Trusted Partners

Trusted Partners are organizations that provide expertise and specialized services outside of KK&W’s core offerings.

Each Trusted Partner is independently vetted for performance and professionalism, allowing us to confidently connect clubs with high-quality, trusted resources.  These partners share our standards, values, and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the industry.

Robyn helps clubs update their bylaws, joining documents, rules, policies and forms.  She helps clubs ensure that they adopt best practices, incorporate useful provisions and forms, and protect the club.  Robyn is particularly experienced in complex real estate and financial transactions involving multiple sellers and buyers with golf, spa, retail, fitness, clubhouse, and residential community assets. She regularly counsels private clubs on governance and membership issues and advises clients on a wide range of legal issues, including restructuring of club operations and membership offerings, cybersecurity and data privacy, contracts, water, insurance, employment, operations best practices, and settlements involving real estate, golf course and club litigation [learn more]

Chad works closely with executive search firms, boards, and hiring committees across a wide range of industries—including hospitality—to deliver clear, objective insights on finalist candidates. He draws on deep expertise in psychometrics and personality psychology, combined with a practical understanding of business needs, shaped by his experience as an entrepreneur.  He is trained in a wide variety of cognitive and personality assessments and is known for translating complex results into clear, actionable insights aligned with the role and organizational culture. [learn more]

Brad has been a design consultant on dozens of golf course projects, primarily restorations. Among his consultancies are California Golf Club, CA; Desert Forest Golf Club, AZ; Old Macdonald, OR; Country Club of Waterbury, CT; Worcester Country Club, MA; Keney Park, CT; Country Club of Mobile, AL; Meadowbrook Country Club, MI; Meadow Brook Club, NY; and Kennett Square Golf & Country Club, PA. [learn more]

Club Leader 360 is a leadership development and assessment company built exclusively for the private club industry. Our flagship offering—the Leadership Balance Assessment (LBA)—is a proprietary 360-degree feedback tool designed to measure a leader’s balance and centeredness across four foundational components: Heart, Head, Being, and Doing. Unlike generic leadership assessments, the LBA was created by industry professionals for private clubs, ensuring relevant language, team dynamics, and cultural alignment. Each assessment is paired with a private coaching session and support materials designed to turn feedback into actionable leadership growth. [learn more]

Creative Golf Marketing (CGM) performs membership marketing and consulting for the private club industry. CGM’s efforts focus on increasing our private club clients’ revenues, marketability, efficiency and long-term financial stability. For over 30 years, CGM has collaborated with club leaders including General Managers, Board Members and Club Committees to accomplish the marketing goals required and requested.  CGM’s partnerships are comprised of club facilities from across the country, with a diverse range of locations, cultures, initiation fees, and membership structures. [learn more]

Clubs with an active and relevant Strategic Plan are the ones that are thriving. They are not making reactive decisions, but have a clear, highly proactive and well communicated plan that reassures the membership that the business is strong and viable. Paying careful attention to the strategic position is the ingredient to consistent success in this new club world!

The JR Sullivan Consulting team draws on over 80 years of private club management experience to help guide boards in their strategic planning process. Contact Jack Sullivan directly to find out more about Comprehensive Strategic Analysis and Program Development or a Strategic Thinking Quick-Start and Review.

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