Media Coverage
Selected features, interviews, and coverage spanning McKillips' work across Six Flags, Chuck E. Cheese, and Topgolf International.
Today's Golfer
Topgolf's ambition under McKillips to bring 10 million new players into golf by 2030 — and how the venue experience becomes the on-ramp to the sport.
Insider Sport
Topgolf's move deeper into competitive golf, hosting World Series of Golf qualifiers across its venue network.
Golf Inc. Magazine
McKillips featured as a speaker with Golf Inc. Magazine — sharing perspective on leadership, growth, and the future of experiential entertainment in golf.
TechBullion
McKillips on the discipline of reinvention — and what three decades of leading through crisis have taught him about steering brands through uncertainty.
Front Office Sports
McKillips speaks with Front Office Sports on life under new private equity ownership, recent workforce decisions, and the roadmap for Topgolf's next phase of expansion.
Blogspot
McKillips' personal blog featuring reflections on leadership, the experience economy, and lessons drawn from three decades in entertainment.
Medium
Long-form essays from McKillips on leadership, turnarounds, and building brands that endure — published on Medium.
Fortune
McKillips talks to Fortune about broadening Topgolf's appeal beyond golf — and building the next great family-entertainment destination brand.
USA Today
A deep dive into the experience economy through the lens of McKillips' three-decade career — and what the shift from things to experiences means for the brands defining the next chapter.
Reuters
McKillips marks the opening of Topgolf's newest venue in Parsippany, New Jersey — a milestone in the brand's continued U.S. expansion.
Dallas Business Journal
McKillips brings a proven turnaround playbook to Topgolf International — and lays out how he plans to accelerate the brand's next chapter.
The Dallas Morning News
McKillips reflects on his first 100 days at the helm of Topgolf International — early priorities, cultural observations, and what's coming next.
D Magazine
An inside look at McKillips' strategy for Topgolf International — accelerating the brand's evolution from golf venue operator to comprehensive experiential entertainment.
International Business Times
McKillips on three decades of operating through volatility — and the leadership instincts that hold up when everything else is moving.
MediaPost
An in-depth conversation on transformation, brand reinvention, and leading the next chapter of Chuck E. Cheese.
Restaurant Business Online
How a culture of disciplined experimentation rebuilt one of America's most recognizable family brands.
Blooloop
Inside the playbook that took Chuck E. Cheese into new global markets and entirely new product categories.
A profile on leadership, longevity, and what three decades in the experience economy actually teaches you.
Coverage of the international expansion overseen by McKillips during his tenure as President of Six Flags International.
Topgolf
The official announcement of McKillips assuming the CEO role at Topgolf International, effective February 23, 2026.