Our contributing experts offer a diverse skill-set and broad range of knowledge and experience for you to take advantage of to improve your operations.

Andrew Wood is the world's leading expert on golf, resort and real estate marketing, although his successes reach far beyond those industries. He is the author of over 20 books on sales and marketing including, " Cunningly Clever Marketing", "Cunningly Clever Selling" and "The Golf Marketing Bible." Andrew speaks worldwide on sales and marketing topics and is in high demand as a copywriter and marketing consultant. He owns several companies including Marketing Commander software, Legendary Marketing, an advertising agency and Legendary Golf & Resort Management .

Bob Devitz is the CEO and President of Legendary Golf Management and is an expert in the operations and marketing of Club and Golf Courses. Bob has over 25 years of experience in the industry, primarily in senior management roles with ClubCorp, an industry leading "for profit" company. Bob has an MBA from The Florida State University, a BSBA with a specialization in marketing from The University of Florida, and is a member of the PGA of America. Having worked with hundreds of Private Clubs during his career, Bob brings a results driven, business approach to the Hospitality Industry. .

Leslie Devitz comes to us directly from ClubCorp with more than 18 years experience where most recently she held the corporate position of ClubCorp's golf and country club's Divisional Golf Revenue and Sales Manager where she worked with nearly 100 golf professionals and their managers in all revenue facets of the golf discipline including golf sales training and tournament sales. She works in the revenue generating areas of Legendary Golf Management while holding the position of National Golf Event Director for Women on Course. Leslie graduated from SMU with a degree in business. .

Kevin Strom is A PGA Member and former Head Golf Professional turned e-marketing icon. After successfully implementing the Golf Marketing Bible strategies at his facility, he joined the Legendary Marketing team as a consultant and copywriter. Kevin's personal mission is to educate and train golf operators on proven marketing, sales and operations systems to improve their bottom line results and quality of life. .

Cary Cavitt, PGA Professional, Author, Speaker and Founder of Service Starts with a Smile Seminars™ has 30+ years in the field of customer service. With over 100,000 customers served and speaking to over 2,000 customer groups, Cary travels throughout the US speaking to various organizations on how to win more customers. He is the author of nine books on service including his book dedicated to PGA Members entitled The Enjoyable Golf Club Experience – Providing Exceptional Guest Services. .

Roger Dawson was born in England and came to this country in 1962. He became a US citizen in 1972. His business background includes being president of one of California's largest real estate companies, with 28 offices, five hundred and forty sales associates, and a volume of over $400 million dollars per year. As a full time speaker since 1982, he has trained managers and salespeople at the top companies and business associations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Taiwan, China, New Zealand and Australia. Roger is the author of "Secrets of Power Negotiating" and founder of the Power Negotiating Institute. He is full time speaker and author and travels around the world giving seminars to corporations and associations. His audio-cassette programs can teach you the business skills you need to compete and win in today's challenging business environment. His audio program "Secrets of Power Negotiating" has sold over 548 thousand copies and is the best selling business audio program ever published. .

Bill Marvin, The Restaurant Doctor, works with good restaurants that want to be great ... and with managers who want to get their lives back! He is an advisor to foodservice operators around the world. Bill is president of Effortless, Inc., founder of Prototype Restaurants, a consulting and management group and managing editor of Hospitality Masters Press. Bill’s hands-on management experience includes hotels, restaurants, clubs and institutions. He has earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speakers Association. He is a member of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers and was one of the first to be certified as a Foodservice Management Professional by the National Restaurant Association. Bill is a prolific author, a thought-provoking speaker and a sought-after advisor in areas of concept development and operational effectiveness. In addition to his private consulting practice, he conducts on-going management and staff training seminars in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. .

J. J. Keegan, CPA, MBA, Managing Principal of Golf Convergence and Author of “The Business of Golf What Are You Thinking?” has over 25 years as a strategist guiding golf course owners in maximizing revenue, increasing of operational efficiency and enhancing customer service. JJ has traveled over 2.5 million miles to over 40 countries visiting over 4,000 golf courses. He a Golf Magazine panelist voting on the Top 100 Course in the World and the US. He has been quoted in Sports Illustrated, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and is a frequent speaker at the leading industry association conferences. For more information on purchasing books or scheduling a strategic review of your facility, please visit www.golfconvergence.com, or call (303) 283 8880.