About this episode
We finished up Season 3 a couple of weeks ago and our team is working hard developing the next twelve episodes for Season 4, which launches on May 29. Looking back at Season 3, we consider this engaging batch of episodes to be the turning point for The ModGolf Podcast. We heard some amazing stories from a diverse group of guests who discussed how technology, entertainment experiences, music, celebrity, hospitality and community building combine and intersect to shape the future of golf. If you didn’t get the chance to listen to all of our 12 Season 3 episodes, here’s a recap of the great conversations I had over the past three months. Our Season 3 guests were: Episode 1 Sal Syed / Arccos Golf CEO and Co-Founder Harnessing Big Data, Machine Learning and AI to Create a Paradigm Shift in Golf Game Improvement Episode 2 Dean Reinmuth / The "Dean of Golf" Stories From Four Decades Passionately Dedicated To Golf Innovation and Entrepreneurship Episode 3 Dr. Michael Cooper / Chairman of the GOLF 20/20 Diversity Task Force Transforming The Golf Industry to Align With a Changing World Episode 4 Pete Charleston / GolfLogix Co-Founder and President Empowering All Golfers To Read Greens Like A Pro Episode 5 Sandy Cross, Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion for The PGA of America "You're Invited!" Growing Golf With the Power of Diversity and Inclusion Episode 6 Alex Myers / Golf Digest Senior Writer and Host of The Grind Expanding Golf's Fanbase by Not Taking The Game So Seriously Episode 7 Pascal Stolz / CEO of eGull Pay Creating the Uber of The Golf Industry Episode 8 YuChiang Cheng / President, Topgolf Media Telling Impactful Stories That Build Community Beyond Golf Episode 9 Tajma Brown and Rechel Mabee, PGA WORKS and PGA REACH Attracting and Nurturing Diverse Talent To Ensure a Strong Future For The Golf Industry Episode 10 Dave Cavossa / Founder & CEO of CaddieNow Harnessing Technology to Transform One of Golf's Great Traditions Episode 11 Dr. Christopher Cain / Director, PGA Golf Management University Program at UNLV Creating A Golf Education Culture That Is Different, Daring and Diverse Episode 12 Dennis Riedel / Co-Founder of Chef's Cut Real Jerky Transforming a Golf Course Friendship Into A Deliciously Innovative Business Model Special Guests: Alex Myers - Golf Digest Senior Writer and host of The Grind, Dave Cavossa - Founder and CEO of CaddieNow, Dean Reinmuth - The Dean of Golf / Swing Coach, Dennis Riedel - Co-Founder of Chef's Cut Real Jerky, Dr. Christopher Cain, Ph.D., PGA, CHE, Director, PGA Golf Management University Program at UNLV, Dr. Michael Cooper - Chairman of the GOLF 20/20 Diversity Task Force, Pascal Stolz - CEO of eGull Inc., Pete Charleston - GolfLogix Co-Founder and President, Rachel Melendez Mabee - PGA WORKS Program Specialist with The PGA of America, Sal Syed: Co-Founder and CEO, Arccos Golf, Sandy Cross - Chief People Officer at The PGA of America, Tajma Brown - PGA WORKS Fellowship Intern, and YuChiang Cheng - President, Topgolf Media.