Tim Keogh recognized by Boating Industry Magazine

Liz Walz
Boating Industry
Monday April 2, 2007

Leadership is hard to define, but when you’re in its presence, you know it.

That’s what inspired industry professionals to recommend close to 100 people as members of the next generation of industry leaders.

Many in the boating industry have feared that as today’s leaders reach retirement age, there will be no one to take their place. But if you share that fear, set it aside. If you don’t see evidence of up-and-coming leadership around you, you’re not looking hard enough or you’re not looking in the right place.

In fact, Boating Industry magazine struggled to fit all the examples of leadership collected for this story into one issue. The following individuals — the best of the best under 40 years old — have proven that leadership is alive and well among our industry’s young executives, developing and maturing all around us. There will be a next generation of industry leaders — one that’s strong, diverse and will carry the boating business to new heights of professionalism and growth. And you can likely expect the following people to be among them.

TIM KEOGH

This 27-year-old works at the forefront of water access, called by some the No. 1 challenge for the boating industry.

As director of business services for Marina Management Services, Inc., Tim Keogh provides consulting services to marina owners and operators, developers and potential marina buyers across the country and around the world, helping them enhance the development, redevelopment and operation of water access facilities.

While he’s only been with his company for five years, Keogh has been involved in the industry his entire life. His father managed a small boat building company, and in the summers during college, he served as an assistant harbormaster in Marion, Mass. His passion for the industry shines through in his participation in local, state, national and international marine trades associations, as well as the writing and speaking he’s done.

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