Oct 28, 2010
There’s nothing like Christmas morning. I still remember one in particular when, at the age of five, I lingered over a shiny pink ribbon for a moment, thrilled at the gleaming silver wrapping paper, savored the anticipation of finding what I’d hoped was inside (a Betsy Wetsy doll), then succumbed to the loss of all self-control and dove in. Who’d…
Oct 19, 2010
I visited China and Japan last January to take a look at golf in Asia and see if everything I’ve read about the future of the industry is true. All you have to do is take a look at the LPGA rankings to see where golf is headed and I wanted to see if a visit to the Pacific Rim…
Oct 13, 2010
The New York Times and American Express Open co-hosted their 2010 Small Business Summit on September 23rd in New York. This annual event, now seven years old, is getting better every year. A Mecca for entrepreneurs at all stages of business development, this event consistently draws seven hundred or so like-minded individuals who come to network, rub elbows, be inspired…
Sep 17, 2010
The LPGA hosted a Sponsors' Summit at The Hard Rock Café in Times Square last night. Commissioner Mike Whan and his chief marketer, Jon Podany, were there to spread the word to a roomful of more than one hundred marketing executives from current and prospective sponsors that the LPGA tour is on the mend. Good news to those of us…