The ModGolf Podcast
Host Colin Weston explores the future of golf through conversations with the entrepreneurs, visionaries and influencers who are shaking up the sport.
Displaying items 1-10 of 50 in total of The ModGolf Podcast with the tag "startup".
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The Power of Passion and Purpose - Tim Markison, Founder and CEO at Athalonz
November 6th, 2024 | Season 16 | 47 mins 14 secs
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Do you struggle with the ability to focus on a clear growth strategy? On this episode you'll learn three key takeaways from Athalonz Founder Tim Markison that will benefit you. Trigger warning: the topics of child abuse and suicide are discussed during our conversation.
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Embracing Lessons: Wisdom Gained from Failure - Igor Vainshtein, Founder of GolfTrak.app
June 4th, 2024 | Season 15 | 46 mins 58 secs
ModGolf, ModGolf Podcast, carolin pinegger, david leadbetter, entrepreneurship, future of golf, golf business, golf entertainment, golf genius, golf innovation, golf pitch challenge, golftrak.app, igor vainshtein, innovation, kevin harrington, shark tank, sport tech, startup, synthetic turf international, the pga show
Entrepreneur Igor Vainshtein, Founder GolfTrak.app joins us to share his incredible journey that started when his parents immigrated to Australia from the former USSR with $200 and no English skills whatsoever. We discuss the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and Igor's passion to constantly innovate and create products that customers want.
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Embrace Change To Fuel Entrepreneurial Success - Carolin Pinegger, The Golf Pitch Challenge
May 8th, 2024 | Season 15 | 43 mins 41 secs
ModGolf, ModGolf Podcast, carolin pinegger, david leadbetter, entrepreneurship, future of golf, golf business, golf entertainment, golf genius, golf innovation, golf pitch challenge, innovation, kevin harrington, shark tank, sport tech, startup, synthetic turf international, the pga show
"I felt like I was treading water and not because I wasn't working hard enough. I was doing my very best and wasn't getting where I wanted to be. I needed to pivot and change!" Golf entrepreneur and Ex-Pro Golfer Carolin Pinegger shares her personal story and latest collaborative venture: The "Shark Tank for Golf Innovators" called The Golf Pitch Challenge.
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Season 6 Wrap-up / Season 7 Preview
October 31st, 2019 | Season 6 | 18 mins 17 secs
#growgolf, Blue Ocean Strategy, Golf Channel, Lean Startup, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, USGA, We Are Golf, adam heieck, azucena maldonado, buffalo agency, buffalo.agency, dale merrit, entrepreneurship, future of golf, gina rizzi, golf canada, golf genius, golfpay, innovation, kevin thistle, latina golfers, pga, pga of canada, radius sports group, renee mauborgne, reviver sport entertainment, rich katz, startup, tee it forward, youth on course
Host Colin Weston recaps the best from each of our ten Season 6 guests, along with a preview of Season 7 which will premiere early January 2020.
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Finding a New Life and Purpose Through Golf - Tanelle Bolt (064)
May 15th, 2019 | Season 6 | 36 mins 18 secs
#growgolf, Golf Channel, Lean Startup, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, USGA, We Are Golf, adaptive golf, british columbia golf, entrepreneurship, future of golf, golf canada, innovation, paragolf, pga, rad society, startup, tanelle bolt
“My first shot of The Mallorca International Wheelchair Golf Open Championship, off the tee, in front of everyone, cameras are on, people are watching. I hit the ball, nailed it with a driver, and everybody clapped as they do in golf that you hear on TV and it was so perfect." This week we hear the story of Tanelle Bolt, an adaptive paragolfer who was paralyzed from the chest down resulting from an extreme sport accident four years ago. Tanelle shares her difficult yet personally rewarding journey of a life transformed after suffering this devastating injury.
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Building Links That Welcome Newcomers To The Game - Kevin Thistle / The PGA of Canada (063)
April 30th, 2019 | Season 6 | 39 mins 31 secs
#growgolf, Golf Channel, Lean Startup, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, USGA, We Are Golf, entrepreneurship, future of golf, golf canada, innovation, kevin thistle, laurence applebaum, pga, pga of canada, startup
“We need to link a newcomer's first golf experience to a golf course experience in a friendly, welcoming and inclusive way in order for the game to grow." This week PGA of Canada CEO Kevin Thistle joins us to share how his organization is showing thought leadership by taking an open and innovative educational approach to teaching the next generation of golf professionals around the world.
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Creating New Golf Markets That Make The Competition Irrelevant - Renée Mauborgne / Blue Ocean Strategy
April 18th, 2019 | Season 6 | 53 mins 50 secs
Blue Ocean Strategy, Golf Channel, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, Topgolf, USGA, We Are Golf, blue ocean shift, entrepreneurship, future of golf, innovation, nextlinks, pga, renee mauborgne, shots in the night, startup, troon golf
“I think those pain points in all areas of golf are tremendous opportunities to rethink the industry in many exciting ways". How do you innovate within the hyper-competitive golf industry in a non-disruptive way? Professor Renée Mauborgne, co-author of the best-selling business books Blue Ocean Strategy and Blue Ocean Shift provides a masterclass on how golf industry businesses and organizations can capture new demand, find new customers and make the competition irrelevant.
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Season 5 Wrap Up / Season 6 Preview
April 1st, 2019 | Season 5 | 24 mins 56 secs
#growgolf, Golf Channel, Lean Startup, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, USGA, We Are Golf, dogu taskiran, entrepreneurship, future of golf, gia bocra liwski, golf canada, golf experiences for her, golf genius, golfboo, hype sports innovation, innovation, jofit, kenexit, latina golfers, laurence applebaum, matthew pringle, new rules of golf, nextlinks, pga, stambol studios, startup, tagmarshal, tour edge golf
Host Colin Weston recaps the best from each of our twelve Season 5 guests, along with a preview of Season 6 which will premiere on April 9th.
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Creating Golf Moments That Matter - Laurence Applebaum, CEO of Golf Canada (061)
March 18th, 2019 | Season 5 | 47 mins 9 secs
#growgolf, Golf Channel, Lean Startup, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, We Are Golf, acura, british columbia golf, canadian open, entrepreneurship, future of golf, golf canada, innovation, kris jonnason, laurence applebaum, pga, startup
“As a governance body we have a responsibility to take the obstacles down and make golf more welcoming as a sport". Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum joins us to discuss how they strive to be a world leader in transforming and growing the game. Listen in as Laurence speaks to how “The platform of diversity and inclusion is going to put this sport on a trajectory that we haven’t seen before”.
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Creating a "Lean Startup" Culture At The USGA - Matt Pringle (060)
March 4th, 2019 | Season 5 | 41 mins 53 secs
#growgolf, Golf Channel, Lean Startup, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, USGA, We Are Golf, entrepreneurship, future of golf, innovation, matthew pringle, pga, startup
How do you innovate within an industry that is steeped in tradition and history? The USGA's Senior Director of Research, Science & Innovation Matthew Pringle joins us to discuss how they reconcile the need to move the sport forward while respecting the past. Listen in as Matt describes how they progress the sport they love through a combination of technology-enabled solutions, Lean Startup methodology and a human-centric experience design approach.