Patrick Schneider – Chief Executive Officer
Patrick has spent the majority of his professional career as a Partner in the consulting industry with firms including IBM, Ernst & Young, Accenture, Andersen Consulting, and Arthur Andersen focusing on the financial services industry. Over the past 35 years he has garnered broad and deep experience in front/middle/back office operations and technology.
In addition to his career in financial services, Patrick has been part of entrepreneurial ventures in the golf industry. Initially as an advisor/investor to Ken Venturi Golf Academies, and most recently as the primary investor/advisor to The Golf Club @ North Hampton and Rock Creek Golf Club. Other ventures have included involvement as an investor/advisor in the residential/commercial real estate industry with Charlotte Investment Homes and as an owner/investor in a retail franchise chain.
Patrick and his family reside in Cornelius, NC, and he is an active member at his private golf club working on the executive committee as the Finance Chair.
By education, Patrick earned a BS in Accounting from the University of Tampa and acquired a CPA before embarking on a career in consulting. He earned an MBA in Finance from Florida State University.
Scott Schneider – Chief Operating Officer
Scott has spent 40+ years in the golf industry executing a variety of leadership roles including GM/Head Professional/Director of Golf of various exclusive resort, private, and public courses, and as the GM/Managing Partner/CEO of a nationally recognized Golf School Academy. Scott has garnered deep expertise in all aspects of the operations of private, semi private and resort facilities (Golf, Food & Beverage, Amenities). Scott’s career journey included performing key leading roles at Marco Island Country Club, Eagle Creek Country Club, Ken Venturi Golf Academies, Mesa Del Sol Golf Club, Saugahatchee Country Club and The Golf Club at North Hampton. As part of this experience, he acquired key learnings and knowledge of Industry Best Practices in operations management from ClubCorp and Eagle Golf.
As a veteran of the golf industry, Scott has worked with and been mentored by some of the greats of golf including Gene Sarazen and Ken Venturi. Mr. Venturi personally selected Scott to lead his nationally recognized golf instructional business, Ken Venturi Golf Academies. It is these interactions with industry luminaries that has led to the invaluable knowledge base on how to be the ultimate professional and deliver the right customer experiences at the right value point to all types of customers. These experiences lay the operational foundation for this venture.
Scott currently lives in Fernandina Beach, FL overseeing the operations of The Golf Club @ North Hampton.
By education, Scott earned a BA in Political Science from Trinity University, where he was a member of the golf team, and is a life Class A Member of the PGA.
Howard Kaplan – Chief Marketing Officer
Twenty years ago, Howard started his career in sales and marketing rising rapidly from direct sales to leading a group of regional sales offices for Vector Marketing, the marketing arm for Cutco. He then applied his multi-unit retail/service operations experience on a larger scale with several different brands including HCX Salons International, Quizno’s, Sea Tow Services International, and Marinemax. His core experience has been in the planning and opening of new locations as well as driving operational excellence at the single unit level. He has had extensive experience with membership based and recurring customer business models and has a keen focus for driving repeat business and increasing positive customer interactions.
In addition to his management career, Howard has been an active real estate broker, developer, and investor with Charlotte Investment Homes focused on residential and commercial real estate property identification, funding, rehabilitation, and construction.
Howard earned an undergraduate degree in International Relations from Tufts University, and an MBA in Finance and Organizational Strategy from the University of Rochester.