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A Security Primer – Keeping Your Members, As Well As Their Belongings, Safe
By: Liane Cassavoy
Featuring Comments From Bill McBride
You spend a lot of time and money keeping your club clean, polished, and full of the latest amenities and fitness equipment in hopes of attracting new members and retaining the ones you have.
All that effort is worth it to keep your club successful. But, there’s something of a downside: The more attractive your club is to honest consumers, the more appealing it may be to thieves and other lawbreakers.
Bill McBride is a health club industry veteran. He has worked in all aspects of sales, marketing, leadership, management, member experience and operations. He currently serves as the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Active Sports Clubs/Active Wellness. He also is the Founder, President & CEO of BMC3. He has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for IHRSA and MACMA (Mid-Atlantic Club Management Association), been a Board Member on ACE’s Industry Advisory Panel, Club Business Pro’s Advisory Panel, The Wellness Health Education Advisory Board and was a contributing faculty member of Club Success Magazine.
Bill is one of the most forward thinking leaders in the health club industry today. More importantly, he is a caring and dynamic leader who goes out of his way repeatedly to help people . His personal integrity, knowledge and influence make him a special individual and therefore he has my highest recommendation.