Welk Resort's Remarkable Success

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June 17 - 18, 2014

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WELK RESORTS REMARKABLE SUCCESS
 
Jon Fredricks, President, Welk Resorts
 
Tuesday June 17, 2014
7-9am
Marriott Del Mar
 
The Lawrence Welk brand conjures images of the big band variety show that aired on television from 1945 to 1982 or the Lawrence Welk Village north of Escondido. What most don’t know is that Welk Resorts is a thriving 150 million annual revenue youthful luxury resort group with seven large properties including a stunning property in Cabo San Lucas that won the Expedia Insiders Select Award and was named #7 in the World in 2013.

ACG will have the honor of hearing from the President of Welk Resorts, Jon Fredricks, as he tells the story of how the Welk family leveraged its brand name and the cash flow from its entertainment business to build a youthful and luxurious Welk resort portfolio with properties in San Diego, Cabo San Lucas, Palm Springs, Breckenridge, Tahoe, Kauai and Branson, MO. We will hear how the business has grown through a combination of innovative M&A transactions and organic development. And Jon will talk about plans that will more than double the size of the company.

The discussion will include Jon’s perspectives on identifying, nurturing and growing new lines of business, using M&A transactions to accelerate business transformations, pitfalls to avoid when acquiring a new business, and funding explosive growth without risking the core enterprise.
 
SPEAKERS:
 
Jon Fredricks, President, Welk Resorts
 
Since becoming President of Welk Resorts in 1999, Jon Fredricks, grandson of the late Lawrence Welk, has led the company to realize unprecedented growth by fostering profitable expansion projects and corporate development. He oversees Welk’s seven resort properties in: San Diego, CA; Cabo San Lucas, MX; Branson, MO; Palm Springs, CA, Breckenridge, CO; Tahoe
(Truckee), CA and Kauai, HI (future project).

Jon’s leadership has guided the strategic direction of his team, setting the company on pace to achieve over 150 million in annual revenue. This includes completing over 900 shared ownership units and in various stages of planning over 1,000 additional units at our current resort locations. Welk Resorts enjoys a reputation for 4‐start quality resorts with activities and amenities unparalleled in the industry. In 2013, Welk Resorts’ Sirena Del Mar property in Cabo achieved the Expedia Insiders Select Award and was named #7 in the World.
 
SPONSORS:
SHEPPARD MULLIN      
 
COHN REZNICK      
 
NORTHERN TRUST 
 
 Registration Prices:
ACGSD Sponsors & Members with Meetings Included 0
ACGSD Members without Meetings Included 35
ACG Members of Other Chapters 35
Non-Members & Guests 65
  
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
 
Questions?
 
Contact Judy Susser-Travis, Executive Director, ACG San Diego @ acgsandiego@acg.org or call 619 741 7247. 
Hosted by: ACG
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San Diego
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