
Dave MacPherson
Retail General Manager

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About me
International Coliseums Company EVP & Director/Owner FORE Sports Marketing
Education

Sheridan College
1978 - 1981BBA Marketingthis is a canadian college diploma, with a grade 13 high school graduate.... American standards exceeds 4 yr degree

United States Sports Academy
2000 - 2002Sports Mgmt Marketing. I took a few courses to understand the school's course content, delivery methodology and value for our players in the hockey system and the minor league pro teams.
Experience

Circuit City Stores
Feb 1984 - Jun 1991Retail General ManagerJoined Circuit City in Atlanta after a brief professional hockey career in Europe. Moved into store management within a year and was one of the first 'external' hires to attend and graduate from the company's first ever Management Advancement Program. Opened 5 new stores throughout the southeast during my time there and loved every minute of it. Fun place, fun people and a great time to be with them. Special thanks to Don Marshal, Eddie Derham, Joe Adamski, Jeff Stayner , Mike Hourihan, Cindy Batey and Mr. G for the unbelievable mentorship and guidance.... no wonder they wrote a book about us... ... thank you! I left to return to pro hockey in Europe and coach at the Winter Olympics in France. Returned to the states 5 years later and joined the new kid on the block, Best Buy, who had taken over the lead role in that industry. Show less

FORE Sports Travel
Jun 1991 - nowPresident/CEODisney World and Gulf Coast Florida to New Orleans is our primary market. RClub, Gulf Coast's Private Membership Club is an 'inclusive , diverse, music and ICE Sports oriented group , bringing First Class Concerts, R Travel Club and RWine Club Tours to our members here along Florida's Gulf Coast and West Disney marketplace. Great Music, Great Travel Deals and RTravel Club Membership keeps growing. . Our current website is www.FORESportstravel.com with sports tourism a major part of our mix. Stay tuned for the new RNRG Development and R Club websites and social media sites... It'll be really COOL... Currently we have many divisions that include:Music Entertainment and Concert PromotionsSports Marketing Consulting and Management Services Restaurant and Private Golf and Dining Club Consulting ServicesSports, Music and Elite Travel Sales and Tour Operatorswww.FORESportstravel.com Show less

Sunshine Professional Hockey League, WPHL and CHL
Jan 1992 - May 1996President-Co/Founder General Manager Professional HockeyStarted Single 'A' professional hockey league in Florida with partners in Lakeland, Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, St Petersburg and West Palm Beach.League merged with Southern Hockey league in 1995 and continues to this day as the SPHL in other markets throughout the southeast. Ownership group then launched El Paso Buzzards of the WPHL, later the CHL, where I was the initial VP of Operations and GM. Founder of the Mobile Mysticks ECHL Learn to Skate and junior Mysticks program and Advisory Board Member of the Florida ICE Sports Foundation. Show less

Best Buy
May 1996 - Dec 2003Retail District Marketing Manager/ General ManagerVarious mgmt positions during time with BBY. Roles included Assistant GM, Store General Manager, and DMM. Helped open New markets of San Francisco, New Orleans and Florida. Our team was voted TOP GUN Store in Northern California through exceptional business results and team enthusiasm. Best Buy restructured many times during this period resulting in a gap of continued employment I returned twice. Last market was as GM of Mobile, alabama.

Verizon Wireless
Apr 2007 - Apr 2009Multi Unit ManagerSupervised VZW stores within a store in the Florida and Alabama Panhandle district. I had direct responsibility for the locations inside all of the Circuit City stores as well as three mall locations.Once CCity announced their liquidation, our positions were eliminated and re-structured.

The Bienville Club
Oct 2008 - Oct 2013Club President, Equity Partner and Board ChairmanA former ClubCorp National Affiliate private membership club for fine dining, events and by far the best Mardi Gras Festival headquarters in the Southeast. .Club now closed to scout for a new location.
Licenses & Certifications

Serv Safe Certified
Languages
- frFrench
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