The ModGolf Podcast
Host Colin Weston explores the future of golf through conversations with the visionaries and influencers that are shaking up the sport.
We found 10 episodes of The ModGolf Podcast with the tag “golf disruption”.
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The Links At Petco Park: Creating Fun Golf Experiences - Nate Adelman / Callaway Golf
October 9th, 2017 | Season 2 | 39 mins 55 secs
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Host Colin Weston speaks with Nate Adelman, co-creator of The Links At Petco Park and Marketing Manager for Callaway Golf. Nate shares how #TheLinksAtPetco went from fun idea to a constantly evolving and popular annual golf experience now in its third year, providing Callaway with a platform to help grow the game while supporting local charities.
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Creating A Frictionless Experience That Connects Golfers To Tournaments - Eric Crawford / GolfTourney.com
October 3rd, 2017 | Season 2 | 32 mins 11 secs
#growgolf, eric crawford, future of golf, golf, golf disruption, golf innovation, golf technology, golftourney.com, lean startup, modgolf, modgolfpodcast, the modgolf podcast
Does something as simple as connecting eager golfers to unfilled amateur and charity tournament spots qualify as an industry disruptor? Considering close to one million tournament events are held annually in the US alone on 15,000 golf course, the size of the total market says yes it is. GolfTourney.com has created the industry-leading solution to help fill the massive inventory of unfilled tournament tee times while providing their users with an elegant search and booking experience. On this episode, host Colin Weston speaks with Founder and CEO Eric Crawford about his journey from a lean startup idea in 2008 to a validated early growth business that is poised to capture a big piece of a very large global market, all while helping grow the game and supporting charitable causes.
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Building the Technology Engine That Powers Immersive Golf Entertainment Experiences - Dave Shultz / NextLinks
September 26th, 2017 | Season 2 | 28 mins 37 secs
#growgolf, dave shultz, future of golf, golf, golf disruption, golf innovation, golf technology, lean startup, modgolf, modgolfpodcast, nextlinks, realitee, simon sinek, the modgolf podcast
Host Colin Weston speaks with Dave Shultz, founder and CEO of NextLinks. Dave is a passionate golfer and entrepreneur who has developed the technology to fuel the future of golf entertainment experiences. On this episode, we hear about Dave's transformational journey from engineer to entrepreneur, lessons he's learned along the way and the business he is poised to scale up.
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Promoting Diversity And Inclusion To Make Golf Look More Like America - Steve Mona / World Golf Foundation
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.
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Creating Innovative Products That Find Their Customers First - Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen / TrackMan
July 18th, 2017 | Season 1 | 33 mins 17 secs
#growgolf, blue ocean strategy, future of golf, golf, golf disruption, golf innovation, klaus eldrup-jørgensen, lean startup, major league baseball, mlb, modgolf, modgolfpodcast, statcast, trackman, trackman golf
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.
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"Surf The Earth" To Make Golf More Fast, Fun and Popular - Jeff Dowell / GolfBoard
July 4th, 2017 | Season 1 | 34 mins 56 secs
#growgolf, blue ocean strategy, crossing the chasm, future of golf, golf, golf disruption, golf innovation, golfboard, jeff dowell, laird hamilton, lean startup, modgolf, modgolf podcast, surf the earth
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.
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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.
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A 'Blue Ocean Strategy' For Golf - Guillaume Béland / The Major Series of Putting (006)
June 13th, 2017 | Season 1 | 31 mins 14 secs
#growgolf, cirque du soleil, future of golf, golf, golf disruption, golf innovation, guillaume béland, guy laliberté, jack nicklaus, las vegas, lune rouge, major series of putting, modgolf, modgolf podcast, msop, nicklaus design, populous, putting, skills based gaming
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.
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Creating A Social Community Around Golf - Peter Kratsios and GolfMatch (005)
June 5th, 2017 | Season 1 | 36 mins 40 secs
#growgolf, future of golf, golf, golf disruption, golf innovation, golfmatch, lean startup, modgolf, modgolf podcast, peter kratsios, social network
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.
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The Future of Golf is a Dial Not a Switch - Darren Dummit, CEO ofGolfStream
May 23rd, 2017 | Season 1 | 38 mins 3 secs
#growgolf, ar, augmented reality, darren dummit, golf, golf disruption, golf innovation, golfstream, lasers, lean startup, modgolf, modgolfpodcast, msop, virtual reality, vr
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.