Michael Goldstein

Partnerships Manager

2023 - Current

Managing Director & Founder

2011

Major Events & consulting business with clients in major events, golf industry, tourism and sports marketing. Company was contracted to deliver operations, sales and marketing teams for the New Zealand Open (2015 - 2020), operations contract for LPGA, Asia Pacific Amateur Championship (2017) and various other events. The Clubhouse also led bids to bring LPGA, WRC (ongoing), and Presidents Cup to New Zealand.

LP

2019

Chief Executive Officer

2019 - 2023

Led a round of the FIA World Rally Championship held in Auckland in 2022, the first FIA world championship event to be held in NZ for 10 years. Initial event was secured for 2020 only for the pandemic to cancel our plans before ultimately New Zealand was included again on the 2022 WRC calendar. The event was highly successful with more than 90 million television viewers, sold out tickets, successful commercial program and a highly competitive rally.

CEO / Tournament Director

2016 - 2018

Led first ever LPGA sanctioned golf tournament in New Zealand hosted at Windross Farm. Key stakeholders were Golf New Zealand, LPGA Tour, ATEED, NZ Major Events, SKY and commercial partners from Korea, New Zealand and Australia. Event won the gold driver award for "best advertising campaign and promotional plan" amongst tournaments on the 2017 LPGA schedule. Prize money of USD$1,300,000 set a record for professional golf in NZ history (men or women). The inaugural event was delivered within 2% of budget which included successfully raising 100% new revenue via sponsorship sales, Government grants and fan revenue.

Business Development Director

2014 - 2015

Business Development for Infinite Ideas International (i3) - a boutique sports marketing company based in Asia with offices in Hong Kong & Beijing. We work with the worlds leading brands, sports organizations and governing bodies delivering world class service in Asia Pacific and beyond.

Marketing & Operations Manager

2012 - 2015

Co-founder

2010 - 2010

A friend and I played a round of golf every day for a calendar year, around the world, raising money for The First Tee as we went. (The First Tee teaches underprivileged children the life skills & values that golf teaches the rest of us). An intense yet somehow eminently manageable exercise in planning & logistics. Between organising each and every game of golf and accommodation for 365 days; procuring transport, insurance, phone coverage, internet, media coverage, sponsorship, fundraising support, golf balls, band-aids and just about everything else you could imagine, in 16 countries (all the while, on the run); actually hacking our way around a different course each day; swapping life experiences day in, day out, with a remarkable array of kindred spirits; blogging and writing for golf magazines about the same - it was quite a year. All said and done we played a new course every day without fail, traversing date lines and catching overnight flights. And raised $35k and our blood pressure in the process.

Solicitor

2009 - 2009

Board member

2007 - 2009

Board member (Nov 2007 - Nov 2008) and Deputy Chairperson (Dec 2008 - Nov 2009) of Student Job Search's governing board. Organisation is a job referral agency for tertiary students. During period of involvement Student Job Search received approximately $4m per annum through a funding contract with the Crown and students earned approximately $80m per annum from jobs secured through the service.