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An Auspicious Beginning from page 1

Jessica Gonzales Michael Humanski Lorant Botha Chef Bogdan Danila Lisa Hutcherson

of Restaurants and Bars, Michael Humanski, as Broken with creating an exceptional employee experience. Greg
Sound’s new Director of Food & Beverage. noted, “That’s something that’s really important. You have
Greg is now supported by a team of high-caliber, to start with the employees, building them up to get their
experienced leaders with exceptional management buy-in. If you take care of your employees, your employees
experience in hospitality, finance, food and beverage, are going to take care of your members. So, we rebuilt our
marketing, events management, and member engagement. employee cafeteria and now it’s all decked out. It’s stunning.
Reflecting on having brought together his exceptional staff, It’s called The Retreat. And our highly international staff
Greg says, “I’m looking at every single intricacy of this can enter pods, go on their Ipads and talk with their families
property to say who is going to really elevate the position, back home. They can sit and relax and enjoy. They have
and with that we now have a 10-year team, mixed with cornhole in there and a little putt-putt. They can get a break
what I call a hybrid component, which is basically a hotel, and enjoy it, and then come back to work and really, really
resort, club lifestyle that’s now built together. We have some be charged up and ready to go for the members.”
corporate folks, some country club superstars, and then the Greg is no stranger when it comes to firsts, having
“Boardroom,” the prestigious trade publication of the private people who are just your delighters, as I call them. They’re opened eight of the 13 EDITION hotels across the globe. For
club industry marked Greg Devino’s move to Broken Sound the people who know how to make our members smile. And Broken Sound this has deep and lasting implications. Greg
Club with a recent cover article. now all that together. They’re meshing, they’re learning beams with pride in relating that Broken Sound was recently
each other, they’re working, and our members are seeing it recognized as the number one, most environmentally
of eight years. Add in Greg’s extensive management roles because they’re saying, ‘Wow, look at all these new faces.’ sustainable club in the country by Vivid Leaf. “It’s not just
in food & beverage operations, catering sales, meetings & But it’s like they’ve always been here, so they just fit in.” in the club or the golf course,” he says. “It’s everywhere.
special events, banquet management and finance, and Mr. Greg is cognizant of the strong role he and the club play We’ve always been an innovator of the golf courses when
Devino represents an ideal choice for Broken Sound Club. in supporting the growth of an expanding demographic it comes to carbon neutralities and our solar power and
At just 40 years young, he is approachable, and passionate by offering strong hospitality employment opportunities, the like, but now we are bringing it inside so that all our
about the opportunities inherent in his new position. and drawing more potential residents to Broken Sound restaurants will be green certified.”
Greg’s guiding vision and mission is to elevate and through his successes in continuously elevating the club. He Equally impressive is the addition of Broken Sound’s
enhance the club’s membership experience on every level. becomes sentimental and evokes a bittersweet wistfulness new culinary director, Michelin Star chef Bogdan Danila.
As he tells it, his love for Broken Sound centers around in discussing his relationship with his predecessor, and Broken Sound is the first club in America to have a Michelin
how inclusive the experience is for all demographics mentor, as he puts it, “the legendary” John Crean. Star chef as its culinary leader. Greg also implemented the
within the community. His overarching goal is to ensure the He said, “The ability to take over for your mentor is very first business intelligence platform in the club’s history to
club’s friendly atmosphere, with a warm, relaxing, inviting fun, but it’s also very scary at the same time. When you take drive his need for deep insights into the drivers that are
experience at every turn. over for someone who’s just at that level of his career, you impacting the operations of the club. “I’m a data-driven
To make that ambitious dream into a reality, Greg has must really have your game up. So, I still look up to my leader,” he says with a wry smile. “We have implemented
drawn upon his expertise in shaping teams who helped mentors, not just John, but my many mentors, and wonder a new database architecture and tools to enable us to
him open some of the finest hotels in the world. As he puts what would they do in this situation or that, how can I make better analyze data for trend analysis, testing menus and
it, “You know, it’s like having people like Lorant Botha, them proud, and that helps to shape the next steps for me.” understanding what’s working and what’s not working.”
whom I met here and thought, sixteen-year Broken Sound Greg has made it his personal goal to create the best With the addition of ten-year Hotel and Hospitality
Club veteran, members love him, phenomenal talent, great work environment and culture for his staff. He commented, Marketing veteran Jessica Gonzalez as Broken Sound’s
opportunity for him to learn and grow. I think that’s what “Really, for me it was how do we create our own brand within new Director of Marketing, the club has rebuilt all its
I’m all about–learning and growing, and I quickly promoted Broken Sound in creating an environment where people marketing components. Boasting the club’s first ever home
him to Assistant General Manager. And then I thought about are attracted to work with us?” He and his team created
finance.” He soon brought on 19-year club and corporate enhanced mentorship and employee engagement programs An Auspicious Beginning on page 4
finance veteran Lisa Hutcherson as Director of Finance. across all departments. All of the club’s standards and
Lorant and Lisa now make up Greg’s executive team. Greg processes from an operational standpoint are built towards Editor ............................................................................ Nils A. Shapiro
then brought in 12-year veteran Boca Raton Resort Director providing an exceptional member experience, which starts Associate Editor, Broken Sound Club ....................... Scott Gordon
Photography By ............................................................ Jon Ricco

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