Akiyah Snell
A front desk agent who is now Assistant Front Office Manager.
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Since 1999
Host of
Host of
Kalamazoo
Fourteen hospitality, dining, sports and entertainment brands. All rooted in Kalamazoo and led by people who call it home.
Kalamazoo Country ClubOur story
Locally owned, and host to our own city.
GHG began in 1999, when Bill Johnston bought the hotel that is now the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites. We have been locally owned and operated ever since. Every brand we run is in Kalamazoo, and the people who run them live here.
More than 33 million guests have come through our doors in that time, and seventeen of the people who opened them in 1999 are still on the team. That is what being the Host of Kalamazoo means to us.
Our mission is simple: empower each other to ignite a story through memorable experiences in Kalamazoo.
A little about usHow we work
Five values, and we look for them in everyone we hire.
Have Integrity
Uphold the highest ethical standards by making honest and honorable decisions.
Be Guest Obsessed
Take personal ownership to build relationship-centered experiences around our guests’ wants, needs, and desires.
Collaborate
Actively listen, support, and work with your team, colleagues, and guests.
Stay Curious
Take pride in finding a better way every day.
Celebrate
Find joy in the wins of your guests, team, and community.
1,000+
Local employees
14
Kalamazoo brands
25+
Years in Kalamazoo
950+
Volunteer hrs / yr
Careers
You can start anywhere here and end up somewhere you didn’t expect.
Fourteen brands under one roof means your next role probably already exists. Many of our leaders started on the front line.
Career pathway
Grill cook to COO, without leaving Kalamazoo.
Ryan started on the line. Twenty-one years later he leads food and beverage across every GHG dining venue.
Career pathways
See where you could go →
Career journeys
Stories from the team.
Ashley Ferguson
A hairstylist for years, now General Manager of Blush Salon + Spa.
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Tom Brake
Front office at the hotel, then concierge at the club, now Team Lead of the concierge team.
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Volunteer dayRooted in Kalamazoo
We don’t just work here. We call this home.
Every GHG employee earns eight paid volunteer hours a year, and together our teams put in more than 950 hours annually with the organizations that make Kalamazoo thrive.
Our community impactWhat’s next
Building Kalamazoo’s next chapter.
The Kalamazoo Event Center broke ground downtown in 2025, the largest project in company history. The reimagined Kalamazoo Country Club clubhouse, the second largest in the United States, reopened in June 2026. As we build, the opportunities multiply.
KalamaNews
Something’s always happening.
Development
Andrew Green’s Vision Comes to Life at Kalamazoo Country Club with Opening of The Eleven
An 11-hole short course from architect Andrew Green: 1,295 yards, every shot inside 185 yards, and the first look at his work before the championship course opens in 2027.
Development
Kalamazoo Event Center Premieres First Episode of New Docuseries
A 13-episode series on the people, partnerships and progress behind downtown’s next landmark.
Recognition
Greenleaf Hospitality Group Named Among the 2026 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®
Named in both the national and the West Michigan programs, for workplace culture, engagement, wellness, and professional development.
Fourteen brands. Several of them are hiring.
A hotel, six places to eat and drink, two arenas and a country club, all in one city. Start with the open roles, or look at the brands first.