The Houstonian Work Values

Daily Duties at The Houstonian:

THE HOUSTONIAN CLUB ~ Houston, TX 1988 ñ 1993 Prestigious 125,000 sq. ft. full-service athletic facility including a preventive medicine center, spa, and fine dining restaurant located adjacent to The Houstonian Hotel. GENERAL MANAGER Recruited to turn around upscale athletic facility that was experiencing multimillion-dollar annual losses. Supervised total operations and directed activities of 130 employees. Created a wholly owned subsidiary, the Houstonian Institute, to provide consultation services to other fitness firms. Regained for the organization a solid reputation as a national leader among health clubs. * Quickly reversed $3M annual loss to an after-debt service annual profit of more than $1M. * Grew revenues to in excess of $10M with a net profit of $1.5M after debt service. * Recruited a quality staff including a director who was named IHRSA/CYBEX Fitness Director of the Year. * Nurtured relationships and memberships with high-profile clientele including President George H. W. Bush. * Successfully increased dues and enrollment without membership fallout; resolved service problems, cutting member complaints by virtually 100%.

What they like about The Houstonian:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Health care Executive, VP busines development, tele medicine, Healthcare business development, Consistant with new developing health care paradigm

Skills

Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , Service line management, Physician relations, Program design unencumbered by insurance reimbursementm, Tele-medicine utilization

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