The ModGolf Podcast

Promoting Diversity And Inclusion To Make Golf Look More Like America - Steve Mona / World Golf Foundation (012)

July 25th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 9 secs

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World Golf Foundation CEO Steve Mona has a clear vision for growing the popularity of and participation in golf: "We want golf to look like America looks and be reflective of society, from a gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and age perspective". Steve and the WGF are putting their words to action by creating various initiatives and task forces to empower individuals, groups and startups with the resources and support they need in order to grow and make an impact. We learn on this episode how The World Golf Foundation has become the hub that connects all the golf innovation spokes together to help create a healthy future for the game.

Creating Innovative Products That Find Their Customers First - Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen / TrackMan (011)

July 18th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 17 secs

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TrackMan began in 2003 with a vision of making practice sessions more efficient and fun by introducing radical innovation to the golf industry. On this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, Trackman co-founder and CEO Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen tells his entrepreneurial journey which started as a trained medical doctor and ex-Danish National Golf Team member who believed Doppler radar could accurately track a golf ball. Fourteen years later, TrackMan is the industry leader with five golf-based ball tracking products, along with developing the StatCast visual tracking for Major League Baseball.

Growing The Game By Hosting The World's Biggest Golf Tournament - Jeff Monday / Myrtle Beach World Amateur (010)

July 11th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 21 secs

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How do you help grow the popularity of golf? By hosting the world's biggest golf tournament and after-party! Going into the 34th year, The Myrtle Beach World Amateur annually hosts players from the 50 United States and over 30 countries. 3,100 players teed it up in the 2016 tournament, and participation is expected to grow yet again. The event boasts 72 holes of net, stroke play on over 60 championship golf courses, followed every night by their massive "19th Hole" golf party. Players are placed in flights based on gender, age and handicap to keep the competition fun, fair and equitable.

"Surf The Earth" To Make Golf More Fast, Fun and Popular - Jeff Dowell / GolfBoard (009)

July 4th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 56 secs

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This week host Colin Weston speaks with Jeff Dowell, President of GolfBoard. Since their launch at the 2014 PGA Merchandise Show, GolfBoard is steadily changing how golfers get around the course as a fun, fast and exhilarating alternative to the traditional golf cart. Jeff explains how GolfBoard is poised for rapid growth as they prepare to "Cross The Chasm" on the Product Adoption Curve from their community of passionate early adopters and into the Early Majority phase where the real business opportunity to scale lies.

Harnessing The Power Of Music To Reach A New Golf Audience - Kelley James (008)

June 27th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 50 secs

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On this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, we speak with musician, singer and songwriter Kelley James. Kelley shares how his Californian surf-inspired freestyle music has entertained audiences at PGA Tour events like the WM Phoenix Open. We learn how expanding the on-site fan and player tournament experience is a critical component needed to attract younger, new audiences to golf.

Inclusive Team Experiences That Connect Young Adult Golfers - Kris Hart / Nextgengolf (007)

June 20th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  36 mins 19 secs

This week's guest is Kris Hart, co-founder and CEO of Nextgengolf. "Focusing on the rest, not the best young golfers", has created a massive target market for Nextgengolf, as 95% of the 220,000 high school golfers have few options for maintaining their love for the game once they go to college. Between their golf event properties NCCGA and City Tour, Nextgengolf is the leading entity for golfers in their 20’s and 30’s in the US.

A 'Blue Ocean Strategy' For Golf - Guillaume Béland / The Major Series of Putting (006)

June 13th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 14 secs

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This week's guest is Guillaume Béland, President of Lune Rouge and the new golf tournament event series called . In the business world a "Blue Ocean Strategy" occurs when a company succeeds not by battling competitors, but by systematically creating "blue oceans" of uncontested market space that are ripe for growth. The Major Series of Putting (MSOP) is creating just that in the $70 billion per year golf industry by turning putting greens into blue oceans.

Creating A Social Community Around Golf - Peter Kratsios and GolfMatch (005)

June 5th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  36 mins 40 secs

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GolfMatch has been referred to as "The ultimate social network for golfers where, like a dating app, users can find the best matches to play a round of golf with and then share their experiences with groups and friends". On this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, founder and CEO Peter Kratsios talks about his entrepreneurial journey from a "golf nut looking for more like-minded people to play with" to the creation, launch and continued growth of GolfMatch.

An Answer to The 35 Billion Dollar Golf Question - Elisa Gaudet and #WomensGolfDay (004)

May 30th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  32 mins 25 secs

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This week's guest is Elisa Gaudet, the Founder of Women's Golf Day, which is a four hour experience happening globally where women and girls can experience golf for the first time or where current players can play and engage with women interested in golf. It is being hosted at golf courses and retail locations all around the world on the same day this year on June 1, 2021.

The Future of Golf is a Dial Not a Switch - Darren Dummit, CEO ofGolfStream (003)

May 23rd, 2017  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 3 secs

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On this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, CEO and co-founder Darren Dummit explains how GolfStream takes the best elements of golf, then inspired a bunch of coders, user experience designers and rocket scientists to create an engaging indoor entertainment platform that appeals to a younger audience.

Innovating Golf Like a Lean Startup - Keith Pelley, CEO of The DP World Tour

May 15th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 27 secs

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Today's guest is Keith Pelley, CEO of the DP World Tour. In less than two years from taking the helm, Keith has transformed the culture and vision of the DP World Tour from its traditional role to become an innovative, entrepreneurial-minded "entertainment content company where golf is our platform" that looks to boldly move golf forward.

Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone To Create Amazing Experiences - Ron Powers / Topgolf (001)

May 8th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 24 secs

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Our guest is Ron Powers, the President of Topgolf Swing Suite. Ron discusses how Topgolf, which started over 15 years ago as a fun way for a couple of brothers to practice their golf game, has emerged as the major force in golf innovation that helps drive the increasing participation numbers in the game.