Strategy Elevation Alliance
Executive Preview · Pre-Operational Readiness · April 28, 2026

Oneida Indian Nation

Sovereign Nation · Oneida Territory, New York · Pre-Operational Turning Stone Evolution
Built for Ray Halbritter, Nation Representative and Turning Stone Enterprises CEO, and the Oneida Indian Nation leadership team.
Thirty Minutes
This is the moment to set the enterprise up right, and it will not come again. Every decision made now, while it is still a clean sheet, costs less than the same one made after the doors are open. Set it now and you carry it cleanly instead of fixing it later. We are asking for thirty minutes of your time, and it will not be wasted. The three of us have carried tribal and hospitality enterprises through this same moment at Chumash Enterprises, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation, and Pinnacle Entertainment. With our multiple-property and startup experience, we can help your team eliminate future costly issues through one approach, Illuminate, Focus, Perform, to accelerate the results that matter.
Climb Higher. See Further. Execute Intentionally.
Strategic Context · July 2026

Between the First Opening and the Grand Expo

The first phase of the $400 million Turning Stone Evolution celebrated its grand opening on July 17 with The Crescent and Salt, and the Grand Expo is still in front of you by Labor Day. The window to set the operating system that carries both stages is open right now, and it will not come again.

$400M
Turning Stone Evolution Investment
Jul 17
Crescent and Salt Grand Opening
Labor Day
Grand Expo Target
$440M
Credit Facility Closed
What Just Happened

Two openings on one capital plan, inside a single summer.

Turning Stone moves from a regional gaming and hospitality enterprise to New York's largest meetings and conventions resort across two stages. The second stage is still a clean sheet.

  • July 17, 2026. The Oneida Indian Nation celebrated the grand opening of The Crescent hotel and the Salt restaurant, the first public proof points of the Turning Stone Evolution.
  • Labor Day 2026. The Grand Expo is targeted for completion, roughly doubling convention space to 225,000 square feet.
  • Financing. A $440 million credit facility supports the expansion. The operational discipline that services it is built on what gets installed before the second opening.
Sources

Oneida Indian Nation release, July 17, 2026. Tribal Business News, July 2026. Verified against public record July 28, 2026.

The Partnership

Three Practitioners. One Accountability.

SEA is not a firm that deploys associates. The three partners below own the work end to end, together. What you see below is what shows up in the room.

John Elliott
Chief Executive Officer, MacKinnon Enterprises LLC · Principal, Strategy Elevation Alliance · Economic Development · Adjunct Instructor, The Mana College
Innovative Venturer · Analytical Machine · Entrepreneurial Builder · Inspiring Storyteller · Future-Oriented
35+ years leading organizations through transformation as CEO, COO, CFO, and consulting practice leader. Career spans Big 5 consulting across Asia, Native American Tribal economic development, and corporate leadership in manufacturing, defense, and utilities. Known for navigating complex, regulated environments and delivering measurable growth. Established strategic partnerships and completed $1B of economic development transactions alongside Native Nations.
Core Expertise
  • Organizational Transformation & Strategy Execution
  • Leadership Development & Executive Coaching
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Integration & Growth
  • Economic Development Initiatives
  • Operations, Supply Chain & Outsourcing
  • Shared Services & Enterprise Performance Systems
  • Change Management & Cultural Transformation
elliottjohn32@gmail.com 508.272.4710
Teri Hill
Owner, Hill-Summit Consulting · Principal, Strategy Elevation Alliance · Strategic Advisor · Executive Coach
Strategic Persuader · Vision Translator · People Optimizer · Alignment Builder · Outcome-Focused
Trusted business advisor with 35+ years helping executives grow and transform. Former Accenture Managing Director brings enterprise-grade expertise typically reserved for Fortune 500 companies to small and mid-sized organizations. Architected Chumash Enterprises' shift from functional silos to self-directed teams. Grew Accenture practice team 5x and Fortune client base across healthcare and energy. Predictive Index® Consultant, The Leadership Challenge® Advanced Facilitator, and licensed Line-of-Sight℠ practitioner.
Core Expertise
  • Enterprise Transformation & Strategy Execution
  • Leadership Development & Executive Coaching
  • M&A: Integration, Growth, Divestiture
  • Organizational Design & Operating Models
  • Talent Optimization & Behavioral Analytics
  • Strategic Planning & Expert Facilitation
  • Change Management & Cultural Transformation
trhill@hill-summit.com 602.831.0051
Tommy Rhoads
Founder & CEO, RTI Enterprises · Principal, Strategy Elevation Alliance · Chief Reinvention Officer, Brave Business AI · Adjunct Instructor, The Mana College
Full-Stack Operator · Systems Builder · Execution Catalyst · AI-Native Reinventor · Relentless Finisher
Tommy Rhoads is the Founder and CEO of RTI Enterprises, a Principal of Strategy Elevation Alliance, and Chief Reinvention Officer of Brave Business AI. He is a practitioner who has owned every function of an enterprise transformation at once, strategy, operations, and the customer and employee experience, and built one integrated system to run them as a whole. That range is the product. He has worked at every altitude, from the floor of live operations to the boardroom, across hospitality, tribal enterprise, and corporate transformation, and today builds the AI execution layer that turns proven methodology into operating software.
Core Expertise
  • Enterprise Transformation (people, process, digital, cultural)
  • Organizational Change & Leadership Activation
  • Hoshin Kanri & Strategy Deployment
  • Customer & Team Experience Strategy
  • Tribal Gaming & Hospitality Performance
  • Operational Excellence (Lean Six Sigma® Master Black Belt)
  • M&A Value Realization
tommy.rhoads@rtienterprises.com 469.475.4277
Next Step

A Thirty-Minute Conversation About the Next Twelve Months.

A direct working conversation about your twelve-month priorities, the operating system the tribe needs to lock them down, and whether a relationship with SEA belongs in that room.

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