Golf Management Australia Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The official podcast of Golf Management Australia, serving those who manage the grassroots game at clubs across Australia.
What's the value of a beverage fridge? Quite likely thousands of dollars more than you're presently making, according to this week's guest Daniel Christie, National Business Manager of Asahi Lifestyle Beveages.
From potential Presidential protests to burst water pipes and ultimately one of the great events in Australian golf history...the 2019 Presidents Cup had it all and Royal Melbourne GM Warwick Hill-Rennie joins us to reflect on the event one year on.
Paul Vardy joins the pod to outline the upcoming 2020 BMI Program, then a special treat when we talk leadership with BMI Keynote speaker and qualified Jungle Warfare Instructor, Mark Oliver, and his groundbreaking ideas on leadership and intelligence.
He's outspoken and often challenges accepted norms which is what makes US based Master Club Manager Mac Niven such a great interview. In part two of this wide ranging discussion he reveals - among other things - why the average GM tenure is just three years.
This is a must listen for all GMA members.
Visit Mac's website for more fascinating insights.
US based Master Club Manager, Mac Niven, joins the podcast this week to talk about his extensive research into the relationship between boards and GMs.
This is a must listen for all GMA members.
Visit Mac's website for more fascinating insights.
Ross Haron of Golf Shop Transformations joins Episode 11 of the podcast to talk about the important contribution well designed and maintained retail space can have on the bottom line of a golf club.
Hippie or hip pocket? Saving on your club's energy bill is good for both the environment and your bottom line and Richard Martin, Managing Director of energy management company AEES Group, joins episode 10 to explain how you can do it.
GMA Chairman Cathy Neagle joins episode 9 of the GMA Podcast to talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and some of its impacts - both good and bad - on the business of golf.
Cathy also has some special words for outgoing NSW Golf Club GM and GMA stalwart David Burton.
Golf Australia GM of Golf development David Gallichio and Lake Karrinyup GM Damon Lonnie join the podcast to crunch the strong Covid playing numbers while Sonia Kirkman of Transform Golf Shop Specialists has some tips to improve the performance of this area of the business.
We all want it to end but the truth of the Corona Virus is that it is here to stay. On Episode 7 we tackle the issue on three fronts. MiClub's Chris Little talks about the company's scoring app which is helping clubs run competitions safely, Golf Business Advisory head Jeff Blunden reveals the results of a recent survey and Secom Technology's Jason Drew talks about what the future might look like for clubs.
Issues with Coronavirus are far from over, but with social distancing restrictions being eased in many parts of Australia, golf clubs nation wide have caught a glimpse of life after COVID-19.
Peter Busch from Green Acres GC in Victoria, and Mark Tan from Mount Osmond GC in South Australia, join the podcast to discuss some strategies for clubs to survive in the new world order.
It's the only topic of conversation in the world at the moment and the Corona Virus has touched every aspect of life, including golf. So how should those in the industry be responding the pandemic and what are some of the bigger picture considerations? On Episode 5 of the GMA Podcast we chat with some of the keenest minds in the game when we are joined by:
David Burton – GM NSW Golf Club, Former GMA President and Life Member;
Matt Chesterman – Clubs & Facilities Support Senior Manager at Golf Australia (and former GM);
Terry Muir – Owner of EPar, Environmental Management & Safety specialists and;
Paul Vardy – GMA CEO and former GM.
On Episode 4 of the podcast we meet Victoria State Operations Manager Rod Haines and find out how he came to be with GMA and why he thinks the organisation is vital to the health of the game.
We also meet Greg Oakford, Senior Manager Marketing and Digital at Golf Australia, with some real world advice on low cost and even no cost marketing in the digital age.
In Episode 3 of the GMA Podcast, we chat with State Operations Manager (NSW), Frances Cordaro, to learn more about her background prior to joining GMA.
Also, we catch up with one of the industry's most energetic and popular General Managers, The Eastern Golf Club's Ben Telley, with some simple advice on making clubs a more welcoming, family friendly place.
It's been a lengthy restructure process for GMA and there is more to be done so on Episode 2 of the GMA Podcast we take the opportunity meet the new leaders of the organisation, Chair Cathy Neagle and incoming CEO Paul Vardy. Cathy and Paul lay out the vision for what GMA is looking to achieve in the coming year as well as reflect on another successful GMA conference.
The GMA Podcast, sponsored by MiClub, is set to launch after the GMA Conference in Melbourne in early October.
In this special preview episode, Golf Management Australia Chair, Andrew Gay, and MiClub National Account Manager, Richard Berry, join host Rod Morri to launch the project.