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The World
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub
Association is a not-for-profit trade association Awaits You
open to investor-owned and member-owned
fitness, racquet and athletic facilities. Associate
memberships are available to manufacturers
or suppliers of products and services of use
to IHRSA members.
Currently, about half the people making use of
800-228-4772 USA & Canada
617-951-0055 International
IHRSA come from outside of North America. New
617-951-0056 FAX
www.ihrsa.org IHRSA members might wonder what happened
www.healthclubs.com
E-mail:
info@ihrsa.org first: did IHRSA go to the world, or did the world
IHRSA Board of Directors
come to IHRSA? The answer: First people came
David patchell-evans: Chairperson
GoodLife Fitness Clubs
to IHRSA. Then IHRSA went out to the world.
519-661-0190 ext. 238
Lynne brick: Brick Bodies Fitness
410-252-8058
There’s a large school of thought that suggests you should focus
rick beusman: Saw Mill Club on what you’re doing in your own backyard, country, and
914-241-0797
continent. I believe that’s backward logic. If you’re focused,
bob Shoulders: Fayetteville Athletic Club
insularly, on a small percentage of the world’s population,
479-587-0500
whether it’s the U.S., Europe, or, let’s say, Brazil, you’re inevi-
mike raymond: Curves International
tably looking only at your competitors for inspiration. As a
254-399-9285
result, you’re missing out on an opportunity to learn from the
Susan Cooper: BodyBusiness Health Club & Spa
other 6.7 billion people who are out there!
512-459-9424
What’s truly great about the meetings that are hosted by
Art Curtis: Millennium Partners
Sports Club Management, LLC
IHRSA is that they bring the world to one doorstep. There’s a
David Patchell-Evans
617-476-8910 collective sharing of thought.
IHRSA Chairperson
Sandy Hoeffer: Western Athletic Clubs
What a great way to inspire all of us to become better.
415-901-9243 As club owners and operators, we’re all interested in improving
David Hardy: Club Fit Corporation our bottom line. Achieving better results might simply require tweaking
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your business practices by 1%. Just think what an increase of 1% in sales
Kilian Fisher: ILAM and retention and a reduction of 1% in expenses would mean!
+ 353 (0) 45 902235
Think about learning something from another American club operator that
Jeff Klinger: Anytime Fitness
could motivate your management team; or something from an European
651-438-5050
colleague that could improve your customer service; or something from an
Kay Yuspeh: Elite Fitness & Racquet Clubs
Asian owner that could make your business more efficient and effective.
262-786-0880
We exist in a global economy where most government entities, and most
bill mcbride: Club One
415-477-3000
sales, manufacturing, and service enterprises find a way to pool and share
insights. Why should it be any different in the fitness industry?
Gene Lamott: Ex-officio
TW Holdings
Wisdom is the great enabler of successful planning and implementation.
360-877-3915 First, you have to gather wisdom from as many sources as possible; and then,
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you have to use your unique talents to wisely apply the new intelligence—
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that’s where the difference between mediocrity and success resides.
richard bilton: Companhia Athletica By bringing the best and the brightest from throughout the world to one
(55) 11-5181-2000
place, IHRSA provides you with access to new concepts, ideas, and products.
It will conduct events next month in São Paulo, Brazil, and Dublin, Ireland;
in November, in Tokyo; and next March, at IHRSA’s 29th Annual Interna-
tional Convention and Trade Show, in San Diego, California. (For details, see
“Calendar” on pg. 92 or visit
www.ihrsa.org/meetings).
You may not be able to go the world, but IHRSA can bring the world to you.
—|
– David “Patch” Patchell-Evans,
patch@goodlifefitness.com
.org
register this month to get the lowest rates of the year for IHrSA 2010 at
www.ihrsa.org/convention
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