Rio Valeriano - Co-Founder and Principal at T36 Golf
Special guest
Rio has over thirty years in private industry focusing on start-ups and serial entrepreneurial practice. His deep experience ranges from Real Estate Development to raising capital, acquisitions, construction management and ownership.
Rio provides services in the golf entertainment sector, primarily in the analysis of existing public golf courses or resort operators burdened with underperforming golf courses. By introducing a proprietary golf course solution they redevelop the property with substantially less acreage for a T36 Golf course with 18 separate green complexes that can play as 36 with a blend of Par 5’s, 4’s and 3’s while releasing the additional acreage for higher and best uses.
Rio has achieved degrees from The College of William & Mary, University of Florida and University of Tennessee with concentrations in Architectural History, Civil Engineering and MBA, respectively.
Rio Valeriano - Co-Founder and Principal at T36 Golf has been a guest on 2 episodes.
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SEASON 15 WRAP-UP / SEASON 16 PREVIEW
September 4th, 2024 | Season 15 | 25 mins 19 secs
ann liguori, barney adams, carolin pinegger, david hinkle, entrepreneurship, five iron golf, foresight sports, get golfing, golf business, golf course architecture, golf course design, golf equipment, golf genius, golf industry, golf review, igor vainshtein, innovation, jared solomon, modgolf, modgolf podcast, paraplegic athlete, rio valeriano, sport tech, synthetic turf international, t36 golf, vertacat
If you didn’t get the chance to listen to all of our twelve Season 15 episodes, this bonus show gives you a recap of the great conversations I had with some of the golf industry's top influencers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Hopefully this will inspire you to listen to a couple of the episodes listed below. Enjoy!
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Creating a New Type of Golf - David Hinkle and Rio Valeriano with T36 Golf
March 17th, 2024 | Season 15 | 50 mins 43 secs
david hinkle, entrepreneurship, golf business, golf course architecture, golf course design, golf genius, golf industry, innovation, modgolf, modgolf podcast, rio valeriano, sport tech, t36 golf
"We’re flipping the script on traditional golf and redefining the sport for a new generation of golfers" T36 Golf Co-Founders David Hinkle and Rio Valeriano join host Colin Weston to share how their "Double Loop" design delivers a full 18-hole game experience with a smaller environmental footprint and shorter playtime.