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To help organizations and individuals to Turn Golf Into
GoldŽ.
Golf for Cause, as an organization, develops and
delivers products and services that move others to use golf as a
dynamic strategy to achieve their objectives, focusing primarily on
business professionals new to the game, especially women.
Motivate: Encouraging others to take
action and grow
Integrity: Honest and ethical Respect:
For others - their ideas, abilities, and uniqueness
Credibility: Reliable resource
Community: Giving back to the community
through connecting others
Passion: Commitment and belief
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Debbie Waitkus
President and Founder of Golf for Cause LLC
Debbie Waitkus, President and Founder
of Golf for Cause, is an expert in how to leverage the game of golf for
business. A business-golf coach, speaker and writer, she works with
organizations and individuals, especially women, to demystify the game
and help them "turn golf into goldŽ." Her knowledge about how to
generate business through golf makes her someone whose message you'll
want to hear.
Debbie's creative and content-rich
programs have been lauded throughout the golf industry for their
innovation and effectiveness. She writes a monthly business/golf
column, speaks to a variety of groups, stages workshops, educational
golf outings, corporate golf events, charity tournaments - all with a
creative flair.
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Debbie
has been featured in numerous media, including Golf for Women (Nov/Dec
2002 and May/June 2005), the PGA Show (How to Grow Your Female Customer
and Keep Her in the Game), Business Week, Golf Vacations Magazine, The
Ladies Golf Journey, The Business Journal, Brilliant Results,
AccountingWeb.com, Arizona the State of Golf, Women In Sports, The
Arizona Republic, The Arizona Daily Star, The Jewish News, The
International Golf Wire, Phoenix Woman Magazine, You Wish TV, AOL
Sports, and more. She's a member of Women in the Golf Industry
(President), Southwest Golf Media Association, Society for Incentive
Travel Executives, National Speakers Association, International
Speakers Network, Toastmasters, Arizona Women Networking, National Bank
of Arizona Women’s Financial Group Advisory Board, Arizona Women’s Golf
Association, Arizona Golf Association and has been a participant
several golf industry think tanks, including Golf 20/20, the Sunriver
Women's Golf Forum and the Arizona Golf Summit.
Prior
to founding Golf for Cause, LLC, Debbie was president of a 37-year-old,
$130 million private mortgage banking firm, where she attributed golf
as one of her keys to success. In addition, she and her husband, Jack,
own Video West, a 28-year-old audio, video, lighting rental and staging
company.
Debbie has her BSBA from
the University of Arizona, MIM from Thunderbird School of Global
Management and completed post-graduate work at Harvard Graduate School
of Business Administration. She continues learning every day,
especially from her two children, Amy and Ben.
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Char Carson
LPGA Teaching Professional and Golf for Cause Associate
Char Carson is a graduate of the The Golf
Academy of American and a member of the LPGA's Teaching and Club Professionals. Char's passion is helping others enrich
their life through golf.
Char was successful at The Nielsen Company for
nearly 20 years before deciding to leave the corporate world to focus
on helping others get into the game of golf. One of her unique
accomplishments in golf is competing in the REMAX Long Drive - World
finals in 2007.
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Her teaching philosophy is to understand each student's
objectives (why you do want to play golf?) and to develop a plan that
makes learning to play a fun and comfortable experience. Char believes
that it is as important to learn how to 'play the game' as it is to
develop a confident swing. Each person's swing should start with basic,
sound fundamentals and then be tailored to fit his or her physical
capabilities and athletic experiences.
Read more about Char in 'Grid
of Dreams' proves long drive success
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