Chad Barnhill
JACK Entertainment
Education: MBA, Western Kentucky University; bachelor’s degree in marketing, Millikin University
What Guides My Decision Making: From a strategic perspective, we must ensure that the decisions are thoughtful of our mission and vision, organizational growth initiatives and our competitive landscape. Operationally, we constantly measure our performance, guest satisfaction and opportunity to improve through property cap ex and technology. Regulatorily, we must always operate with the utmost integrity. And from a cultural perspective, we must always make decisions that positively affect morale, retention, development and engagement and drive the desire to provide exceptional service.
My Very First Job and What I Learned From It: My first job was working as a laborer for my father’s construction company. I learned several things from this experience: respect for hard work; discipline and grit; leadership isn’t a title.
Hobby/Passion: I love playing golf and am an avid bourbon collector.
If I Were a Character from a TV Show or Movie, I’d Be: Olivia Pope from Scandal. I like being the fixer.