Strategic Club Solutions

What Strategic Club Solutions does

Strategic Club Solutions (operating under legal entity Fokus Forward LLC) is a privately held consulting firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in Mequon, Wisconsin. The firm provides strategic planning, executive search, training and professional development, membership marketing, strategic communications, branding, employee experience, surveys, operational advisory, and interim management services to private clubs — including country clubs, golf clubs, yacht clubs, athletic clubs, and racquet clubs — as well as planned communities and homeowners associations across the United States. Founded by Ryan Doerr, a former general manager and 2022 Gary Player Educator of the Year Award recipient, alongside partner Laura Leszczynski, SCS positions itself as an embedded extension of client organizations rather than a transactional vendor.

The firm's flagship technology product is SCS Navigator, launched in February 2025 in partnership with SmartProperty. Navigator is described as the industry's first fully integrated platform combining strategic planning, capital planning, and operations for clubs and communities. Key features include a Living Reserve Study (a continuously updated certified reserve study), advanced asset management tools with photographic documentation and geotagging, accounting system synchronization, geographical asset mapping, planned maintenance tracking, and scenario planning with real-time financial forecasting. The platform is supported by integrations with HubSpot for marketing automation and Reserve Advisor for specialized capital planning analytics.

SCS operates a sales-led go-to-market model targeting enterprise clients in the private club vertical through direct outreach, complimentary discovery calls, and custom quote-based engagements, with no public pricing. Revenue is generated primarily through professional services fees from consulting engagements, supplemented by the newer Navigator platform offering. The firm has been recognized as Best Consulting Firm by BoardRoom Magazine's Excellence in Achievement Awards for seven consecutive years and reports a client base of over 500 clubs across the United States. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, and remains privately held with concentrated founder ownership.

Name

Strategic Club Solutions

Legal name

Fokus Forward LLC

Website

https://strategicclubsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Strategic Club Solutions is a privately held US consulting firm serving private clubs, country clubs, yacht clubs, and planned communities with strategic planning, executive search, training, marketing, and capital planning services, anchored by its proprietary SCS Navigator platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Club Management Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Business Consulting & Advisory (Strategy, Valuation, Due Diligence) (MPAKAKAL)

Keywords

• Private club consulting
• Strategic planning services
• Executive search services
• Capital reserve planning
• Membership marketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mequon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting & Advisory Services: Professional consulting services including strategic planning, executive search, training, branding, and operational advisory. Engagements may be subject to separate agreements outlining scope, deliverables, and terms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Strategic Club Solutions provides consulting and a proprietary technology platform (SCS Navigator) to private clubs, golf clubs, and member-based communities. Core offerings include strategic planning, capital reserve planning, executive search, training, branding, membership marketing, communications, employee experience, surveys, operational solutions, interim management, and racquet sports resources.

Product overview

Strategic Club Solutions offers a portfolio of consulting and professional services for private clubs and communities, centered around its proprietary technology platform called SCS Navigator. SCS Navigator is the company's flagship software product—a first-of-its-kind platform that unifies strategic planning, capital planning, and operations for clubs. Beyond the Navigator technology platform, SCS delivers a comprehensive suite of consulting services including Strategic Planning, Executive Search, Training & Professional Development, Membership Marketing, Strategic Communications, Club Branding, Employee Experience, Employee & Member Surveys, Operational Solutions, Interim Management, and Racquet Resources. The company has been recognized as Best Consulting Firm by BoardRoom Excellence in Achievement Awards for 7 consecutive years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SCS Navigator: A first-of-its-kind technology platform that integrates strategic planning, capital planning, and operations for clubs and communities. It provides certified Reserve Studies, asset management tools, real-time reporting, and financial forecasting.

