. 1, 2023 and has been well-received in the Tempe community. Phil first spoke with Wilson…
Club + Resort Talks Chats With Santiago Gomez, Founder and CEO of Padel Haus
In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Rob Thomas speaks with Santiago Gomez, Founder and CEO of Padel Haus. Santiago shares the origins of padel, a sport invented in Mexico in 1969, combining elements of tennis, racquetball, platform tennis, and squash. Padel involves playing with walls, adding a unique dimension to the game. Santiago…
Club + Resort Talks Chats with Alicia Nissel from The Downtown Clubs
On this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Rob Thomas speaks with Alicia Nissel, General Manager of The Downtown Clubs in Houston, Texas. Nissel discusses what the club does to attract and retain members, as well as looking into her crystal ball to see what the industry can expect five or 10 years down the…
Top 10 Articles on C+RB for 2023
The New Year offers an excellent opportunity to look back at the year we had, and online metrics provide tangible numbers for what our audience consumed the most. With that in mind, Rob Thomas and Phil Keren discuss the Top 10 articles read on www.clubandresortbusiness.com in 2023. 10. Ace Pickleball Club Planning 32 New Locations…
Club + Resort Talks Discusses Sporting Clays With CC of Buffalo
On this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren speaks with Kevin Clarke and Nick Markel from The Country Club of Buffalo about their club hosting its second annual Sporting Clays Invitational on Nov. 3 and 4. Clarke, who chaired the event and served as captain of The…
C+RB Names the 2023 Top Ranked Clubhouse
In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Club + Resort Business Senior Phil Keren speaks with the leaders at BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach, Fla., about the club garnering the No. 1 ranking in the 2023 Club + Resort Business Top Ranked Clubhouse program. Ryan Walls, CEO and General Manager at BallenIsles Club.…
Club + Resort Talks Chats With Tom Everett, Landscapes Golf Management
In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Editor Rob Thomas speaks with Tom Everett, President of Landscapes Golf Management. Landscapes Golf Management has been in the news a lot lately, with new projects in both Traphill, N.C. (Contentment Golf Club) and Sioux Falls, N.D. (Mapleton Golf Club). Everett also penned a popular column for…
Joe Conforti Discusses Taking Members on Golf Trips
On this episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast, Joe Conforti, Director of Golf at the Club at Olde Cypress sits down with Club + Resort Business Editor Rob Thomas to talk about taking members on golf trips. Conforti and Thomas recently participated in the Annie’s Revenge Jamaica Pro-Am—a first for Rob, but Joe’s…
Club + Resort Talks Reveals the 2023 Top Ranked Pro Shop
Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren spoke with two leaders from The Landings Golf & Athletic Club in Savannah, Ga., about the club earning the No. 1 spot in the 2023 Club + Resort Business Top Ranked Pro Shops Program. Haley Pickering, the club’s Golf Shop Retail Manager, and Scott Justman, Director of…
Podcast to Podcast: Chef Rob Goodhue Chats About ‘Rare Talk’
In this episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast, Club + Resort Business Editor Rob Thomas chats with chats with Rob Goodhue, Director of Culinary Operations and Executive Chef at Hunters Run Country Club in Boynton Beach, Fla. Chef Rob has started a podcast of his own, named “Rare Talk.” In his first episode,…
C+RB Talks Discusses The Crags Putting Course at The Country Club at Castle Pines
In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Club + Resort Business Senior Editor Phil Keren speaks with Mark Lewicki, Director of Sales and Marketing, and Lance Lauer, Acting Director of Grounds, at The Country Club at Castle Pines. In 2020, the Castle Rock, Colo. club opened its most unique golf amenity called The Crags—a…