Bill McMahon, Sr. AIA, OAA
Chairman
Bill is a strategic, financial and architectural planning consultant to clubs throughout North America. He established McMahon Group in 1983 as an affiliate of the family architectural firm his grandfather founded in 1906. Over the ensuing years, the firm has expanded its club consulting services beyond clubhouse improvement planning to a full range of services for all aspects of private club challenges. To date, the firm has assisted more than 2,000 private clubs across the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. McMahon Group provides a unique approach to developing club facility projects first establishing design and financial feasibility so membership approval is achieved. Thereafter final design and construction firms are selected to build the member approved project.
Mr. McMahon is unique among club consultants in providing an integrated strategic, financial and architectural approach to solving club problems. His personal involvement with his own clubs in St. Louis (serving in the roles of president, board member and committee member) has allowed him to bring unparalleled experience to each client. Mr. McMahon’s club memberships have included Bellerive Country Club (St. Louis), Racquet Club Ladue (St. Louis), University Club of St. Louis, Spring Lake Yacht Club (Michigan) and the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.
Mr. McMahon is a graduate of Washington University School of Architecture in St. Louis and holds architecture licenses in 44 U.S. states and in Ontario, Canada. He is a featured author in industry publications and a featured speaker at the annual conferences of the Club Managers Association of America, the Canadian Society of Club Managers, the National Club Association and the Hospitality, Financial and Technology Professionals. He serves as a visiting lecturer at continuing education sessions offered by regional CMAA chapters and at Michigan State University. Bill is a co-author of McMahon Club Trends®, the comprehensive research reports on strategic issues facing private clubs published with the National Club Association. He is also founder of the Excellence in Club Management Award.
Mr. McMahon is a member of the American Institute of Architects, and the National Club Association. He is a former president of the Missouri Council of Architects, AIA and has served on various charitable boards in the St. Louis area.
Posts by Bill McMahon, Sr. AIA, OAA
Can The City Clubs Survive Today’s Post Covid Threat?
While this situation is not good for some city clubs, it is not hopeless. We have been through similar circumstances before. Thirty or 40 years ago, many cities were in serious decline as the exodus to the suburbs took place. Back then, what did the city clubs do to address this problem?
Read MoreWhy The Best Clubs Continue to Rely on McMahon Groups Specialize Services
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Read MoreYear-Round Club Opportunities – The Holy Grail for Country Club Success
In country club after country club and even for golf clubs, the next generation of members want more than a seasonal club offering. Clubs have an entire staff they pay all year, so the fixed costs of offering more than the outdoor, seasonal offerings of golf, tennis and swimming can be reasonably expanded with very little additional cost.
Read MoreMcMahon’s Insights For Approving Major Projects
The process must begin right and end right with good communications. Every project should begin with the membership survey that assures members’ ownership and support…
Read MoreFinancial Modeling for Future Club Facilities
Determining future facility funding programs without having a sense of a club’s strategic direction is the most challenging aspect of long range planning. A club leadership must be able to crystal ball the need for the future facilities and where to get the funding sources to achieve them.
Read More5 Most Common Challenges Clubs Face Today
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Read MoreClubs Can Gain and Retain Members by Building New Facilities
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Read MoreWhat is McMahon Group’s Role Once a Club Project Has Been Approved?
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Read MoreThe Town Club Story
A club which embraced the Covid challenge with a total remake to make changes. The Milwaukee neighborhood club was facing a membership struggle, deteriorating facilities, lack of funds for both operations and even small capital projects.
Read MoreRe-functioning Clubhouses For Covid Design Impact
As we begin the reopening process for our clubhouses, we need to start with a new set of rules and regulations. These rules and regulations will be different all over the country on aspects like dining seating capacity, table spacing and size, kitchen requirements, access and exit points, frequency of cleaning/disinfecting and so on.
Read MoreIs There a Fee for McMahon Group’s First Impression Visit?
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Read MoreThe Summer Reopening Opportunity – It’s Your Club’s Dining Program
The reopening challenge will soon be upon us as we move into the post-COVID summer. Who would have thought that a new coronavirus, a relative of the common cold Corona, would have us facing life or death club issues?
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