471: From Engineering To Club Leadership w/ Curtis Garner, CCM

Curtis Garner is running a 27 million dollar renovation at Shoal Creek,
 working out of a cottage office while the clubhouse comes down around him,
 and still finding ways to keep members happy and staff engaged.

In this episode, Curtis, Assistant GM and Director of Operations at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, walks through his path from mechanical engineering student, to hotel bar manager, to cross country move to Idaho, to coming home to Alabama in a senior leadership role.

We talk about what it is really like to lead a full property renovation while staying visible and calm, why clubs are a better long game than hotels if you want a life outside work, and how smaller teams can actually accelerate your growth if you are willing to wear a lot of hats.

Curtis also shares his work rebuilding the Alabama CMAA chapter and launching student chapters at schools like North Alabama and Auburn, plus his take on why private clubs are a perfect fit for curious, high energy, slightly shiny object brains.

If you are in the middle of a project, questioning your next career move, or trying to rebuild community in your chapter, this one will hit home.

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