Get to Know Our Corporate Leadership Team
Here at our boat club at the Lake of the Ozarks, we are like family. We get to know our members and enjoy doing so. You may not know this, but Freedom Boat Club at the Lake of the Ozarks is actually also part of a very large family that stretches across the entire nation. There are over 140 Freedom Boat Club locations across the country. That being said, we really want you to know who we are as a company and the best way to do that is start from the top. In this blog, you will get to know some of the members of our corporate leadership team a little better.
Joe Bettley is an integral part of the Freedom Boat Club corporate team. As Chief Financial Officer, Joe actively leads the back office disciplines overseeing accounting and finance, technology and human resources. He is also actively involved in all strategic planning initiatives for Freedom Boat Club.
Joe earned his BS in Business Administration and his Master of Accountancy from University of South Florida and is also a licensed CPA. He has earned the CITP – Certified Information Technology Professional, and CGMA – Chartered Global Management Accountant, distinctions. Prior to joining Freedom Boat Club, Joe owned his own accounting practice and highly successful business consultancy. His goal is to help grow the Freedom Boat Club brand in size, profitability, sustainability and through technology.
Email: Jbettley@freedomboatclub.com
Wanda Kenton Smith is Chief Marketing Officer of Freedom Boat Club. She brings 34 years of major marine industry editorial and marketing experience to the organization. She served as editor of two national consumer boating magazines and two trade publications, plus serves as the marketing columnist of the boating industry’s major b2b magazine, Soundings Trade Only, a perch she has held since 1998. She served as vice president of marketing for one the nation’s largest privately-owned boat manufacturers for 11 years, with global marketing responsibility. Wanda previously owned and operated a $20 million international and national award-winning advertising and public relations agency and later, a marketing consultancy, servicing more than 30+ leading global and domestic marine accounts, including many well established, iconic brands. Her marketing, advertising and PR work has been recognized with multiple international, national and regional awards, as well as many personal distinctions.
Wanda serves as president of Marine Marketers of America and is the national chairperson of the Recreational Boating Leadership Council’s New Markets Task Force. Immediately prior to joining Freedom Boat Club, she headed up marketing for the top ranked boat retailer in North America with multiple locations on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Email: wanda@freedomboatclub.com
David Aldrich is Freedom Boat Club’s Director of Franchise Sales. In this capacity, David focuses on targeting and further developing key markets throughout North America where the Freedom Boat Club model fits.
David brings nearly 30 years of sales and management experience to Freedom Boat Club, having worked with multiple major marine industry leaders. Former sales stints have included key positions at Brunswick Corp, Pro Line/Donzi, Bombardier, Chris Craft and Regal Marine, among others.
David is an active boater who has lived throughout the country and enjoyed cruising in many ports of call in New England, the Northwest, Mountain States, California and the Southeast. Today, he makes his home in Englewood, FL.
To contact David about franchise opportunities, call him directly at (843) 368-1103.
Email: daldrich@freedomboatclub.com
Greg Oakley
Vice President of Operations
Greg Oakley is Vice President of Operations for Freedom Boat Club. He is a master organizer who oversees all the coming and going of fleet boats at the corporate-owned clubs, with responsibility for master-minding deliveries of new boats and seasonal boats from the Northern club locations. Greg was born and raised in Southwest Florida and is a graduate of Florida State University.
Email: goakley@freedomboatclub.com
We hope you enjoyed getting to know some of the members of our corporate leadership team a little better. Freedom Boat Club at the Lake of the Ozarks is part of a very large family. We hope that you choose to join our family by becoming a member. To learn more about becoming a member at Freedom Boat Club at the Lake of the Ozarks, visit our website or call us at 573-302-0392.
Get to Know Our Corporate Leadership Team
Joe Bettley
CFO
Joe earned his BS in Business Administration and his Master of Accountancy from University of South Florida and is also a licensed CPA. He has earned the CITP – Certified Information Technology Professional, and CGMA – Chartered Global Management Accountant, distinctions. Prior to joining Freedom Boat Club, Joe owned his own accounting practice and highly successful business consultancy. His goal is to help grow the Freedom Boat Club brand in size, profitability, sustainability and through technology.
Email: Jbettley@freedomboatclub.com
Wanda Kenton Smith
Chief Marketing Officer
Wanda serves as president of Marine Marketers of America and is the national chairperson of the Recreational Boating Leadership Council’s New Markets Task Force. Immediately prior to joining Freedom Boat Club, she headed up marketing for the top ranked boat retailer in North America with multiple locations on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Email: wanda@freedomboatclub.com
David Aldrich
Director of Franchise Sales
David brings nearly 30 years of sales and management experience to Freedom Boat Club, having worked with multiple major marine industry leaders. Former sales stints have included key positions at Brunswick Corp, Pro Line/Donzi, Bombardier, Chris Craft and Regal Marine, among others.
David is an active boater who has lived throughout the country and enjoyed cruising in many ports of call in New England, the Northwest, Mountain States, California and the Southeast. Today, he makes his home in Englewood, FL.
To contact David about franchise opportunities, call him directly at (843) 368-1103.
Email: daldrich@freedomboatclub.com
Greg Oakley
Vice President of Operations
Greg Oakley is Vice President of Operations for Freedom Boat Club. He is a master organizer who oversees all the coming and going of fleet boats at the corporate-owned clubs, with responsibility for master-minding deliveries of new boats and seasonal boats from the Northern club locations. Greg was born and raised in Southwest Florida and is a graduate of Florida State University.
Email: goakley@freedomboatclub.com
We hope you enjoyed getting to know some of the members of our corporate leadership team a little better. Freedom Boat Club at the Lake of the Ozarks is part of a very large family. We hope that you choose to join our family by becoming a member. To learn more about becoming a member at Freedom Boat Club at the Lake of the Ozarks, visit our website or call us at 573-302-0392.
873 Crow Ln. Ste. B5
Osage Beach, MO 65065
573-302-0392
Bridgeview Marina 19MM
NEW 2nd Location
1062 Susan Rd.
Lake Ozark, MO 65049
Osage Villa Resort 2MM
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