Arcis Golf is the premier owner and operator of public and private golf clubs in the United States and an industry leader, providing dynamic direction and unrivaled amenities that complement diverse playing experiences. Arcis Golf properties enhance the golf and country club lifestyle to a level of excellence designed to exceed the needs and expectations of family, friends, co-workers, and guests of all ages. Capitalizing on the resources developed to support its growing portfolio, Arcis Golf also provides professional management services to third-party owners under its Arcis Advantage division. Arcis Golf ranked No. 2 in ‘Travel & Hospitality’ and No. 171 overall on the 2017 Inc. 500 list recognizing the fastest-growing private companies in America.

I am a private investor and partner in a variety of investments, including a best-in-class provider of MEMS Super Junction Power MOSFETs and MEMS Engineered Substrate Solutions; a timber farm; oil and gas interests; and real estate holdings.

North Highland is a global consulting firm that has changed the model of how a consultancy serves its clients. We hire only experienced consultants who live and work where our clients live and work, leveraging our global network of service area expertise. We also guarantee our work. As a result, we achieve exceptional results for some of the most recognizable names in the world.We help business, government and non-profit clients define strategies, streamline operations, empower people, integrate suppliers, leverage technology and maximize customer interaction. Our innovative approach sustains successful, long-term relationships by helping clients achieve their business objectives again and again.

Abraham Maslow, famed ‘hierarchy of needs’ psychologist, wrote, “You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.” I was at a crossroads. The impetus: my wife and I wanted to raise our only child closer to family, so we moved to Dallas to construct our new future. Within a week of arriving, I was invited by Verizon – a Fortune 15 company, $125+ billion in revenues – to be part of an early start-up mission, something so groundbreaking and revolutionary that it was going to materially change the communications industry and transform their business forever. Verizon was at the epicenter of the converging digital marketplace. They were looking to bring customers on a mass scale to the next-generation of broadband, their fiber-optic-based Internet and TV services called FiOS, and Dallas was their launching pad. I was originally hired to consult on their national FiOS go-to-market strategy, but that expanded to other priority engagements over a 7-year period. The environment was ripe to both leverage my marketing expertise and to build and hone my consulting business development and account management skills.

I was originally attracted to Network Solutions (NSI) because of its roots, which started in 1979 as a technology consulting company focused on applications development and the origins of the Internet. However, what really caught my attention was that they developed the internet domain name registration service technology and was the de facto global monopoly until 1999. In 2000, VeriSign bought the company in a stock deal worth $21 billion, then the largest Internet buyout in history.Working for NSI during the post-dot com bubble burst hangover period was an amazing experience, a phenomenal career opportunity and a marketer’s dream. I was recruited by the EVP/CMO to help with NSI’s business transformation and turnaround efforts, which also included the sale of NSI to Pivotal Equity Group during this timeframe. (Of special note - Mark Zuckerberg registered his original domain name, thefacebook.com, with NSI on 1.11.04…I take pride that he chose us over competitors.)

There was truly no better place to build a solid business foundation and grow in my early marketing career than at MCI, the telecommunications company that drove AT&T to divestiture in 1984. What began as a microwave operation business for trucking companies in 1969 eventually grew into a $9.5 billion powerhouse acquired by WorldCom in 1998, who committed accounting fraud and went bankrupt, and later sold MCI for $8.5 billion to Verizon in 2005. The business lessons I learned, experienced, and navigated while there was second-to-none. ✥Track record of advancement in marketing leadership positions:• Jan 1997-Apr 2002: Director, Marcom & Operations - Consumer HQ, Wash DC• Feb 1996-Jan 1997: Senior Manager, New Media Marketing - Business HQ, Atlanta• Mar 1995-Feb 1996: Manager, Government Marketing - Public HQ, Atlanta• Jul 1992-Mar 1995: Manager, Brand Marketing - Business HQ, Atlanta• Feb 1990-Jul 1992: Project Manager, Field Programs - Consumer HQ, Wash DC