https://www.kevinspaluch.com/experience daily 0.75 2023-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/b6e0e7c9-7652-4608-98b3-3f8b10b6240c/FORM+Office+2018.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616864762656-AAYSJJ86MV91PRJTRWDK/DJI_0639.jpg Experience - Lake Lawn Resort Chief Operating Officer December 2019 - September 2021 Hired to improve the overall financial outlook of the existing resort and the coordination of the development plans for the unallocated real estate property. The anticipated project build out was estimated at $600 million. One month after my hire date COVID struck. The resort operations consist of 272 condominium rooms, 18 hole championship golf course, water sports complex, marina with 261 slips, SPA, 40,000 sq. ft of banquet and meeting space, 4 restaurants, 3 swimming pools, fitness center, and retail space. Annual sales exceeding 20 million dollars per season in a very compressed season. Provide direction for 250 employees surging to 500+ during the summer season. Key Accomplishments: Improved online rating through customer service focus and training. Improved Marketing initiatives to improve brand awareness and sales. Hired Sales/Marketing Director to improve group sales performance. Navigated through COVID and improvement the resort cash flow by 1,500,000. Completed 4,000,000 of banquet & catering renovations during COVID. Identified and completed numerous Capital improvements with 3 year ROI. Designed/completed most visible space in the resort into Wedding room producing over 100 weddings and 3,000,000 in gross revenue. Negotiated with the City of Delavan & received approval to reduce the TID/TIFF obligation by 3,000,000. Modified Condominium split change for 4 years +++ to ensure success of the resort through the COVID era. Worked with developer and City to received amended GDP for property home development consisting of 101 homes located on the water front. Worked with developer to frame community CCR’s to benefit both the homeowners and resort ownership. Received DNR approval to increase marina pier count by 96. Assisted in driving the City and Town into an IGA (inter-governmental agreement) regarding sewer rights for Future Years for the existing property and 350 acres of development located across the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/29aaf412-1902-4eaa-a3a9-cd4f22bcf6f1/GN%2BLEO%2BMONDAY_0333.jpg Experience - Paloma Resort Properties Geneva National Resorts & Hotels, The Inns of Geneva National, The Ridge, & The Cove of Lake Geneva Chief Operating Officer February 1988 - December 2019, 31 Years of Service Responsible for the total operations of one of the mid-wests largest resort/hotel and golf operations producing in excess of $30 million dollars of annual revenue within a compressed seasonal market. The resort operations are home to 54 holes of Legendary Signature golf courses including 36 holes resort and 18 holes of rotating membership golf, 375 hotel rooms 36 Inns rooms, 40,000 square feet of meeting space, 20 food and beverage outlets, swimming pools, and spa. Provide direction to a team of 750 employees at the resort and clubhouse. Key Accomplishments: Transition a golf company into a resort hotel and golf company ensuring hybrid success, profitability, and longevity for both entities. Implemented a guest loyalty feedback program adopted by all Paloma Resort Properties. Initiated the FORBES Travel Guide service training to deliver thoughtful anticipatory service throughout all properties. Provided education opportunities to increase employee. Improved employee satisfaction utilizing the Gallup Employee Engagement Solution. Implement hotel revenue strategies and delivered to golf properties. Develop plan, receive approvals, source financing, and was responsible for building and completing 15,000,000 of capital improvements. Directed and worked closely with the Marketing & Membership Sales manager to sell 200+ golf memberships, develop and sell 150+ sport memberships, and increase social memberships by 100+. Functioned as manager for the declarancy of banks and community association. Responsibly to the declarancy of banks to oversee management of the community association. The CA managed sewer, water, streets, and security until the purchase from the developer of the swim and racquet club. Then the swim and racquet club became the responsibility of the the CA. Responsible to manage the ARC committee to ensure the product being built in the community was built to ARC standards in a depressed market. Lead a large business restructure creating a senior management team capable of delivering centralized core revenue streams producing substantial flow through. Centralized sales and marketing for all Paloma Resort Properties. Negotiated multiple multi-million dollar leases. Increased RevPar by double digit percentages at all resort properties. Act as President of the Geneva National Foundation contributing over 3,000,000 in 11 years to those organizations serving clients with special needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616897382954-XM49WQA46KJCFB05N8A3/dc.jpg Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616897401645-4MNE9QEUWDINHJD8OEMR/sh.jpg Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616897500200-03U1OKEUXOYKXZHX6SLK/FRCC.jpg Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/00e01065-2617-42a5-9303-6d6f787ca9eb/Cimmiron+Hills.jpg Experience Cimarron Hills Country Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/c4fd2ced-054d-488e-a5c4-55aefcae71e3/Dove+Canyon+2.jpg Experience Dove Canyon Country Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/568d1bb9-2366-4463-82fa-12194a015047/FRCC+Olympics.jpg Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/621349b6-5ee8-402b-a3d7-0f8e424e096a/Fox+Valley.jpg Experience Fox Valley Country Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/c0b2162b-9d8d-401f-9205-2e2f873ed764/Port+Armor.jpeg Experience Port Armor/Reynolds Planation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/5443c624-86cd-4a9a-b8a9-becb39e1f935/Emerald+Valley.jpg Experience Emerald Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/76b42bb7-8329-45bc-9009-c05a4a243949/Minebrook.jpg Experience Minebrook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/fd16b4ff-a6ee-4b95-89c8-8856e2e7b8e7/Tan+Tara.jpg