World Class Speakers
The most distinguished leaders from the hospitality industry and beyond join us for expertly moderated discussions, offering invaluable insights into the strategies that drive success. Learn directly from those at the forefront of excellence, equipping yourself with the knowledge and tools to elevate your career, advance with confidence, and achieve more.
Targeted Workshops
Elevate your expertise as we dive deep into real-world challenges, opportunities, and solutions guided by our presenters' focused insights. These dynamic monthly discussions foster collaboration, ignite innovation, and empower you with the strategies needed to overcome obstacles and achieve greater success together.
A Network Like No Other
The Director’s Club is an exclusive community of industry leaders, dedicated to educating, inspiring, and shaping the future of success in the Racquets and Hospitality Industry. This exclusive network ignites powerful connections, fosters groundbreaking insights, and sets the stage for the next level of excellence!
Discussion Schedule
05/11/2026 / @7:00PM EST. - "The Next Chapter"
Featuring: Todd Harbour
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What happens when everything is working?
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The team is thriving. The culture is strong. Results are exceeding expectations. By every outward measure, you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. And yet—there’s a quiet voice asking a difficult question: Is this still where I’m meant to be?
This talk explores one of the most complex and least discussed moments in leadership—the decision to move on when things are not broken, but exceptional.
Too often, leaders wait for dissatisfaction, burnout, or decline to justify change. But the most intentional leaders understand something different: growth doesn’t always come from fixing what’s wrong. Sometimes, it comes from having the awareness and courage to leave something great in pursuit of what’s next.
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Through an honest and reflective lens, this session walks through the emotional and strategic weight of that decision. We’ll revisit a period of meaningful success—what made it special, what made it work—and why, despite all of that, the next step became clear. You’ll hear what it actually feels like to wrestle with that choice: the gratitude, the doubt, the fear of the unknown, and the pull toward something more.
This isn’t about chasing change for the sake of change. It’s about recognizing when you’ve fulfilled your role, when your impact has reached its natural peak, and when staying might be more comfortable—but not more meaningful.
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We will walk away with a deeper understanding of how to evaluate their own season of leadership. You’ll gain perspective on how to balance loyalty with growth, success with self-awareness, and stability with the courage to evolve. Most importantly, you’ll begin to think differently about timing—not as a reaction to circumstances, but as a proactive, purposeful choice.
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Because the hardest moves in leadership aren’t always about fixing what’s broken.
Sometimes, they’re about honoring what’s been built… and still having the courage to turn the page.
06/22/2026 / @7:00PM EST. - "Reflections that shape us"
Featuring: Jack Gropple
What if you didn’t have to wait years or decades to gain the perspective?
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So much of what we call “wisdom” is often the result of time, mistakes, and hindsight. It’s earned through moments we didn’t see clearly until they were behind us. But what if perspective didn’t have to be something we stumble into later? What if it could be developed intentionally right now?
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In this thought-provoking and deeply reflective conversation, Dr. Jack Groppel brings a lifetime of experience working with elite performers, leaders, and organizations to explore one essential question: Is perspective a function of time, or a skill we can build today?
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Together, we’ll step back and examine the defining moments that shape a career and a life. Through stories, lessons learned, and honest reflection, this session invites you to consider what you might do differently if you had the clarity now that typically only comes with hindsight. What would you tell your younger self? What decisions would you approach differently? And perhaps more importantly, what’s stopping you from applying those insights today?
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This talk is not about regret. It’s about awareness.
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It’s about understanding how experiences both successes and failures form the lens through which we lead, decide, and grow. You’ll hear powerful insights on how high performers process challenges, extract meaning, and turn reflection into forward momentum. More importantly, you’ll learn how to create that same level of awareness without needing to “learn the hard way.”
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We will walk away with practical ways to accelerate their own growth: how to pause with intention, how to reflect with purpose, and how to seek perspective beyond their immediate experience. You’ll be challenged to rethink the belief that time alone creates wisdom and instead embrace the idea that perspective can be pursued, practiced, and strengthened starting today.
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Because the goal isn’t just to look back and understand your journey. It’s to use that understanding to shape who you become next without waiting for time to do the work for you.
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07/20/2026 / @7:00PM EST. - Becoming Unrecognizable: The Journey to Your Best Self
Featuring: Alli Barnes Cariello
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What does it really take to become the version of yourself you’ve always envisioned, but maybe never thought was possible?
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In this powerful and deeply personal talk, Alli Barnes Cariello pulls back the curtain on what true transformation actually looks like. Not the polished version we often see from the outside but the real, raw journey built on sacrifice, discipline, and an unwavering commitment to growth.
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This is not a conversation about quick fixes, trends, or surface-level change. It’s about understanding the why behind your habits, your health, and your mindset—and learning the how to elevate every part of your life with intention. Alli combines her scientific expertise with a story that will stop you in your tracks... one that challenges, inspires, and ultimately redefines what you believe you’re capable of.
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You’ll walk away with more than motivation. You’ll gain clarity. A deeper understanding of how your body and mind work together. A renewed sense of ownership over your choices. And most importantly, a blueprint for becoming better, not someday, but starting now.
This talk is for anyone who feels there’s another level within them. For those who know they’re capable of more, but aren’t sure how to access it. For those willing to ask hard questions, embrace discomfort, and commit to something greater.
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Because becoming your best self isn’t about adding more—it’s about refining who you are, stripping away what’s holding you back, and stepping into a version of yourself that feels almost… unrecognizable.
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Not by accident. Not by luck. But by design.
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If you’re ready to challenge the way you think about health, performance, and personal growth—and hear a story that will stay with you long after it’s over—this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
