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When you click on the ABOUT US page of Ricky’s website (www.rickyleepotts.com), it ONLY displays Ricky’s results from his Clifton Strengths Finder test. That in itself exemplifies the uniqueness and diversity of THE Ricky Potts. 

Not only is Ricky L. Potts, Jr. the Assistant General Manager at Valencia Country Club in Santa Clarita, CA, he is also a lover of golf, craft beer, electronic dance music, and so much more!  In addition, Ricky is the host of The Wednesday Match Play Podcast presented by MemberText, a fun and engaging podcast on everything and anything to do with golf. 

In this episode of the GIG podcast, James reverses the tables and does the question asking, finding out some of the best practices for golf clubs that Ricky has learned over his years in the business.  This knowledge has been garnered from the hundreds of guests who have been on his program, and previously as one of the young up and coming leaders within Troon Golf, the world’s leading club management company.

Highlights from this episode of the GIG Podcast that you don’t want to miss:

• 3:39 – Start off by finding out a little bit about Ricky’s journey so far in the golf industry.
• 8:01 – What Ricky thinks is the reason why Troon Golf has had so much success.
• 12:42 – The biggest takeaway that Ricky has received as a participant in the ‘Troon Leader Program’.
• 16:06 – Hear about if Ricky thinks there is a challenge in the industry when it comes to people committing to training.
• 18:46 – Find out about what motivated Ricky to start a podcast.
• 26:02 – Learn about the consistencies in traits & abilities amongst Ricky’s podcast guests.
• 31:20 – Ricky’s thoughts about the state of the industry and from his perspective what the next decade looks like.
• 39:27 – As a club manager, or membership director, how to get the rest of the team to be as passionate about member experiences as you are.
• 46:25 – The advice Ricky has for any young person in the industry with big career goals who is looking to unleash their infinite potential.

About Ricky Lee Potts, Jr.

Ricky Lee Potts, Jr. is an experienced, results-oriented, membership sales and marketing professional and a leader in member and guest satisfaction.  He has a proven track record of effective networking, team building, managing major marketing campaigns, and evolving leadership. Ricky is a self-motivated team player with experience in driving high value results through strategizing, planning, prioritization, collaboration, effective time management and execution. 

In his previous role, The Fountaingrove Club was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Club award, as determined by the annual Distinguished Clubs award program conducted by BoardRoom magazine. BoardRoom magazine is the official publication of the Association of Private Club Directors and The Distinguished Clubs.

To connect with Ricky Lee Potts, Jr., please visit his website at https://rickylee

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