Experience Tan Tara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/5bf645e7-6992-464e-b530-4c4cf8781e51/FRCC.jpg Experience Fairbanks Ranch Country Club https://www.kevinspaluch.com/education daily 0.75 2022-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616954825641-XY2AEHXUMQWRPFXSSWHD/pga.jpg Education - PGA of America PGA Member, 35 Years PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award Winner - Community Involvement PGA Merchandiser of the Year Membership Committee Multiple Guest Seminar Speaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616955063223-TTYLH395YPM3NSYJOSRL/CMAA.jpg Education - Club Managers Association of America Section Member Guest Speaker Active Participant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616955173098-AJ3QCGKKLLB1NZWNGM95/SDSUhorizontal2Crgb.gif Education - San Diego State University BS in Business Management, 1981 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/44f0c509-b4de-4652-a05e-41886ec23a7d/Forbes.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/4a6586f7-fecf-4118-86c0-a87be8befe7d/eos-logo-web260.png https://www.kevinspaluch.com/author daily 0.75 2021-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616955871141-D08N5D6E8WK69ZVMZCJV/GFL.jpg Author - The Front Nine Par For Life - The Front Nine offers full-color instruction on how to play Functional Golf and take the quickest path to improving your golf game. The Front Nine combines golf instruction with gentle but effective exercises designed to get your body in a better alignment to take on the game. Along with nutritional information and plenty of healthy recipes, Par For Life - The Front Nine gives you the tools to play golf as much as you want for as long as you like. https://www.kevinspaluch.com/wellness-education daily 0.75 2022-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1618088492186-9JZVW5KWK35S0LBA8LPA/colgan-institute-hlogo-extralarge-transparent.png Wellness Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1618088483524-UVUWNBWD0O8TJL5UG92Q/CSNA+Masters.jpg Wellness Education The Cory Holly Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1618088508854-TSFOFY0S5FLTR1WQZN3T/Egoscue.jpg Wellness Education https://www.kevinspaluch.com/value-statement daily 0.75 2023-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616964953266-U9AEBDUUDCHOM6CZN0D7/Mantra%2BFinal.jpg Value Statement https://www.kevinspaluch.com/passion daily 0.75 2023-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616959459841-C2VSVEQ09OHOKFQ1AF8A/CWI.jpg Passion - Children’s World Impact 2006 - 2018, 2020 - Present Vice President, 12 years Our Mission - At CHildren’s World Impact we commit to looking after orphans and widows in their distress, and to make a significant impact on the lives of the neglected https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1623511159711-IT4VG6ZSYK57VALJ75C4/Inspired-Logo-RGB.png Passion - Inspire Coffee Shop - Inspiration Ministries 2021 - 2022 PURPOSE Inspired is a premium coffee shop, a neighborhood place, located in downtown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin employing people with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities where they are celebrated, job trained, coached and, over time, placed into a fully integrated work setting. MISSION Empowering people with disabilities to live with greater purpose and achieve their individual best in a thriving environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616958747123-OHEZMSI17O75Y3VIQ8MH/Foundation.jpg Passion - The Geneva National Foundation 2005 to 2019 President, 7 years - Vice President 4 year Since 2005, the Geneva National Foundation has served special needs residents of Walworth County, Wisconsin with grants for individuals with physical, developmental and mental disabilities as well as area service providers. Through the support of our generous donors and volunteers, we have raised more than $2.5 million in the past fifteen years. Monies raised provide grants that fund such needs as wheelchairs, guide dogs, retrofitted iPads, occupational, aquatic and musical therapies, specialized playground and tumbling equipment, an indoor pool, Special Olympics uniforms, art programs, karate instruction, noise-reducing headphones, nursing records software and much more. The primary fundraiser is the annual Lifelong Empowerment Open (LEO) - a summer golf event, auction and dinner at the legendary Geneva National Golf Club in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/1616960265794-7JDPE9PL969MA5K2W6LD/WCEDA.png Passion - Walworth County Economic Development Alliance 2010 - 2016 Board Member, 6 years In 2004, Walworth County formed an Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) consisting of representatives of each city, village and town, as well as representatives from higher education, public utility and business, to engage each of the stakeholders in a discussion to determine the most appropriate way for Walworth County government to promote economic development. Following several strategies planning sessions and a study of Walworth County’s economy, a consensus began to develop that an opportunity existed for Walworth County government to serve as the catalyst for public and private leaders to come together to support economic development through. a single county-wide organization. Walworth County Economic Development Alliance is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Walworth County residents by working with public and private sector partners to advance efforts that create jobs and build private sector investment in our communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605e6dcb464a766c6a44fbdc/f65012ec-cc23-4e8d-8abd-c7b44b7b4d17/Calvary-Homepage-Logo.png Passion - Calvary Community Church 2010 - 2016 Men’s Ministry Servant, 6 years Created to equip men to know God greater then before. Grow men to grow in maturity, allowing them to increase love and understanding of God, encourage them to lead their families and cultivate a brotherhood within the ministry. The team was God centered, prayer focused, community driven, relationship centered, and engaged in growing the Kingdom. The team set up many mission trips, events, and opportunities for men to serve others. 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