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Keynote Speaker Rob Rush


Rob Rush

Rob RushRob co-founded LRA Worldwide and is the Company's CEO. Headquartered in Philadelphia, LRA is a leader in the rapidly-evolving space called Customer Experience Management (CEM). LRA helps companies "operationalize" their brand promise, ensuring the organization is aligned from the CEO on down to truly connect with their customer's hearts and minds, and deliver exceptional customer experiences that drive customer satisfaction, loyalty, and profitability.

Rob came out of the hospitality industry, and that's where the firm first focused. Today, LRA hospitality industry clients include Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, MGM Mirage, Hilton, Oberoi, Preferred Hotels, Hyatt and others. LRA's fastest growing sector has been Sports & Entertainment, where everyone seems to be seeking ways to put more people in the seats. LRA clients include The NBA, Churchill Downs, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Live Nation, Stowe Mountain Resort, ARAMARK, Delaware North Companies, the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball, and others. In the golf business, LRA works with Troon Golf, the TPC, and the golf divisions of homebuilder's Toll Brothers and WCI Communities. LRA clients in other industries include NetJets, IBM, Albertson's, VIA Rail Canada, Westfield Insurance and more.

Rob is a regular contributor to a variety of marketing, branding, and trade publications, including Brandweek, Adweek, Casino Journal, Hotel Business, Golf Business, and Resort & Recreation. Rob also serves on the National Hotel Executive Hospitality Forum Editorial Board and is active in the National Institute of Golf Management (NIGM). Rob is a frequent spokesperson on customer experience and branding, and has presented at numerous industry conferences and corporate functions. Rob is a graduate of Cornell University and is a member of the Cornell Real Estate Council.

Rob Rush
President & CEO LRA Worldwide, Inc.
Suite 200 300 Welsh Road
Horsham, PA 19044.2263, USA
+1.215.449.0301
www.lraworldwide.com
rob.rush@lraworldwide.com


Sponsors


Premier Partner:

Club CarClub Car


Presenting Sponsors:

American Express
CNL Income Corp
Entegra
GE Real Estate
Capmark Finance
Hodges Ward Elliott
CitiCapital
IBS
Srixon
Syngenta
Textron Financial
Toro
Titleist FootJoy Cobra
Uplink


Participating Sponsors:

ETS
Foley & Lardner
Global Golf Advisors
Grubb & Ellis
IVI/Sandtrapper
Helena
Nike Golf
Pepsi-Cola Company
TaylorMade Adidas