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Like any business, the Donahues ran into a few hurdles.
"Although we are technically not a startup, we have experienced
some of the same obstacles a startup would by enforcing a
bit of a culture change within the business. We have asked
the staff to work alongside us to step up the upkeep of the
facility, as we have spent some money renovating." A change in
leadership is always a delicate situation, but they made it clear
they want to keep the transition as seamless as possible.
Tim Borza is a student of the David B. Falk College of Sport
and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University and intern at
USIndoor. His family operates Borza's Recreation Center in
Westmoreland, NY.
All four of the Ultimate Goal's new owners have
exemplified professionalism in their leadership thus far.
They have taken the pre-existing vision of Ultimate Goal
and incorporated new programs accordingly.
Trish says, "Our advice would be create programming that
you are proud of. People are not going to walk in our door
if we don't have something worth coming for. We want to
serve the community the best way that we can and create
an environment that people want to come too."
The Donahues have done just that, and they are off to a very
successful start.
