Episodes

  • 27: Tracking golf games with Skins founder Ryan Morrison

    27: Tracking golf games with Skins founder Ryan Morrison
    Jul 29 2024
    On this episode of Green Shoots, Ryan Ballengee is joined by fellow Ryan, Skins app founder Ryan Morrison, to talk about making an app to track the myriad golf gambling games people play, attracting users and making golf more fun.
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    26 mins
  • 26: Feel the Whoosh of the rapidly changing golf world with Colin Read

    26: Feel the Whoosh of the rapidly changing golf world with Colin Read
    May 28 2024
    On this episode of Green Shoots, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Whoosh founder and CEO Colin Read. They talk about the rapidly changing nature of managing everything a golf club does and how technology -- specifically Whoosh -- can be an asset in helping a club better manage its myriad demands.
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    31 mins
  • 26: Being fashionable with Featherie's Kate Korngold

    26: Being fashionable with Featherie's Kate Korngold
    May 28 2024
    On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Featherie Golf founder, 14-year-old Kate Korngold, to talk about her golf fashion line for girls, why she decided to get into apparel, what's she learned so far and much more.
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    12 mins
  • 25: Taking risks, making headcovers and giving back with Bluetross' Marc Hanson

    25: Taking risks, making headcovers and giving back with Bluetross' Marc Hanson
    Mar 1 2024
    In this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Bluetross co-founder Marc Hanson to talk about starting his company, his journey to making headcovers and other accessories, finding materials, business challenges and so much more.
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    48 mins
  • 24: Puttshack's Joe Vrankin on next-gen mini-golf

    24: Puttshack's Joe Vrankin on next-gen mini-golf
    Jan 29 2024
    Puttshack CEO Joe Vrankin joins Ryan Ballengee to talk about the fast-growing next-gen mini-golf company, the importance of a crowd-pleasing guest experience and how nostalgia feeds into the future of the company.
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    22 mins
  • 23: Talking South Florida's exclusive Shell Bay Club with Alex Witkoff

    23: Talking South Florida's exclusive Shell Bay Club with Alex Witkoff
    Oct 31 2023
    On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Alex Witkoff, co-CEO of Witkoff Group, to talk about the South Florida luxury development, Shell Bay Club. We talk about the high-end club market, the Greg Norman-designed course, the world-class racquet and water sports amenities and more.
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    10 mins
  • 23: The business of the Jamaica Open with Peter Lindo

    23: The business of the Jamaica Open with Peter Lindo
    Oct 25 2023
    On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Peter Lindo, a member of the organizing committee for the Jamaica Open. They talk about the tournament's history, its growth in recent years, the future for the event and what the tournament means to showcasing golf and tourism in Jamaica.
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    15 mins
  • 22: The importance of college golf camps with CGX's Josh Jacobs

    22: The importance of college golf camps with CGX's Josh Jacobs
    Oct 20 2023
    On this podcast, Ryan Ballengee is joined by College Golf Experience (CGX) CEO and founder Josh Jacobs to talk about the value and increasing importance of college golf camps with coaches, including what athletes, parents and coaches all get out of these great gatherings.
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    22 mins