PGA of Canada Podcasts – Détails, épisodes et analyse

On today's PGA of Canada podcast we are joined by Golf Canada's amateur and young pro squad coach Derek Ingram, who has picked up five PGA of Canada National Awards in his career including a pair of Coach of the Year and Teacher of the Year titles. He currently coaches PGA TOUR winners Taylor Pendrith and Corey Conners, who was just named to the Canadian Olympic Men's Golf Team. Host Brendan Stasiewich spent some time chatting with Derek about his career and his approach to coaching at all levels of the game.

On today's episode of the PGA of Canada Podcast, PGA of Canada Managing Director of Digital Content & Communications Brendan Stasiewich sits down with Bob Weeks to learn more about his career in golf media. A member of both the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, Bob started his career with ScoreGolf and has since become the face for golf in Canada on TSN. This conversation dives into how Bob began his career in golf media, some stories from the TOUR, how PGA of Canada professionals are helping shape the sport throughout the country and more! 

In this episode, host Mark Roe connects with a legend in the golf industry, former CEO of the PGA of America, Joe Steranka. Joe discusses the evolution of golf during his time as CEO from 2005-2012 and the changes since then. Joe coins professional sport as the 'the original reality TV’ and talks about how can golf capitalize on this at a local level with the PGA professional leading the way. From reality tv to marketing and more, Joe shares just a glimpse of his expertise and the opportunity for PGA professionals to be at the helm of leadership and innovation for golf.

 

About Joe Steranka Steranka Sports + Strategy is the strategy practice of Buffalo.Agency. Headquartered in the Washington, DC suburb of Reston, Va, and conveniently located near Dulles International Airport, Buffalo connects upscale sports and lifestyle brands with discerning audiences around the world. Steranka Sports + Strategy led by Joe Steranka, CEO of the PGA of America from 2005 to 2012. Recognized for contributing to golf’s return to the Olympics, Steranka also led the global development of the PGA brand and built media platforms to elevate the Ryder Cup and PGA Championship. His near 40-year career in sports includes work with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Bullets, and sports agency ProServ where he directed communications strategies for Michael Jordan, VolvoTennis, Jimmy Connors, Major Indoor Soccer League and the late Payne Stewart.

We can all benefit from disagreeing just a little more. Going along to get along is going to be far more successful - being a dissenter can be equally as successful. Challenging the status quo can bring much needed change to any organization. These stalwarts are arguing out of compassion with an aim to improve ideas. Andrew Millar sits down with host Mark Roe to share the keys to how being a serial dissenter can strengthen your golf club, business, and mindset.   Andrew Millar considers himself a serial dissenter and has questioned, challenged and argued his way from one job to the next. From Playstation to Swatch to Infiniti and now PVH, Andrew enjoys driving sales and his colleagues a little crazy. He is passionate about the importance of dissent and will argue with anyone who doesn’t agree. Millar holds an MBA from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He is currently growing and curing olives, batches of passata, and plans to someday make homemade wood-fired pizza.

In part II of this podcast, host Mark Roe from TSN and Steve Graves from Creative Golf Marketing delve into trends of PGA professionals elevating themselves into the next chapter of their careers. Focused on the transition to becoming a General Manager, Steve uncovers the key aspects to how PGA professionals can make themselves distinguishable and move from a 'generalist' mindset to specializing in certain fields of becoming more business focused. Steve also discusses the importance for PGA professionals to understand golfer/member acquisition and retention. This and so much more in part II of this podcast with the brilliant mind of Steve Graves.

Steve Graves, current golf professional and President with Creative Golf Marketing since 1990, stops by the podcast to share his knowledge and expertise on how golf has grown over the past couple years. Steve talks about how to grow and create momentum after the pandemic, how to drive interests in golf and how PGA professionals are a BUY now stock.

Stefan Cox, Director of Instruction at the Calgary Golf and Country Club, joins the podcast and talks about how his role has evolved through 5 years at the club, and how he knew coaching and instruction was his passion. Stefan talks about how having a team, with each person having a specific area of expertise is vital for success for the club and promoting your brand. Being clear and concise is Stefan’s key for marketing campaigns, tune in to hear his career and his opinion on the do’s and don’ts in the golf marketing world.

In the journey of working as golf professional, not everyone takes the same route. In this sitdown with Brian Siddle from Strong Coffee Marketing, Luke Rundell discusses his journey after becoming a pro in 2009 and how he eventually moved away from working at courses, and into running his own business In Alberta, training young golfers.

The last two years saw a spike in golf, as it was one of the only activities that allowed us to see others. Luke goes over how these years have influenced his business with all factors.

He goes over the satisfaction he gets training talented young golfers and helping all his students improve. He likes to think he provides the tools for young golfers to succeed and is even starting to see golfers coming to train and learn the game at the age of 6. Tune in to learn marketing techniques and other tips for running a golf training business in this growing market.

In this sit down with Brian Siddle from Strong Coffee Marketing, he is joined by Kyla Inaba from Predator Ridge Golf Resort in British Colombia. This podcast is part of the PGA of Canada Professional Development Series, where all discussions are meant to help improve your life as a golf professional by building your career and give tips to earn a better living. Brian and Kyla discuss her unique journey in golf and how her career progressed.

We also learn about Kyla's Swing Like a Girl is a program, developed for Women to help improve their golf skills from beginners to advanced players. The program has started to gain popularity, not just in BC, but Canada as well. Kyla discusses her involvement with the program and how Predator ridge has adjusted to the last two years.

Not only is Shawn Clement an exceptional player both right and left handed, but he is also the Director of Development at The Royal Québec Golf Club and the founder/ CEO of Wisdom in Golf, a YouTube channel and website with over 900 instructional videos free to watch for the public. Jason Logan, editor of SCOREGolf, talks with Shawn about his ambidextrous play, how it helps him as a teacher, and the start of his Academy Coaching Career with The Royal Québec Golf Club. Tune in to hear how Shawn uses the science of motor skills, anatomy, and statistics to streamline the process of coaching individuals to find their ideal swing.