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LuAnn Giovanelli

LuAnn Giovanelli

COO and General Manager of Bay Colony Community Association in Naples, FL, and Chair of The Club Foundation Board of Governors. A nearly four-decade private club executive who became the first woman to lead the Town Club at Cherokee Town & Country Club.

Aug 10, 2026

Leadership Lens

Leadership Lens

LuAnn Giovanelli: Leading With Integrity, Trust and the Courage to Let Go

Aug 10 · 33m

Heather Arias de Cordoba
Heather Arias de CordobaHOST
1:51
So looking back, what do you believe truly shaped your leadership philosophy along the way?
LuAnn Giovanelli
LuAnn GiovanelliGUEST
1:57
Wow.
LuAnn Giovanelli
LuAnn GiovanelliGUEST
1:57
So yes, I did kind of get here unexpectedly.
LuAnn Giovanelli
LuAnn GiovanelliGUEST
2:01
But sometimes looking back, my dad built golf courses.
LuAnn Giovanelli
LuAnn GiovanelliGUEST
2:04
I don't know if you know that.
LuAnn Giovanelli
LuAnn GiovanelliGUEST
2:05
And he was a superintendent.
LuAnn Giovanelli
LuAnn GiovanelliGUEST
2:06
So I was kind of always on the fringe of hospitality and this world, but didn't want to do this for a living.

19 MINS LATER

Heather Arias de Cordoba
Heather Arias de CordobaHOST
21:14
So can you explain to us a little bit about what that is and what that means to you and how that inspires you outside of the club world?

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