Golf Business Technology Podcast (Aboo Tayub )

Our exclusive Podcast Interview with V1 Sports. To get in touch with V1 Sports please visit https://v1sports.com/

Play Today is redefining the game of golf with our flagship digital scoring app that integrates blockchain technology to offer a Web3 golf experience. We delve into the Metaverse with Clive Mayhew and Reece Witters and discuss the future, concepts around AI, Web3 and the Metaverse.

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Our exclusive Podcast Interview with Oliver Dury/CEO, Zest.Golf Technologies To get in touch with Zest.Golf, please visit https://www.zest.golf/ or to speak with Oliver himself click here.

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Jay Karen is the CEO of National Golf Course Owners Association, where he leads the golf industry’s trade association and initiatives to support the success of the $102B golf industry. In his role at NGCOA, he has chaired the board of the American Golf Industry Council, and served on the Golf USA Tee Time Coalition board, a joint initiative with the PGA of America, and the advisory board of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CBS Radio, New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, the Golf Channel, Golf Digest and many others call upon Jay for his insights on the golf industry. Jay has also served as CEO of two associations in the lodging and hospitality industry, and he is a certified association executive by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Jay currently serves on the board of directors of ASAE and the US Travel Association. Golf Inc. Magazine named Jay among the top 25 most powerful people in golf. Jay has been an Honorary Commander for the Joint Military Base in Charleston, is a member of the Golf Writers Association of American and is an Associate Member of the PGA of America.

Rodrigo is an experienced golf director with solid sales & marketing skills and known to be highly motivated and goal-orientated. Has a proven track record in sales & marketing that has been complemented in the last 10 years with new skills in effective cost control, golf course maintenance (including maintenance schedules), and strategic planning. Firm believer in OKRs method, focusing on the GOP and in teamwork. Successfully implemented new commercial strategies / cost control strategies with very positive results in the golf courses both in the Algarve and Madeira.
Contacts throughout the industry and has been a guest speaker for the PGA’s of Europe and a contributing writer for the Edge Golf College in the business and marketing modules.
Rodrigo believe in a hands-on approach to the business and on incentivizing team spirit. Never forgetting the importance of good communication channels with the owner/shareholders.

Leading the operation of the PGA Coaching Center is PGA Master Professional Tim Cusick, who was hired to develop, open and operate the facility. A 35-year PGA of America Member, Cusick spent three years with the PGA of America as an Education Faculty Member, implementing the Professional Golf Management education and training program for PGA of America Golf Professionals and university students across the country. For 16 years, he served as Director of Golf Instruction of The Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club in Irving, Texas.

Our exclusive Podcast Interview with Jason Pearsall/CEO, Club Caddie. To get in touch with Club Caddie, please visit https://clubcaddie.com/our-team/ or to speak with Jason himself click here.

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Our exclusive Podcast Interview with Nathan Morris/Director of Implementation, Club Caddie

To get in touch with Club Caddie, please visit https://clubcaddie.com/our-team/ or to speak with Nathan himself click here.

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James Cronk is a club industry leader with over 30 years of experience in the golf and service industry. He has presented keynote sessions and workshop seminars at major golf industry events around the world, including the NGCOA Canada National Conference (18 times), the Asia Pacific Golf Summit (6 times including India in November 2019), the European Golf Business Conference (3 times including Portugal 2020), the CMAA World Conference (twice) and many more. In 2022 he was the keynote speaker at the Australian Club Managers Conference in Melbourne. A former golf professional and club manager, James’s has real life experience in the industry, and his success as a leader is evident in the recognitions bestowed upon himself and his teams, including his facility being recognized by Golf Digest as having the ‘5th Best Customer Service in North America’ and being rated by BC Business Magazine as one of British Columbia’s ‘Top Ten Employers’. His company CRONK GROUP helps clubs and organizations achieve their goals and increase their profits by improving their systems, their service, and their people. In 2022 James and his business partner Scott Masse launched GOLF INDUSTRY GURU, a global on-line training platform for golf clubs featuring tools, tips, templates, videos, and blogs from many of the world’s leading golf and hospitality industry gurus.

Join our conversation with Steve Elkington and Grant Cohen from Victory Links. Steve Elkington is an Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions. Formerly on the PGA Tour, he spent more than fifty weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 1995 to 1998. Elkington won a major title at the PGA Championship in 1995, and is a two-time winner of The Players Championship.[

Victory Links We pay for producing the inventory and you generate incremental revenue for your golf venues with awesome, private label snack foods + beverages that showcase your brand. ● Developing unique versions of popular products your golfers and guests already consume at an increasing volume ● Creating highly relevant private label brands that enhances the guest experience and deliver higher F&B profit margins ● Deploying state of the art vending machines around the facilities that minimize the cost of reaching golfers throughout their round while increasing total sales ●We finance the inventory, you purchase quantities as they sell by the case to minimize cost and maximize margin

Five Iron Golf, founded in 2017, has revolutionized urban golf culture by creating premium indoor golf entertainment venues that blend state-of-the-art simulator technology with upscale amenities. The company has experienced rapid expansion, growing from a single location in New York City’s Flatiron District to 32 venues across 13 U.S. states and 5 countries, making it one of the fastest-growing concepts in the golf entertainment sector.

Grant is the Director of Enterprise Implementation at CC and was a primary player in the development of the new F&B module that Club Caddie will be introducing in 2025.

Our exclusive Podcast Interview with Sqairz Golf. To get in touch with Sqairz Golf please visit https://sqairz.com/

Igor is a Golf Entrepreneur, with a rich tapestry of experiences spanning continents and industries. His journey from the USSR to Australia, and eventually to the USA, is not just a tale of immigration but a testament to resilience, adaptability, and the relentless pursuit of success and a "better life".
In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Igor's passion for golf has been a constant throughout his journey. Golf is not just a hobby; it's a discipline that mirrors many aspects of business and life. It requires patience, strategic thinking, and continuous improvement—qualities that have also been crucial to my success in business.
Igor sold his company 24/7 Golf to GOLFTEC and SkyTrak Golf, has a golf simulator app Golftrak.app, and has written two books and an entrepreneur board game that helps everyone get a taste for being "punched in the face" by "the school of hard knocks!"

Creating singularity in off-course golf

The PLATFORM enabling players, coaches and golf technology. PLATFORM Golf's mission is to transform golf by allowing players to make a real putt on a tilting green while enabling approach shots from uneven lies.

Our exclusive Podcast Interview with Brian Verdugo/CEO, iGolf. To get in touch with iGolf, please visit https://igolf.com/ or to get in touch with Brian directly click here. For more information, please visit https://www.golfbusinesstechnology.com/podcast-interview-between-brian-verdugo-of-igolf-and-golf-business-technology/