Shaun Mielekamp
Well-Known Member
Hi Everyone
For those who don't know me I am the CEO of the Mariners and have been living in the Coast for the last 10 years. Since the day I started at the Mariners I have logged onto this forum everyday and read every post, the good bad and the ugly.
I am a huge believer in official forums and am very passionate for this forum to remain and grow as one of the core voices for our members. This forum I believe can and will make a huge difference to the future of the club.
Since I have started I genuinely have tried to speak to as many members, passionate supporters, ex supporters, ex employees, local businesses, community leaders, local clubs, CCF, councils, politicians and anyone who cared about the Mariners to find out what I can do to make a difference.
I held as many "welcome Wednesdays" as I possibly could so everyone had the chance to meet me directly before the season kicked off and ask any question they had. Plus I asked plenty of questions myself and many of these have lead to great initiatives we have already put in place.
The first thing I realised is that there is a lot of history both good and bad which will provide its own very unique challenges. The second thing that was clear is that it was impossible for single person alone to make serious change here on their own and only through genuine action, listening and empathy would it be possible to rebuild the community support that this great club was built on.
The purpose of this thread was to purely highlight my passion that I believe this forum should thrive and grow and not take days for new posts to appear. Everyday should be engaging and an insightful part of being a Mariners supporter.
I can't promise that I can be on here everyday to reply to all posts simply because I am sure you all want me to be working as hard as I can everyday to make the club better and there is more to do in my role than just troll a forum.
But I can promise you that I will continue to read every post in my own time and hope that the administrators will flag with me directly on any major post that needs addressing so important questions don't go unanswered.
My email is shaunm@ccmariners.com.au if anyone needs.
I will dedicate some clear time later today at 3pm to stay on live and answer as many questions as I can to you guys on here. I won't always have the most popular or favourite answers but I will answer as honestly as I can.
The purpose of this thread apart from introducing myself is to simply ask this question :
How can the club engage with this forum more to better listen to our members?
I look forward to meeting you all and hearing your ideas
Kindest regards
For those who don't know me I am the CEO of the Mariners and have been living in the Coast for the last 10 years. Since the day I started at the Mariners I have logged onto this forum everyday and read every post, the good bad and the ugly.
I am a huge believer in official forums and am very passionate for this forum to remain and grow as one of the core voices for our members. This forum I believe can and will make a huge difference to the future of the club.
Since I have started I genuinely have tried to speak to as many members, passionate supporters, ex supporters, ex employees, local businesses, community leaders, local clubs, CCF, councils, politicians and anyone who cared about the Mariners to find out what I can do to make a difference.
I held as many "welcome Wednesdays" as I possibly could so everyone had the chance to meet me directly before the season kicked off and ask any question they had. Plus I asked plenty of questions myself and many of these have lead to great initiatives we have already put in place.
The first thing I realised is that there is a lot of history both good and bad which will provide its own very unique challenges. The second thing that was clear is that it was impossible for single person alone to make serious change here on their own and only through genuine action, listening and empathy would it be possible to rebuild the community support that this great club was built on.
The purpose of this thread was to purely highlight my passion that I believe this forum should thrive and grow and not take days for new posts to appear. Everyday should be engaging and an insightful part of being a Mariners supporter.
I can't promise that I can be on here everyday to reply to all posts simply because I am sure you all want me to be working as hard as I can everyday to make the club better and there is more to do in my role than just troll a forum.
But I can promise you that I will continue to read every post in my own time and hope that the administrators will flag with me directly on any major post that needs addressing so important questions don't go unanswered.
My email is shaunm@ccmariners.com.au if anyone needs.
I will dedicate some clear time later today at 3pm to stay on live and answer as many questions as I can to you guys on here. I won't always have the most popular or favourite answers but I will answer as honestly as I can.
The purpose of this thread apart from introducing myself is to simply ask this question :
How can the club engage with this forum more to better listen to our members?
I look forward to meeting you all and hearing your ideas
Kindest regards