April 01, 2019

Season 5 Wrap Up / Season 6 Preview

24 minutes

That's a wrap for Season 5 of The ModGolf Podcast! Our passionate team of content creators are feverishly working on your next twelve episodes for Season 6, which launches on April 9. We heard some amazing stories from a diverse group of guests who discussed how technology, entertainment experiences, music, celebrity, hospitality and community building intersect to shape the future of golf.

If you didn’t get the chance to listen to all of our twelve Season 5 episodes, this bonus show gives you a recap of the great conversations I had over the past three months with some of the golf industry's top influencers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Hopefullly this will inspire you to listen to a couple of the episodes listed below.

We're excited to announce our partnership with Golf Genius Software and look forward to telling you more about the elegant solutions they've created to simplify running golf tournaments. Go to https://www.golfgenius.com/ to learn more!

Our Season 5 guests were:

Episode 1

Joanne Cloak / Founder and CEO of JoFit

Empowering Her Team To Reach Their Creative Potential

Episode 2

Jared Williams / The Golf USA Team Coalition

Embracing Technology and Diversity to Create a Bright Future For Golf

Episode 3

Mike Zisman / CEO of Golf Genius

Sharing A Passion For Building Elegantly Simple Solutions to Solve Complex Problems

Episode 4

Dogu Taskiran / CEO of Stambol Studios

How Virtual Reality Will Influence The Future of Golf

Episode 5

Steve Rosen / General Manager of Indian Wells Golf Resort

Re-imaging Golf Experiences With "Shots In The Night"

Episode 6

Gia Bocra Liwski / Founder of Golf Experiences for Her

The Emergence of The Golf Industry "Mompreneur"

Episode 7

Dale Jackson / Canadian member of The USGA/R&A Joint Rules Committee

Revealing The Process Behind Creating The New Rules of Golf

Episode 8

Marc Simon / Event Vice President of PGA Golf Exhibitions for Reed Exhibitions

Creating The Innovation Lab For The Golf Industry

Episode 9

PGA Merchandise Show Recap - Part 1

Featuring Aimee Cho, HYPE Sports Innovation and The Global Golf Innovation Competition

Episode 10

PGA Merchandise Show Recap - Part 2

Featuring Latina Golfers Association Founder Azucena Moldenado and Tagmarshal Co-Founder/CEO Bodo Sieber

Episode 11

Matt Pringle / The USGA's Senior Director of Research, Science & Innovation

Creating a "Lean Startup" Culture At The USGA

Episode 12

Laurence Applebaum / CEO of Golf Canada

Creating Golf Moments That Matter

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I look forward to seeing you during an upcoming live show!... Colin

Special Guests: Azucena Maldonado, Founder of The Latina Golfers Association, Bodo Sieber, Co-Founder and CEO of Tagmarshal, Chris Månsson - Founder & CEO of Kinexit, Dale Jackson - Past Joint Rules Committee Member to rewrite of the New Rules of Golf 2019, Dave Shultz - Founder & CEO of NextLinks / REALiTEE Golf, Dogu Taskiran - CEO of Stambol Studios, Fabio Peral - Founder & CEO of GOLFBOO, Gia Bocra Liwski - Founder of Golf Experiences for Her, Ilan Hadar - Partner & CEO at HYPE Sports Innovation, Joanne Cloak - CEO and Founder, JoFit, Jon Claffey - Vice President of Marketing for Tour Edge Golf, Laurence Applebaum - CEO, Golf Canada, Marc Simon - Event Vice President for PGA Golf Exhibitions / RX Reed Exhibitions, and Mike Zisman - CEO, Golf Genius Software.

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