clubworks

What clubworks does

ClubWorks, LLC is a privately-held professional services holding company founded in January 2022 and headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. The company operates a wholly-owned network of eight elite partner firms serving the private club, hospitality, and real estate development industries in North America, with international reach through GGA Partners (Toronto) and Visionary Spectacle Studios (United States and Peru). Service lines span architecture and interior design (Peacock + Lewis, JBD JGA, Kuo Diedrich Chi Architects), architectural visualization and VR (VS Studios), MEP and fire protection engineering (ClubWorks Engineering), management consulting and executive search (GGA Partners), and integrated marketing, branding, PR, video storytelling, and lead generation (Buffalo Groupe and Private Club Studios).

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees charged by each partner firm to enterprise clients — primarily high-end private clubs, resorts and hospitality operators, and real estate developers. Pricing is quote-based and tailored per discipline and engagement scope. The platform does not sell a unified technology product; rather, partner firms retain their independent brands and operating leadership while sharing back-office functions (finance, HR, IT, insurance) under ClubWorks and cross-referring clients across disciplines. GTM combines direct enterprise field sales led by partner firm principals with industry-event participation (e.g., CMAA Conference) and earned media through integrated PR capabilities.

The platform is backed by private equity investors Tidewater Capital Group and Palm Beach Capital (co-founders), with minority investments from Mike Trout, Symphony Ventures, and Versant Media Group through Buffalo Groupe. Notable customers include Baltusrol, The Breakers, Ocean Reef, Bay Colony, Oak Hill, The Ritz-Carlton, Omni Hotels & Resorts, Costa Navarino, Brookfield Properties, and Tourism Ireland, among more than 20 named enterprise logos. Leadership transitioned in February 2026, with Kyle Ragsdale (former Buffalo Groupe CEO) named CEO and founder Michael Leemhuis moving to Chairman.

Name

clubworks

Legal name

ClubWorks, LLC

Website

https://clubworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ClubWorks is a private holding company operating a wholly-owned network of eight elite professional services firms delivering architecture, engineering, consulting, and integrated marketing to high-end private clubs, hospitality operators, and real estate developers across North America and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: ClubWorks generates revenue through professional services fees charged by its network of partner firms to private clubs, hospitality organizations, and real estate developers. Services include architecture, design, engineering, consulting, marketing, branding, public relations, video production, and research & analytics.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ClubWorks is a wholly-owned holding company that operates a curated network of elite professional services firms serving the private club, hospitality, and real estate development industries. Through its partner firms, it delivers architecture, interior design, MEP engineering, architectural visualization, management consulting, marketing, branding, public relations, video production, and research & analytics services to high-end golf clubs, country clubs, resorts, and real estate developers.

Product overview

ClubWorks is a wholly-owned network (platform) of elite professional services firms serving the private club, hospitality, and real estate development industries. Rather than a single unified software product, it operates as a holding company/network comprising eight independently operated partner firms under one brand: Peacock + Lewis Architects and Planners (architecture and design), JBD JGA Design and Architecture (full-service architecture and interior design), Visionary Spectacle Studios (architectural visualization and VR), GGA Partners (international management consulting and executive search), Private Club Studios by Buffalo Groupe (comprehensive marketing and video storytelling for private clubs), ClubWorks Engineering (MEP and fire protection engineering), Buffalo Groupe (full-service integrated marketing agency), and Kuo Diedrich Chi Architects (international architecture and design for clubs and resorts). These firms are independently operated but integrate standardized support functions and collaborate to provide end-to-end professional services across every stage of development and evolution in the industries they serve.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Private Club Studios: Comprehensive marketing offering for private golf clubs and communities, combining video storytelling with research, branding, marketing, lead generation, communications, web, and experiential strategy.
• ClubWorks Engineering

