S6 EP 02: Successes, Failures & Finding Your Passion w/ The Golf Guru, Jason Sutton

03/23/20 • 50 min

In this episode we're joined by Jason Sutton, aka “The Golf Guru”, who is the Director of Instruction at Carmel Country Club in North Carolina and the host of the appropriately titled podcast, “The Golf Guru” show. But long before Jason was putting out 90+ episodes of his show, he was building a following online and developing his own brand, which as we talk about, has paid major dividends.

He’s a personal development junkie and as we walk through his story, we find out how his commitment to learning and growing inside and outside of golf has led him to the successful spot he’s in right now. Jason is open about one of lower points of his career and I think all of our listeners should tune into this part of his story. It’s an invaluable lesson and reminder that many times in order to achieve our goals, we need to experience some failures and learn from those lessons.

Jason loves to mentor young golf coaches and we get into how you would know if you’re meant to be a full time golf coach and what all young coaches should do first, if they want to get better. So no matter where you are in this industry and what type of Golf Professional you are, this is a great conversation with a lot of insight.
Check out Jason's podcast, The Golf Guru Show, and stay tuned for his new show "Coaching Better Now" which is part of the new Instructor Division of the Golf Business Network.

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Previous Episode

S6 EP 01: “Stand Out When You Stand Up” w/ Kraig Kann

What’s your story? If someone asked you that, do you have an answer? How are you making an impact in the position where you currently serve? Are you confident that you’re truly making an impact? What are you doing to stand out from the crowd, so that someone might tell another person about you? Anything?

Some of these may be difficult questions for you to answer. I know I didn’t have a great answer to all of them. For Kraig Kann, he’s on a mission to show others the importance of answering these and many more questions, so as he puts it, you can “Stand Out When You Stand Up”.

If you’re in the golf business you most likely recognize Kraig from his 17+ years as an anchor on the Golf Channel. As one of the originals when the channel launched in 1995, he eventually left for an opportunity to become the Chief Communications Officer at the LPGA. While there his efforts led to an overhaul of the LPGA brand, which helped transform a once struggling tour.

But these days Kraig spends his time coaching individuals, teams, and companies about the importance of delivering their message, building their story, and generating influence. Which in this day and age, is easier than ever to get out to the world, but still a monumental challenge for a lot of us.

Kraig was the featured speaker at this year’s Golf Business Network Annual Meeting at the 2020 PGA Show. In this episode, we cut in during Kraig’s presentation where he challenges the audience with a word he says defines him....elevate. And he asks the question, “what word defines you?”

Next Episode

S6 EP 03: Your Opportunities in Crisis w/ John Eades, CEO LearnLoft

If you’re in a leadership role, there’s no doubt the spotlight has been shined on you to respond appropriately for all of the people that you impact. How should a good leader respond?
What if you’re not in a leadership role yet but are hoping to be in one someday soon? Are there lessons you can learn from this crisis? Where can you focus so that when it’s your turn to respond, you have the answers?
Thanks to our guest, Leadership Expert John Eades, we get the answers to these questions and more. John has been on the show before. Back in episode 008, he coached us through the importance of building a positive culture on your staff and the elements of a great culture. I encourage you to go back and listen if you didn’t hear that one.
This time, John encourages us as Golf Professionals to use this time to evaluate where we are in our skill development and capitalize on this unique opportunity to improve. Because as we’re finding out, the most valuable staff members are being retained in many cases. So, have you asked yourself, how much value are you bringing to your facility?
John is a very accomplished player, actually the reigning North Carolina Amateur Champion, and wants nothing more than to see all the Golf Professionals that make up our industry succeed and thrive. He’s passionate about his work and passionate about golf and you’ll hear all of that in this episode.
If you’ve been wondering if you’re taking advantage of the opportunities that come alongside such a difficult time, let John coach you through it in this episode.
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