Reed Dickens, Founder and CEO of LA Golf | From the Bayou to the White House to Industry-Disrupting Entrepreneur

04/04/23 • 61 min

In this episode of RUHM Podcast, join host Tim Smith and guest, Reed Dickens, Founder and CEO of LA Golf, for proof that with the right mindset and gumption, anyone can achieve their wildest dreams.

Reed shares how he, a kid from the bayou with no connections, money, or knowledge of politics, would go on to become one of the youngest on-the-record White House Spokespersons of his time, under the George W. Bush presidency. He explains how manifestation and visualization paired with laser focus on a singular goal for each day, week and year that align with your long-term goals will make all the other dominoes fall.

The two further discuss Reed’s post-politics career, during which Reed made his first million in crisis management for billionaires, Hollywood A-Listers, and CEO’s; later co-founding Marucci Sports which came to disrupt the baseball bat market and sell for $200 million; and culminating with the creation of LA Golf where Reed has combined his passion for golf with his proven playbook of business success to innovate the technology and dominate the market of golf club shafts, putters and more.
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https://lagolf.co/
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In this episode of RUHM Podcast, join host Tim Smith and guest, Reed Dickens, Founder and CEO of LA Golf, for proof that with the right mindset and gumption, anyone can achieve their wildest dreams.

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https://bearflagfishco.com/
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RUHM Podcast with Tim Smith - Reed Dickens, Founder and CEO of LA Golf | From the Bayou to the White House to Industry-Disrupting Entrepreneur

Transcript

Tim Smith 0:05
Tim Smith of The Smith Group here at CineNewport presenting our podcast RUHM where we're here to highlight and expose to the world the amazing people, places properties and stories of Southern California. Today I'm excited to announce my guest Reed Dickens, from the bayou to the White House to LA Golf. Can't wait to chat. Thanks for joining us.
Reed Dickens 0:27
Happy to be here, it's fun.
Tim Smith 0:27
Yeah. So to start, before we get into details, I just wan