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The "How we do small things" Podcast
Joe
13 episodes
1 week ago
This episode was a treat! JD Varon, CGCS has been the Superintendent at Countryside for 26 years! He's an expert in his field and has provided our Members with incredible playing conditions for nearly 3 decades. In 2019 he led a $5.5m complete course renovation. Todd Lowe began consulting with Countryside in 2024, primarily to provide further expertise advice on our agronomical practices. Todd's input led to much needed extended summer closings for more aggressive maintenance of our greens - ...
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This episode was a treat! JD Varon, CGCS has been the Superintendent at Countryside for 26 years! He's an expert in his field and has provided our Members with incredible playing conditions for nearly 3 decades. In 2019 he led a $5.5m complete course renovation. Todd Lowe began consulting with Countryside in 2024, primarily to provide further expertise advice on our agronomical practices. Todd's input led to much needed extended summer closings for more aggressive maintenance of our greens - ...
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Episodes (13/13)
The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 13 - Turf Talk with Todd Lowe & JD Varon
This episode was a treat! JD Varon, CGCS has been the Superintendent at Countryside for 26 years! He's an expert in his field and has provided our Members with incredible playing conditions for nearly 3 decades. In 2019 he led a $5.5m complete course renovation. Todd Lowe began consulting with Countryside in 2024, primarily to provide further expertise advice on our agronomical practices. Todd's input led to much needed extended summer closings for more aggressive maintenance of our greens - ...
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1 week ago
54 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 12 - Club Tech Talk with Sean Bleyl & Taylor Lochte
If you're interested in club tech, marketing and anything that is "member facing" Sean and Taylor are your guys. Sean works for MembersFirst as the Client Development Exec.. MembersFirst helps hundreds of member-based organizations attract, engage and retain a vibrant and actively involved membership. We deliver the industry's premier end-to-end technology solution by combining expert website design, development and consultancy services with a complete set of tools to power content mana...
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 25 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 11.....2025 - A year in review and a Christmas debate....
We try and script most of our episodes and though this one might not seem like, we did have a rough outline...We discuss some of our favorite memories from 2025 and go deep down the rabbit hole of our favorite Christmas movies and non-Christmas Christmas movies. Which begs the question, Is Die Hard a Christmas movie???? There's probably some talk about holiday traditions also... As usual there's lots of laughs, lots of fun, some meaningful discussion and cool "small things"...
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1 month ago
1 hour 35 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 10 - Joe Basso, General Manager at Naples Lakes
Joe Basso is not only the GM / COO at our neighboring community, Naples Lakes Golf & Country Club, he's also one of only 26 General Managers in the Country to hold the very prestigious MCM certification - often referred to as the "doctorate" in Club Management. Joe has had an impressive career in which he led clubs in Missouri, Michigan, Del-Ray Beach before taking the helm at Naples Lakes. Our very own Director of Golf, worked under Joe for nearly a decade at Birmingham Country Club.&nbs...
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1 month ago
57 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 9....Recap of the Grand Re-Opening and a chat with Chef Jay!!!
How do you pull off a 600+ member Grand Re-Opening that is arguably the most important event in our club's history??? You plan it for 2 years.....and have leaders like Chef Jay, Scott Ortiz and many others involved... In this episode we debrief the Grand Re-Opening, discuss some upcoming events, talk a little bit about leadership, get an update on Chef's recovery and or course.......we share some small things that made big impacts!!!
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1 month ago
50 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 8 - Kid's tables & unique Thanksgiving dishes....
This one is full of laughs and conversation on all things November....Mike and Joe welcome two first timers to the show, Joe Herbstrieth, our Director of Golf, and Andy Meunier, our F&B Manager. We've got some great "small thing" examples at the end of the show and some deep discussion on how to graduate from the kid's table.... Enjoy!
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2 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 7 - A look back at 36 years of club audits with Phil Newman
What an absolute honor to sit with Phil Newman of RSM to discuss all things club related and some things not. Phil has been a staple in our industry for nearly 4 decades and has been focused in the Naples/South Florida market for 20 years. Countryside was one of Phil's first clubs when we relocated to this area in 2006 and we've been a client ever since. Aside from his focus on club auditing, Phil serves as an industry expert and best practices related to club financial accounting, balance sh...
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2 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 6 - Halloween fun!!!
What's your favorite Halloween candy? What's your favorite halloween costume? More importantly what's your LEAST favorite candy? In this episode the team explores Chef Jay's odd preference in candy meaning he prefers the candy that (we believe) a majority of people dislike the most. We also chat about our upcoming 7th annual pumpkin carving contest which has become a staple employee & member engagement event. As always, this episode is full of tons of laughs and several "rabbit hole...
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2 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Renovation War Stories with Tim Jones, Joe Foster and Joe Smith
We're super excited to chat with Tim Jones, General Manager / COO and Joe Foster, Assistant General Manager of Stonebridge Golf & Country Club. This is our first episode featuring some industry peers giving a little peak behind the club management curtain....Tim has led Stonebridge for over 20 years and has taken the community through more than one renovation. Joe has held leadership positions at a number of clubs in the area prior to Stonebridge such as Mediterra, Colonial and Country Cl...
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3 months ago
1 hour 17 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 4 - Two AWESOME special guests and some meaningful "small things"
We've got Maria on the show - one of our long tenured AMAZING team members and Joe chats with Marci Foster, a Countryside Member and Board Member who has done so much for our community. We talk about what we're looking forward to most this season, some sneak peaks into upcoming events and of course....we share some small things that made BIG impacts. Enjoy!
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3 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 3 - Shotguns, Fresh Fish, learn the difference between 86 and 68 and much more!
This one was so much fun! After some technical difficulties and few sips of Cuban coffee, we get right into our Friday Fresh Fish specials, what's to come on the new wine list, the best social media posts and we share how we all got started in the business. Not to mention, we talk about some industry jargon and recap our first shotgun in 2 years with some on the spot commentary by Mike Badder and the ladies who played in the CCWGA tournament. This episode is jam packed with information, fun f...
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3 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 2 - Looking back at 2021 and how the small things started
Chef Jay, Scott and Joe discuss how the focus on "small things" started and how one small thing....led to a big thing several years later. This is a fun conversation. What small thing did you see, experience or do recently that made a big impact?? Want more to the story? Joe published this article below in 2021 which elaborates on the importance of the small things. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2021-year-small-things-joe-smith/?trackingId=onyX%2FkYbQZik2RpjbenrJQ%3D%3D
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4 months ago
30 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
Episode 1 - Teaser
Scott, Fer, Mike and Joe talk a little bit about what this podcast thing is all about........
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4 months ago
24 minutes

The "How we do small things" Podcast
This episode was a treat! JD Varon, CGCS has been the Superintendent at Countryside for 26 years! He's an expert in his field and has provided our Members with incredible playing conditions for nearly 3 decades. In 2019 he led a $5.5m complete course renovation. Todd Lowe began consulting with Countryside in 2024, primarily to provide further expertise advice on our agronomical practices. Todd's input led to much needed extended summer closings for more aggressive maintenance of our greens - ...