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Shawn Emerson Appointed as Agronomy Associate/Consultant With GSI Executive Search |
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GSI Executive Search is pleased to announce the appointment of Shawn Emerson as an Agronomy Associate/Consultant. Sean has been in the golf course industry for 40 years. Twenty-five of those years were spent at Desert Mountain Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona as the Director of Agronomy where Shawn presided over seven golf courses, leading them to achieve the Renovation of the Year (2003) award and an Honorable Mention for Development (2019). In addition to Shawn’s management over golf courses, he has also taken care of all aspects of club landscaping, tennis, and pickle court construction/maintenance, and was part of building a world-renowned performance center. He is known for his innovative approach, using technology such as sensors, drones, operation software, and procurement management. |
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"The vast experience and knowledge Shawn Emerson has acquired over the past 40 years will contribute greatly to our current and future clients’ needs for their clubs in the field of agronomy."
-Jay Salem, Chief Operating Officer of GSI Executive Search |
| Shawn has managed multi-cultural work environments by hiring employees via student visas, H2B visas, and Catholic Relief Services, creating a unified team working towards a common goal. He has placed over 50 golf course superintendents and 75 assistant superintendents who have moved on to other opportunities in the golf course industry. Shawn has collaborated closely with many experts in the industry during his career, including architects, scientists, university professors, manufacturers, as well as many small business owners. As a second-generation golf course superintendent, Shawn has many business contacts that span several generations and is well regarded within the industry.
Over the years, Shawn has been featured in multiple magazines, been a guest on many blogs, and has served on an advisory committee that helps reshape the golf industry for the future. He is renowned not only for his expertise but also for his management skills, his ability to look outside the box, and his down to earth personality.
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From GSI Executive Search Featured General Manager Seattle Yacht Club Seattle, WA |
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The Organization Founded in 1892, the Seattle Yacht Club (SYC) is one of the country's most active, long-established, and well known yacht and boating clubs. It is home to about 2,800 memberships, along with joint memberships, for a total of about 4,800 members, served by over 50 full and part-time staff. The Club offers an outstanding group of properties for use by members ranging from the historic main station on Portage Bay to several outstations located along the Salish Sea shorelines of Washington and British Columbia. The Club provides food and beverage services at the main station in two restaurants, serving about 40,000 meals to members and guests annually. Additionally, it provides banquet services and is especially popular for weddings and special events on its historic grounds. SYC is the lead participant and host for the annual Spring Opening Day boat parade and events on the Montlake Cut. It hosts a world class sailing program, children and young adult programs and special member programs that provide amenities and member benefits for all to enjoy. Seattle Yacht Club hosts 250 slips in its main station marina; has room for almost 200 boats at its 10 outstations with over 18,000 boat nights occurring annually on 82,400 square feet of dock space; owns 42 buildings with an asset replacement cost in the $45M range; has an annual operating budget in the $11M range; and has an annual capital budget of about $800,000. SYC is financially sound, with no debt, significant capital reserves for major maintenance and asset replacement, low member dues, and has endured the COVID downturn successfully, with growth in memberships over the last 18 months.
The Opportunity Reporting to the Commodore, the General Manager (GM) implements the Club’s policies and strategies as defined by the fourteen-member Board of Trustees. The GM is responsible for leading and directing all day-today and long-term activities associated with the Club. As a private club, the GM must balance the needs for membership service expectations with the financial and operational goals of SYC.
Requirements - Effectively manage and oversee Club Operations. Senior Managers who report directly to the GM include the Controller, Food and Beverage Director, Facilities Director, Sailing Director, Membership Director, Member Services Manager, and Executive Chef. The Senior Managers are responsible for the day-to-day activities and processes. Although the GM will rely on the Senior Managers to operate the daily activities, the GM is ultimately responsible for overall performance metrics and service. Create and manage the annual performance goals and results for Senior Managers.
