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You Can Do Everything Right in an Interview and Still Not Get the Job
Written by: Mitch Rupert, Communications Manager, Bloom Golf Partners What you’re about to read next is going to sound ridiculous. I can already hear you scoffing at your phone and covering it in spittle. But hear me out. Whether or not you get a job you apply for has no bearing on whether or not […]
3 Ways to Get Started Using AI
I’ve been using AI in some capacity since I started Bloom Golf Partners. Not in some grand, strategic way – just practically. Writing job descriptions. Drafting member communications. Running monthly financials. Using for content creation. Creating workflows. Organizing my thoughts before a presentation. Nothing flashy. Nothing that required a technical background or an expensive platform. […]
Alignment Starts with the Truth
Boards and leadership had been “benchmarking” themselves against nearby and regional clubs—courses with deeper pockets, larger crews, and resources this club simply didn’t have. But nobody had ever quantified the gap. No one had shown them where they actually stood in the marketplace. So they operated with a false sense of what was possible. And […]
The Room You’re Missing
In 1727, a 21-year-old Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia with little more than a few coins in his pocket. He was a runaway apprentice—no connections, no credentials, no pedigree. But Franklin understood something most people miss: success isn’t just about what you know. It’s about who you’re in the room with. So he created a […]
Lessons from the Coaching Carousel
Every January, the coaching carousel starts to spin. As a diehard Penn State fan and State College native, I watched it up close this year. The speculation. The rumors. The waiting. And then—the recruits started decommitting. That’s when the real frustration set in. The search dragged on longer than anyone expected. Every day without a […]
Generational Shifts: What Millennials and Gen Z Expect from Employers
Millennials and Gen Z now make up the majority of the workforce at clubs and golf facilities—and they’re reshaping what “a good job” looks like. Our latest national research confirms what many leaders feel on the ground: flexibility, growth, and belonging are no longer perks; they’re baseline expectations that drive both attraction and retention. Across […]
From Job Post to First Day: Embedding Culture Into the Recruitment Journey
Competition for top talent is fierce. Compensation and benefits will always be factors, but the clubs that consistently win in recruitment understand something deeper: culture is the true differentiator. When candidates evaluate opportunities, they’re not just looking for a paycheck—they’re looking for alignment with values, lifestyle, and purpose. Embedding your club’s culture into every step […]
How Great Superintendents Raise Their Floor
Every club talks about raising the bar. Few talk about raising the floor. That difference defines whether an operation is chasing greatness or sustaining it. At Bloom Golf Partners, we’ve seen this across hundreds of clubs: the ones that achieve long-term excellence aren’t just defined by talent or budget — they’re defined by consistency. Their […]
Start Operating from The Future
Every great club has an impossible goal. It might be achieving championship-level conditioning, rebuilding a maintenance culture, retaining top-tier agronomic talent, or completing a major renovation without losing momentum. Whatever the vision, the truth is that most clubs aren’t actually solving their impossible goal—they’re solving smaller, safer, short-term versions of it. The difference between good […]
Even the Best Athletes Have Coaches – Why Not Our Leaders?
I was genuinely stunned when a committee member unapologetically stated they didn’t believe an executive leader should need coaching-‘that’s why we’re paying them premium dollars,’ they said. The comment revealed a common but deeply flawed perception: that the very people entrusted with leading organizations at the highest level somehow arrive fully equipped, immune to blind […]