Invited Enhances Offerings with Launch of ClubLife Management
(Dallas, TX) Invited – The World Leader in Private Clubs® – today announced the introduction of ClubLife Management, a comprehensive management services division for private clubs, destination resorts and premier daily-fee golf courses. ClubLife Management establishes a new paradigm in third-party management uniquely poised to leverage Invited’s unmatched reciprocal club network of more than 300 clubs, supplier purchasing power, innovation, and continual enhancement to the member experience. Industry veteran Doug Hellman has been named Senior Vice President to oversee ClubLife Management and expand the division. In addition, Seth Churi joins the company as Senior Vice President, Operations.
“We are excited to sponsor this premier management services company. With the addition of the leadership team for ClubLife Management and the years of experience they bring, combined with Invited’s assets and resources, we bring a powerful combination to the marketplace that can really benefit club owners,” said David Pillsbury, Invited CEO. “As the sponsor, we also are committed to rapid growth in this important segment of the industry.”
Doug Hellman, former senior vice president business development of a leading management services company brings more than 30 years of experience in business development and management services, team building, thought leadership and client relations to his leadership role at ClubLife Management. Seth Churi brings extensive club management and operations experience as a former executive with Sequoia Golf, and, most recently, co-founder and executive of Redwood Six, a full-service private club management company that was acquired by Invited in 2018.
“ClubLife Management is instantly, by virtue of our sponsor, leadership team and lifestyle-centric approach to operations, a premier provider in the management services industry,” said Doug Hellman, Senior Vice President, ClubLife Management. “I am looking forward to rapidly growing ClubLife Management with the backing of the world leader in private clubs. Our ability to leverage significant infrastructure and systems, coupled with our unsurpassed member reciprocity program truly sets ClubLife Management apart in the management services space.”
About Invited
Since its founding in 1957, Dallas-based Invited has operated with the central purpose of Building Relationships and Enriching Lives®. The leading owner-operator of private golf and country clubs, city and stadium clubs in North America, Invited is relentless in its pursuit of providing extraordinary experiences, meaningful connections, shared passions and memorable moments for its more than 430,000 members. With approximately 20,000 peak-season employees and a portfolio of over 200 owned or operated golf and country clubs, city clubs, sports clubs, and stadium clubs in 27 states, the District of Columbia and two foreign countries, Invited creates communities and a lifestyle through its championship golf courses, work spaces, handcrafted cuisine, resort-style pools, tennis facilities, golf lounges, fitness centers and robust programming.
Invited properties include: Firestone Country Club (Akron, Ohio); Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California); The Woodlands Country Club (The Woodlands, Texas); and The Metropolitan in Chicago. You can find Invited on Facebook at facebook.com/Invited and on Twitter at @InvitedClubs.