HOSPITALITY, SPORTS & LEISURE

There's no business like the sports and hospitality business! From our beginnings, working with major oil and gas companies who wanted to either divest their holdings or develop them into major resort properties, we have worked, nationally and internationally, in recruiting executive talent for the hospitality, sports and gaming industries. 

Today, sports’ marketing is big business, ranking as the 11th largest industry in the U.S.  In this large and complex industry, the need for sport management professionals is at an all-time high, as companies expand across borders and merger and acquisition frenzy creates consolidation and brings media/entertainment and private equity companies into the sports arena. We are experts at working with professional team sport franchises, arenas, stadiums, race tracks, event promotion companies, sports manufacturers and corporate sponsors that need finance, operations and marketing professionals to provide packaged games or events to consumers, and/or to use sports as a touch point to build brand value.  

CLIENT BASE

	Professional Team
	Sport Franchises
	Arenas, Stadiums
	Race Tracks
	Country Clubs
	Golf Courses
	Resorts
	Theme Parks
	Casinos
	Event Promotion Companies
	Management Companies
	Sports Manufacturers
	Corporate Sponsors

 Functional Areas: Finance, Operations, Sales and Marketing Management Including Heads of Business Unit and Product Categories, Food and Beverage and GM's, Design and Architecture.

Trade Associations and Organizations:

 

ORGANIZATION	DESCRIPTION
AHLA -American Hotel and Lodging Association	National trade association representing all sectors of the lodging industry, uniting 10,000 members.
ARDA- American Resort Development Association	Professional association with 1,000 corporate members representing vacation ownership and resort development industries.
CMAA – Club Managers Association of America	Represents more than 7,000 members who run more than 3,000 golf, country club, athletic, military, city and yacht clubs.
National Restaurant Association	National Association representing 945,000 restaurant and food service outlets
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions	Trade association for permanently situated amusements and attraction facilities
Stadium Management Association	Representing administrators and operating personnel of teams, government entities, colleges and universities
SGMA	Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association ; National trade group for sports apparel, footwear and equipment producers and marketers.
NSGA	National Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association- National trade group for sports/team retailers.