Products and services

• SCS Navigator Proprietary integrated planning platform for private-club leaders that combines strategic planning, capital reserve planning, and operations tooling. Used by club general managers, COOs, and boards to run governance, capital, and operational planning processes from a single system.
• Strategic Planning Consulting Consulting engagements that help private-club boards and leadership teams develop long-range strategic plans, vision, and governance roadmaps.
• Executive Search Recruitment service for placing general managers, COOs, and senior leadership at private clubs and member-based communities.
• Training & Education Training and educational programs for private-club staff, managers, and leadership, led by the firm's Principal Trainer.
• Membership Marketing Membership acquisition and retention marketing services for private clubs, including campaign development and member engagement strategy.
• Strategic Communications Communications strategy, planning, and execution support for private-club boards and leadership.
• Branding Brand strategy, identity development, and positioning services for private clubs and member-based communities.
• Employee Experience Employee experience, culture, and workforce engagement advisory for private-club operators.
• Surveys Survey design, deployment, and analysis services for member, employee, and stakeholder feedback at private clubs.
• Operational Solutions Operational consulting covering day-to-day club operations, performance improvement, and process optimization.
• Interim Management Interim executive and management placement to lead private clubs during leadership transitions or special projects.
• Racquet Resources Specialized consulting and resources for racquet sports programming at private clubs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% member approval rate on major capital projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SmartPropertycoreTechnology or Integration · 5 February 2025Strategic partnership to launch Navigator, a pioneering financial and asset management platform for clubs and communities. SmartProperty provides the technology foundation integrated with SCS consulting expertise for comprehensive capital planning solutions.
• Club Management Association of America (CMAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational professional association for club managers. SCS partners with CMAA for industry education, professional development, and thought leadership content. Multiple CMAA chapters collaborate with SCS for local programming and events.
• Distinguished ClubsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub recognition and certification program partnership for delivering exceptional member experiences.
• National Club AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade association advocacy partnership for private club industry interests and resources.
• The BoardRoom MagazinecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry publication partnership. SCS team members contribute articles and the company has been recognized with multiple BoardRoom Excellence in Achievement Awards for 7 consecutive years.
• Club & Resort BusinessminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry trade publication partner for marketing visibility and thought leadership content.
• Golf Inc. MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf industry publication partner for content marketing and industry visibility.
• PaychexminorOthersHR and payroll services partner offering preferred pricing for SCS client organizations.
• InsperityminorOthersHR solutions partner providing workforce management and employment services for clubs.
• Community Association Institute (CAI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity association industry organization partnership for HOA and planned community services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Clubessential: Major software platform serving private clubs and member-based organizations with website, member engagement, and operations modules. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping operational capabilities to the same club market.
• KemperSports: Large golf and club management company owning and operating clubs across the US. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the club industry whose management services overlap with SCS's strategic and operational advisory offerings.
• Troon: One of the largest golf and club-management firms in the world, providing facility management, agronomy, and advisory services. Comparable as a broader incumbent that can absorb strategic and capital planning in-house for the same club clients.
• Invited Clubs (formerly ClubCorp): Large operator of private golf, country, city, and athletic clubs. Comparable as a broad incumbent that often uses internal teams for strategic planning and capital forecasting that SCS provides externally.
• Jonas Club Software: Established club management software vendor providing ERP, accounting, and member-management systems to private clubs and HOAs. A broader incumbent that competes with SCS Navigator at the operational/capital-planning layer of the same customer stack.

Direct peers

• Cobalt Talon: Consulting firm serving private clubs and resort communities with strategy, branding, marketing, and operational advisory. Highly comparable to SCS in service mix and target customer.
• GGA Partners: Golf and private club advisory firm offering feasibility studies, capital planning, and management consulting. Overlaps directly with SCS on strategic and capital planning for golf clubs and country clubs.
• McMahon Group: A long-standing private club and community association consulting firm offering strategic planning, governance, and executive search services to a similar client base of country clubs and associations. The most directly comparable boutique competitor to SCS in the private-club advisory space.
• Applied Club Economics: Club-industry consultancy that delivers benchmarking, financial analysis, and strategic planning for private clubs. Closely comparable in that it combines data-driven diagnostics with strategic advisory for the same customer segment.

Emerging players

• Club Benchmarking: Data and benchmarking platform for private clubs that provides performance analytics—an adjacent capability to SCS Navigator's reserve/capital planning features. Comparable as a data-driven decision-support tool for the same buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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