- Set the standard for effective management, maintaining a high level of ethics, prudence, creativity, productivity, and demonstrating a concern for the supervision and development of the staff.
- Initiate directly and through department managers the emphasis of a member-first service culture that ensures tradition, member patronage, and maximizes the use of the Club’s facilities.
- Actively engage in the recruitment, hiring and development of all personnel. This includes developing and building a team that supports one another in delivering services and programs and is focused on providing excellent service to members through ownership and initiative of their areas of expertise.
- Manage the development, implementation and ongoing monitoring of the annual operating and capital budgets and the Club’s overall financial results. Manage costs and revenues and be accountable for progress against annual and short-term financial and operational goals.
- Maintain effective communication with the Commodores on Club operations, financial reports, risk analysis, compliance, asset management, human resources, membership initiatives and capital projects. Attend and provide updates at the monthly Board of Trustees meetings.
- Attend Club Committee meetings as appropriate.
- Conduct an ongoing evaluation of Club programs and events to ensure the consistent provision of outstanding services to meet the needs and expectations of members, guests, and employees.
- Represent the Club to members, employees, and external agencies.
- Design, implement, and maintain operating policies and procedures that align and support the Club’s goals.
- Take responsibility for the care, maintenance and upkeep of all grounds and facilities on campus, ensuring that an ongoing maintenance program is actively managed for the short and long term.
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This month's featured search is headed by: |
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Terry Anglin CCM, CCE, ECM 901-550-9338 Direct |
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Lessons Learned from Alice in Wonderland |
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Alice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
The Cheshire Cat: “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”
Alice: “I don't much care where.”
The Cheshire Cat: “Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.” |
| This refrain from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland could not be more relevant for clubs today who neither have a published, member-driven, and "board-approved" Mission Statement nor have constructed an annual budget focused on achieving their desired member-experience outcomes.
Unfortunately, clubs without member-driven Mission Statements and corresponding budgets mistakenly focus their day-to-day operations on achieving financial outcomes, not member experience outcomes. |
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At GSI Executive Search, we’re always adding new searches for our ever-expanding roster of private club clients. Please see below for the full list. |
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Grey Oaks Country Club Naples, FL
Seattle Yacht Club Seattle, WA
Vaquero Club Westlake, TX
Quogue Field Club Quogue, NY
Westwood Swim and Tennis Club Winston-Salem, NC
Fountain Head Country Club Hagerstown, MD
The Founders Golf Club Sarasota, FL
Glen Eagle Golf and Country Club Naples, FL
Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia Essington, PA
Saratoga Golf & Polo Club Saratoga Springs, NY
Kelly Greens Golf & Country Club Fort Meyers, FL |
| Philadelphia Country Club Gladwyne, PA
Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, TX
Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, TX
The Peninsula Club Cornelius, NC
Maryland Club Baltimore, MD
The Springs Rancho Mirage, CA
The Moorings Golf and Country Club Naples, FL
Petroleum Club of Midland Midland, TX
Joe Vicari Restaurant Group Detroit, MI |
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Scott McNett 314-854-1321
Ned Welc, CCM, CCE 440-796-7922
Terry Anglin, CCM, CCE, ECM 901-550-9338
Andrew Minnelli, USPTA, PTR 310-740-4488
Manny Gugliuzza, CCM, CCE 732-618-8665
Richard A. Lareau, CCM, CCE, ECM 713-557-4287
J. Mark Black, CGCS 239-250-6296
Shawn Emerson 602-818-5818 |
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Bob Jones 972-341-8133 Office
Jay Salem 972-341-8143 Office 214-533-5165 Cell |
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About GSI Executive Search:
GSI Executive Search, an Ethos Club & Leisure Alliance company, is a full-service executive search firm serving the private club and hospitality industries throughout the U.S. The firm's hands-on, thorough, and results-oriented approach has led to successful placements for over 20 years with more than 500 client clubs/organizations and over 900 search assignments.
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