Your Communication Will Always Define Your Success
A client once remarked on how calm I appeared, a contrast to my earlier, more energetic leadership style. Having spent the first 20 years [...]
The Power of Authenticity In Club Culinary Leadership
I visited Shawn Loving, CMC, Executive Chef at the Detroit Athletic Club, to connect with him in his newly designed kitchen. Shawn has benefited [...]
Reflections from the KK&W She Leads Summit
Leadership looks different when you step into a room and a culture where you immediately feel seen, supported and challenged in [...]
Is Selfishness the Biggest Challenge to Creativity?
According to the Harvard Business Review, Baby Boomers are often regarded as a highly self-focused generation. Their professional accomplishments have enabled many individuals from [...]
30 Years & 30 Stories – Katy Eliades
From the beginning, I have felt welcomed into a culture that values collaboration, connection, and results. One standout experience was “Girls’ Week” at Patty’s [...]
30 Years & 30 Stories – Len Simard
When I look back on my journey in racquet sports, I’m reminded how unlikely it once seemed that the game would become not just [...]
30 Years & 30 Stories – Holly Weiss
Joining KK&W marked a deliberate return to building my professional career. For 19 years, I focused on raising my children while leading significant volunteer [...]
30 Years & 30 Stories – Patty Sprankle
KK&W is far more than a company to me… It represents opportunity, trust, and the tangible results of persistence and belief. What began as [...]
30 Years & 30 Stories – Sam Lindsley
Over the past eight plus years, my tenure with KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE has been a most rewarding chapter in my professional career. Dick, [...]
30 Years & 30 Stories – Armen Suny
Dick Kopplin and I first worked together at The Country Club at Castle Pines in the Castle Pines Recreation Company. Dick was the Vice [...]
30 Years & 30 Stories – Nan Fisher
Wow, what a 30 year journey and I have been fortunate enough to be along for the ride for 26 years! I am humbled [...]
‘Excellence’ Is a Cultural Problem
While showering in my hotel, I noticed the previous guest’s hair in the drain—a reflection of today’s lowered standards despite higher prices for hotels, [...]
What Can We Do Better: Setting the Tone for the 2026 Golf Season
As your golf committee looks to kick off the 2026 season for most of you, the golf committee and its members are probably thinking [...]
The State of Private Clubs in 2026
Private clubs are at a defining crossroads. Demand remains strong, but the operating environment has become more complex, more regulated, more [...]
Accountability vs. Responsibility
Social media often introduces us to terms we use without much thought. I catch myself doing this and then questioning my intentions. ‘Accountable’ and [...]