"Go Out of the Box" in Dramatically Rewarding, Thanking, or Gifting Best Customers/Clients or Top Corporate Performers - July 25
Special Opportunity to "Go Out of the Box" in Dramatically Rewarding, Thanking, or Gifting Very Best Customers/Clients or Top Corporate Performers
Date: Wednesday, July 25th
Time: 8.00 - 9.30 am
Location: Fleishman-Hillard, 220 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor - (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
Please be sure to bring valid photo ID for building security
"For Your Consideration Breakfast" - An opportunity for our members, and outside purveyors of luxury, to share a unique perspective with interested members and friends. For Your Consideration presentations highlight "out of the box" innovative products, services, or opportunities with a compelling marketing, business, or promotional premise which will be of interest to members and friends on a self-selecting basis. These breakfasts have more of a sales focus than our general Council events, but with no obligation to those attending.
Generously hosted by Mr. David Smith, SVP Marketing & Advertising and Mr. Steve Sellery, VP Brand Management & Strategic Partnerships of DPS Sporting Club Development Company.
With Thanks to Ms. Claire Behar, Fleishman-Hillard, Senior Partner and Director of New Business Development
Recent Luxury Marketing Council member DPS Sporting Club Development Company LLC (www.dpsdevelopment.com), with thanks to David Smith and Steve Sellery, are offering members and friends of The Luxury Marketing Council a very special opportunity and access to a range of unique, highly exclusive, and authentic venues and experiences. DPS's Clubs are truly special havens where time, privacy, and luxury are the rule.
For some time DPS has been diligently creating private, luxury residential communities and equity sporting clubs on world-class, historically significant properties in some of the world's most desirable and prestigious locations:
• The Ford Plantation (Savannah, Georgia)
• The Greenbrier Sporting Club (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia)
• Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay (British West Indies)
• Snake River Sporting Club (Jackson Hole, Wyoming)
• Deep Water Cay Club (Grand Bahama Island)
Luxury Marketing Council members and clients can visit any of DPS's private clubs and "Live The Sporting Life" as our members do in an exclusive, luxurious, and private environment. DPS can design these visits as excursions where each guest can enjoy many unique outdoor pursuits as only their members can.
Imagine the opportunity to explore DPS's private island in Turks & Caicos on Ambergris Cay as your clients have the luxury of their private chef preparing the fish they caught earlier that day. Perhaps they would prefer the majestic Snake River Sporting Club and the challenges offered by the Tom Weiskopf designed golf course or fishing the 6.5 miles of Snake River frontage. Or maybe it might be the chance to stay at The Greenbrier and play The Greenbrier Sporting Club Snead course after a relaxing morning of fly-fishing. Regardless of what pursuit your best clients/customers or top corporate performers might be interested in, DPS Sports Clubs can offer a sanctuary for these activities or simply the chance to reconnect with family and enjoy time shared in these remarkable environments.
DPS has worked in all kinds of climates and mastered all types of terrain. While other developers have come and gone, they have succeeded by sticking to the fundamentals - family, tradition and a love of the land so strong they can hardly contain it.
DPS is a team of real estate developers, financial and legal experts, entrepreneurs, land planners, architects, engineers, conservationists, builders, hoteliers and sales and marketing professionals with a vast array of experiences and expertise working together to create first-class sporting club communities in first-class locations. With a team from such diverse backgrounds across so many disciplines, investors and clients alike can trust that every part of the process - from land planning and architectural design to award-winning marketing and property staffing - is approached with integrity and expertise.
The specialty of DPS is a concept they created, "The Sporting Life," a host of luxury amenities that provide entertainment for the entire family. To "Live the Sporting Life" means to expand one's horizons beyond where you thought you could go, the excitement of learning new skills, the anticipation and thrill of sport -born out of DPS's own love of sport and family. DPS succeeds in creating unique opportunities to share your active lifestyle with family - and to create lasting memories along with a legacy that will endure for generations.
"Sporting Life" Activities Include:
• Award Winning Golf Courses
• Fly Fishing
• Deep Sea Fishing
• Horseback Riding
• Hiking and Biking
• World-class Fitness & Spa Facilities
• Tennis
• Squash
• Diving
• Snorkeling
• Heliskiing
• Snowboarding
• Snowshoeing
• Whitewater Rafting
• Kayaking
• Rock Climbing
• Skiing
• Cross Country Skiing
• Dog Sledding
• European Sporting Clays
• Falconry
All of DPS's designs complement nature's own, and they are committed to preserving the environmental integrity and distinctive character of each property. The conservation-based planning approach helps determine all sensitive elements on the land and create a plan to keep those elements untouched, always remembering that people who become members fall in love with the beauty of the raw land.
By consistently developing well-conceived communities, DPS has been able to build strong investment relationships that enable them to act decisively when unique opportunities arise. Their goal is to create sporting communities that endure - both as profitable enterprises and as legacies for generations to enjoy.