Products and services

• Peacock + Lewis Architects and Planners A hospitality and club amenities design firm creating customized, noteworthy, and award-winning architectural solutions for distinguished private club clients.
• JBD JGA Design and Architecture A full-service design and architecture firm providing clubhouse master planning, architecture, interior design, and procurement solutions for private clubs.
• Visionary Spectacle Studios (VS Studios) An architectural visualization firm that transforms projects into animated virtual videos with photorealistic still images for use throughout the design process and marketing materials.
• GGA Partners An international consulting firm and trusted advisor to golf courses, private clubs, resorts, and residential communities, offering strategy, operations, analytics, and executive search services.
• Private Club Studios by Buffalo Groupe A comprehensive marketing and video storytelling partner built exclusively for the private club industry, offering video production, branding, marketing, lead generation, communications, web, and experiential strategy.
• ClubWorks Engineering A precision-focused mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and fire protection engineering firm delivering high-performance solutions for private clubs and hospitality venues, licensed across multiple U.S. states.
• Buffalo Groupe A full-service integrated marketing agency specializing in golf, hospitality, and real estate industries, with expertise in creative, digital, PR, websites, events, and research.
• Kuo Diedrich Chi Architects (KDC) An award-winning full-service international architecture and design firm specializing in lifestyle design solutions for clubs and resorts since 1994.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 50 private club clients across North America for video production services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Vivid LeafcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVivid Leaf is the premier sustainability consultant in the private club industry, providing sustainability assessments, planning, measurement, and management software for private clubs. ClubWorks Engineering partnered with Vivid Leaf to offer clients a platform to understand energy usage, quantify ecological footprint, optimize performance, engage members, and guide boards toward sustainable future growth.
• AzaleacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBuffalo Groupe partnered with Azalea, Europe's specialist PR and marketing agency in golf, sport and tourism, to create a fully integrated international agency solution for brands seeking golf and lifestyle audiences across Europe, North America and beyond. The partnership addresses the challenge of delivering cohesive campaigns that work authentically across the UK, continental Europe, the United States and Asia.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Troon: Troon is the largest third-party golf and club management company, serving many of the same private club, daily-fee, and resort clients that ClubWorks' partner firms serve. While Troon operates clubs rather than providing professional services, its deep club operator relationships create overlapping client overlap with GGA Partners' consulting practice and Buffalo Groupe's marketing work.
• KemperSports: KemperSports manages a portfolio of private clubs, golf courses, and resorts and provides operational, marketing, and development services — directly overlapping with GGA Partners' consulting and Buffalo Groupe's marketing offerings within the same private club customer base.
• WATG: WATG is a global hospitality architecture and design firm serving luxury resorts, hotels, and private clubs — directly comparable to Peacock + Lewis and KDC within the ClubWorks portfolio. Both serve the same high-end hospitality and club development market.
• Populous: Populous is a leading global architecture firm specializing in sports and entertainment venues. Its practice and client mix overlap with KDC and Peacock + Lewis in club, resort, and sports-adjacent real estate design work.

Broad incumbents

• Invited (formerly ClubCorp): Invited operates the largest network of private clubs in the U.S. While it is a club operator rather than a service provider, it shares ClubWorks' private club customer base and is a frequent counterparty for member research, marketing, and renovation engagements delivered by ClubWorks' partner firms.
• IMG: IMG is a global sports, fashion, and media company providing marketing, licensing, and event services. It is comparable to Buffalo Groupe within the ClubWorks portfolio given shared sports, hospitality, and lifestyle client bases.
• Octagon: Octagon is a global sports marketing agency working with brands, athletes, and federations across golf and hospitality — directly comparable to Buffalo Groupe's integrated marketing services for sports and lifestyle clients.
• HKS Architects: HKS is a large global architecture practice with a dedicated hospitality and sports studio, serving resorts, hotels, and country clubs. Its scale and hospitality focus make it an incumbent comparable to Peacock + Lewis and KDC.
• Wasserman: Wasserman is a major sports, music, and entertainment marketing and talent management agency. Its golf and lifestyle practice competes for the same brand-side marketing budgets that Buffalo Groupe and Private Club Studios address.

Emerging players

• Leo A Daly: Leo A Daly is a full-service architecture, engineering, and planning firm with hospitality and country club work. It competes with ClubWorks' architecture and MEP engineering partner firms for private club clubhouse and resort design mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/buffalogroupe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weareclubworks
• Instagraminstagram.com/thebuffalogroupe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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