Working in the Country Club: Jonathan Thie

Jonathan Thie learned a lot of life lessons at the country club.  No, not lessons about lounging poolside or spending 63 consecutive days on the greens.  Rather, Jonathan Thie grew up working for his local country club.  At the young age of 14, got his first country club job.  He continued working, learning the ropes of the business until he went away to college.

While studying at South Dakota State University, Jonathan Thie decided to major in Family Consumer Sciences and Hotel/Restaurant Management.  He graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in 2006.

His background and experience at the local country club helped spur him onward to becoming a customer service professional. Jonathan Thie then spent two and a half years after graduating working in the hotel and restaurant management business.  The work was challenging, but Jonathan Thie was up for it.

However, great customer service wasn’t the only lifelong skill that Jonathan Thie learned while working at the country club.  He also was able to improve his tennis game with his spare time. Jonathan Thie became quite the talented tennis player, and was recognized for his skill.

He started playing more seriously at college, earning a spot on the NAIA National Team at University of Sioux Falls in 2003.  Then, a few years later in 2006, Jonathan Thie was a Division 1 Tennis Player at South Dakota State University.

Today, Jonathan Thie isn’t still working at the country club.  However, he’s still hard at work playing tennis.  And, also, he’s literally “at work.” Jonathan Thie is the Head Coach for the men’s tennis team at St. Thomas More, a private Catholic high school in South Dakota.

Jonathan Thie thinks that his years of work and experience with the local country club were exactly what he needed to make the achievements that he’s now celebrating in life.