About The Properties:
The Ford Plantation Savannah, Georgia
The flagship property developed by DPS, The Ford Plantation was named one of America's top "safe havens" by Town & Country Magazine. Just 18 miles from historic Savannah, The Ford Plantation has easy access to the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic beaches. Fairway, wooded and paddock homesites and a choice of Lowcountry-inspired home designs are sure to please any style. A full range of members-only activities includes a Pete Dye championship golf course, deepwater marina, fresh and saltwater fishing, equestrian center, sports complex, day spa and more.
The Greenbrier Sporting Club White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Voted a 2006 Top Golf Community by Travel + Leisure Golf, The Greenbrier Sporting Club is a private, residential sporting community of 500 stunning homesites with unbridled access to the great outdoors. Amid the beautiful Allegheny Mountains on the grounds of the world-famous Greenbrier resort, members live the sporting life with a Tom Fazio designed golf course, members' lodge, sports complex, equestrian center, Eastern-inspired spa and access to The Greenbrier's more than 50 amenities and activities. Mountain, fairway and creekside homesites from $400,000.
Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay British West Indies
It's the closest thing to owning your own island. With approximately 30 percent of Ambergris Cay preserved, this private island paradise promises a host of proposed members-only amenities including a members' lodge, 5,700-foot paved and lighted jet strip with customs and immigration, 100-slip marina with 200-foot+ capacity, spa, concierge service, a fitness center with tennis and squash courts, world-class sportfishing, PADI-certified diving with guides and instruction, hiking, biking, an Environmental Learning Center with staff naturalist, equestrian center and a marina village with shops. Private, seaview homesites from $525,000 to $6 million.
Snake River Sporting Club Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The newest addition to the DPS family, Snake River Sporting Club in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is a private residential community and sporting club offering 6.5 private miles of Snake River access. Mountain, fairway and river view homesites range from approximately one-half to 35 acres and start at $1.25 million. Proposed amenities include a Tom Weiskopf golf course, 6.5 miles of Snake River frontage, world-class fly fishing, natural hot springs, one of only three helipads in Teton County, equestrian center and more. Private equity club memberships start at $150,000.
Deep Water Cay Club Grand Bahama Island
Just 112 miles from Palm Beach, Deep Water Cay Club features the oldest bonefishing camp in the Bahamas and is surrounded by 300 square miles of rich bonefish flats. Members enjoy the finest snorkeling in the Bahamas, a private 4,200-foot paved jet strip with customs house and members-only amenities including kayaking, tennis, sporting clays, infinity pool, in-room massages, a day spa and more.
About Our Presenters:
Mr. David Smith, SVP Marketing & Advertising
Throughout his career, David has worked on many leading brands in the U.S., including American Express, Federal Express, Hallmark Cards, Sprint and the Four Seasons Hotels.
Most recently, David was the Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for The Communique Group (a sales and marketing company working exclusively in the high end resort real estate industry) in Denver, Colorado. During his tenure at Communique, David led a marketing team that was consistently recognized as one of the best creative groups in the industry, winning multiple National Awards and ARDYs. He also led integrated sales and marketing programs for projects including the St. Regis Residences & Spa (Costa Rica); Le Paradis (St. Lucia); and Westgate Spa & Resort (Park City, Utah). He also led the programs for the initial launch of Roco Ki in the Dominican Republic, where the team delivered $110 million of sales in a single event.
He began his career working with the largest mixed-use property developers in the retail/hotel category. He then spent 12 years working on the Hallmark Cards brand where he led many product introductions and worked with sales teams and national retailers across all channels of distribution. He also led Hallmark's sponsorship of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, used as a platform to launch the company's entry into the flowers category.
David graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with a BFA and a BBA. He and his wife, Ann, have 3 children.
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Mr. Steve Sellery, Vice President of Brand Management and Strategic Partnerships
Steve Sellery joined DPS Sporting Club Development Company after more than eight years at The Golf Channel where he served as Director of Sports Marketing. Throughout his career, Steve has worked extensively in developing brand strategies and integrated marketing partnerships across many platforms.
While at The Golf Channel his focus was to create and direct event marketing platforms that delivered heightened sponsorship activation solutions and promotional values for the Network and its partners. Additionally, Steve oversaw the development and management of The Golf Channel’s event management division. He was responsible for overseeing the creation, sales and execution of all “Golf Channel-owned” properties, including numerous professional golf events such as the Drive, Chip & Putt Jr. Golf Skills Competition, The Golf Channel Viewers Cup Championships, and all pro-am tournaments owned and staged by The Golf Channel.
As Manager of Junior Golf Programs at The Golf Channel, Sellery designed and directed the nation’s largest junior golf tournament series encompassing 125 annual events in 40 states and Canada, with more than 35,000 junior participants annually.
Prior to The Golf Channel, Steve was Director of Sales for Accu-Sport, a leading developer of golf instructional launch monitors and teaching software.
Upon his graduation from Lynchburg College, Steve served as Assistant Director of Admissions at Virginia Episcopal School for three years while also teaching public speaking and coaching various sports.
Originally from New Canaan, Connecticut, Steve and his family are based in Charleston, South Carolina.