A BMI LIKE NO OTHER! The BMI GM/CEO program held over October and early November was a great success. Billed as the “Almost the best BMI event ever”, it lived up to its promise.
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It was brilliant to have 41 participants despite the COVID-19 constraints of having to hold it virtually, and in hubs, and with four Australian time zones and one East Coast US time zone. Enrolling in the program saw a thorough mix of experience from clubs and the golf industry; GMs, Finance, Hospitality & Club Operations, Golf Operations, plus GA’s Club Support and Golf Development team. In addition to the 14 GMs present, there were five former GMs in the course. A mix of old and new - of the 41 attendees, 23 were former BMI participants and 18 were starting their journey. Participants were provided access to the CMAA University – an online platform recently developed due to COVID-19. We were able to pick out the best of the US presenters. In addition to the nine recorded sessions forming 13 hours of prework, participants heard from seven live presenters. We thank our fantastic live presenters: Jason Koenigsfeld, David Burton, Ian Fulligar (Lex Sportiva Lawyers), Mark Oliver (Mark Two Consulting), Kevin Gates (Club Car), Mike Orloff (Golf Industry Central) and Bruce Macphee (ASTMA).
BMI GM/CEO PARTICIPANTS SA HUB (main image) Steven Freeling, Simon Andrew, Matt Chesterman, Rob Vincekovic, Sam Hughes, Duard Nel, Nick Altobelli
WA HUB Damien Todorovic, Nigel Cameron, Murray Paul, Craig Ridge, Nicole Martino, Ross Davis, Roshan Perera
QLD HUB Aaron Muirhead, Bernadette Lance
NSW HUB (right image) John Turner, David Turner, David Campion, Scott McCaw, Shaun Smith, Markus Eschmann, Andrew Laplain, Barry West, Ben Russell
ONLINE FROM HOME Sam Forsyth, Megan Carr, Simon Weston, Heath Jones, Phil Drew, John Stamp, Lachlan Holman, Chris Crabbe, Andrew Curtis, Josh Hall, Vijay Kumar, Rod Haines, Fiza Errington, Mark Bamford, Meaghan Densley, Paul Vardy