To help organizations and individuals to Turn Golf Into Gold®.
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 gold®." 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, Arizona the State of
Golf, Women In Sports, The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Daily
Star, The Jewish News, The International Golf Wire, You Wish
TV, AOL Sports, and more. She's a member of the Executive Women's
Golf Association, Women in the Golf Industry, Southwest Golf
Media Association, AZ Commercial Real Estate Women, National
Speakers 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 26-year-old audio, video, lighting rental and staging company.
Debbie has her BSBA from the University of Arizona,
MIM from Thunderbird (Garvin School of International Management)
and completed post-graduate work at Harvard Graduate School
of Business Administration. She continues learning everyday,
especially from her two children, Amy and Ben.
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Char Carson
Golf Instructor and Golf for Cause Associate
Char Carson is a graduate of the Arizona Golf Academy (formerly known as the
SDGA - San Diego Golf Academy) and is a certified golf instructor.
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.
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