web01.fireside.fm Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:38:29 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The ModGolf Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “National Golf Course Owners Association” https://modgolf.fireside.fm/tags/national%20golf%20course%20owners%20association Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:30:00 -0700 The ModGolf Podcast talks with golf's top influencers, entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors about their vision and ventures that are re-imagining, transforming and growing both the game and $100 billion/year industry. The ModGolf Podcast has been ranked #4 on 20245s most comprehensive list of "Top 25 Golf Podcasts" (https://blog.feedspot.com/golf_podcasts/), based on our quality and consistency of posts, industry expert reviews and social media influence/popularity. Please subscribe to The ModGolf Podcast to help us grow and move up the rankings in 2026! </b> We'd love to hear from you! Have any ideas or guests you'd like to hear on future episodes? Contact Colin directly here (https://modgolf.fireside.fm/contact) or on Instagram @modgolfpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/modgolfpodcast/) to start the conversation. en-us episodic Host Colin Weston explores the future of golf through conversations with the visionaries and influencers that are shaking up the sport. The ModGolf Podcast The ModGolf Podcast talks with golf's top influencers, entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors about their vision and ventures that are re-imagining, transforming and growing both the game and $100 billion/year industry. The ModGolf Podcast has been ranked #4 on 20245s most comprehensive list of "Top 25 Golf Podcasts" (https://blog.feedspot.com/golf_podcasts/), based on our quality and consistency of posts, industry expert reviews and social media influence/popularity. Please subscribe to The ModGolf Podcast to help us grow and move up the rankings in 2026! </b> We'd love to hear from you! Have any ideas or guests you'd like to hear on future episodes? Contact Colin directly here (https://modgolf.fireside.fm/contact) or on Instagram @modgolfpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/modgolfpodcast/) to start the conversation. no golf, golf podcast, ModGolf, ModGolf Podcast, sport tech, golf improvement, golf equipment, sport business, golf innovation, golf disruption, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, golf influencers, women in golf, diversity and inclusion The ModGolf Podcast colin@modgolfpodcast.com Innovating and Advocating For A Vibrant Golf Industry - Jay Karen / The National Golf Course Owners Association https://modgolf.fireside.fm/042-jay-karen-ngcoa 2ab04964-49ae-4ade-958b-419a5e4d9ab8 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:30:00 -0700 The ModGolf Podcast full 4 The ModGolf Podcast "Our job at The NGCOA is to stoke the fires of interest that encourage golf course operators to be progressive and try new things". This week we sit down with National Golf Course Owners Association CEO Jay Karen to learn how his organization proactively supports the $84 billion / year golf industry. 45:43 no On this week's episode, host Colin Weston speaks with The National Golf Course Owners Association (http://www.ngcoa.org/) CEO Jay Karen, whose Non-Profit Organization is dedicated to innovatively growing the business for the golf course owners they represent. https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/G7rd5Klb.jpg Episode Highlights • Jay shares his early love affair with golf, along with the purpose and mandate of The NGCOA. • We learn the history of The NGCOA and how the organization has organically evolved over time. • The NGCOA's involvement in the creation of Golf 20/20, WE ARE GOLF (http://wearegolf.org/) and National Golf Day (http://wearegolf.org/nationalgolfday/national-golf-day/), along with help removing golf from the federal government's "Sin List". • The value of National Golf Day to help educate legislators on the importance of golf as a $84 billion / year industry. • NGCOA's mandate to plan and stage events such as The Golf Business Golf Tech Con (http://www.golfbusinesstechcon.com/) in Las Vegas and The Golf Industry Show. • How The NGCOA reconciles the complexity of pursuing environmental sustainabilitiy practices with a sound golf operation business model. • How enabling data-collecting technology helps golf course operators make better maintanence decisions. • Jay shares how The NGCOA supports adaptive golf to enable more people with disabilities access and enjoy the game. • Jay's look into the golf crystal ball to tell us what he thinks the game will look like twenty years from now. Jay Karen and World Golf Foundation CEO Steve Mona at The 2018 National Golf Day press conference https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/okZqsZhe.JPG Special Guest: Jay Karen - CEO, The National Golf Course Owners Association. golf course owners, entrepreneurship, future of golf, gcsaa, innovation, jay karen, lean startup, modgolf, modgolfpodcast, national golf course owners association, ngcoa, startup, topgolf, we are golf On this week's episode, host Colin Weston speaks with The National Golf Course Owners Association CEO Jay Karen, whose Non-Profit Organization is dedicated to innovatively growing the business for the golf course owners they represent.



Episode Highlights
• Jay shares his early love affair with golf, along with the purpose and mandate of The NGCOA.
• We learn the history of The NGCOA and how the organization has organically evolved over time.
• The NGCOA's involvement in the creation of Golf 20/20, WE ARE GOLF and National Golf Day, along with help removing golf from the federal government's "Sin List".
• The value of National Golf Day to help educate legislators on the importance of golf as a $84 billion / year industry.
• NGCOA's mandate to plan and stage events such as The Golf Business Golf Tech Con in Las Vegas and The Golf Industry Show.
• How The NGCOA reconciles the complexity of pursuing environmental sustainabilitiy practices with a sound golf operation business model.
• How enabling data-collecting technology helps golf course operators make better maintanence decisions.
• Jay shares how The NGCOA supports adaptive golf to enable more people with disabilities access and enjoy the game.
• Jay's look into the golf crystal ball to tell us what he thinks the game will look like twenty years from now.


Jay Karen and World Golf Foundation CEO Steve Mona at The 2018 National Golf Day press conference

Special Guest: Jay Karen - CEO, The National Golf Course Owners Association.

]]> On this week's episode, host Colin Weston speaks with The National Golf Course Owners Association CEO Jay Karen, whose Non-Profit Organization is dedicated to innovatively growing the business for the golf course owners they represent.



Episode Highlights
• Jay shares his early love affair with golf, along with the purpose and mandate of The NGCOA.
• We learn the history of The NGCOA and how the organization has organically evolved over time.
• The NGCOA's involvement in the creation of Golf 20/20, WE ARE GOLF and National Golf Day, along with help removing golf from the federal government's "Sin List".
• The value of National Golf Day to help educate legislators on the importance of golf as a $84 billion / year industry.
• NGCOA's mandate to plan and stage events such as The Golf Business Golf Tech Con in Las Vegas and The Golf Industry Show.
• How The NGCOA reconciles the complexity of pursuing environmental sustainabilitiy practices with a sound golf operation business model.
• How enabling data-collecting technology helps golf course operators make better maintanence decisions.
• Jay shares how The NGCOA supports adaptive golf to enable more people with disabilities access and enjoy the game.
• Jay's look into the golf crystal ball to tell us what he thinks the game will look like twenty years from now.


Jay Karen and World Golf Foundation CEO Steve Mona at The 2018 National Golf Day press conference

Special Guest: Jay Karen - CEO, The National Golf Course Owners Association.

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