Gregg Patterson, President and CEO, “Tribal Magic!”
Gregg Patterson became the General Manager of The Beach Club in 1982. Since
that time, he has worked with his members, Boards, and committees to enhance
the value and reputation of The Beach Club in the Los Angeles community. Prior to
becoming the General Manager of the Beach Club, he was the Assistant Manager
of the Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles and also worked as a Systems Analyst for
the U.S. Army Club System.
In addition to his ongoing responsibilities at The Beach Club, Gregg is a Senior
Associate with Kapoor and Kapoor Hospitality Consultants, where he teaches
certification courses in leadership and marketing for the Asian American Hotel
Owners Association (AAHOA), an organization consisting of owners/franchisees of limited service hotels
in the U.S. under such brands as Clarion, Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn, Best Western and others.
Building on his experience as a club manager, Gregg has been a featured presenter at various club
management seminars, assistant manager conferences and hospitality forums around the world.
they got from you during their
encounter.
Accept that with Mad Dogs there
are no casual conversations.
Anything you say, no matter how
inconsequent or innocent, will be
held against you and will be spun
to suit the purposes of the Mad
Dog in question.
budgeted because you made
more than you expected on
private functions and wanted
to give something back to the
members? Then you’ve thrown
away member dues like drunken
sailors. You can’t win.
Bad things happen frequently, but
truly big, bad things happen less
often. Mad Dogs love bad things
when they happen since truly
big, bad things are remembered
forever. Mad Dogs will use the
uproar over admitting woman
as full members a decade ago to
show how radical and extreme the
board was, is and will forever be. Because Mad Dogs are truly
wild and rabid creatures, their
reaction to your comments will
be will be a zillion times bigger
than the comment made. You
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