The untold story of my crazy, hilarious, traumatic life and explosive success
Grew up poor as a church mouse. Failed the 5th grade. Barely passed High School. Fought in the Vietnam War as a U.S. Marine Corps 0311. Graduated University of Baltimore Magna Cum Laude. CPA. Runs 14 businesses that do ok.
Bob’s business interests run the gamut – from golf clubs and motorcycle dealerships to real estate lending, custom furniture, advertising and video production.
“Nobody Makes Golf Clubs Like We Do. Period.”
If you know golf, you know the voice: “Nobody makes golf clubs the way we do. Period.” But the story behind Bob Parsons is far more complex than bold marketing. In this episode of The Big Swing, Jimmy Roberts sits down with the founder and CEO of PXG to explore a life shaped by failure, war, risk, and reinvention.
PXG launched new communication technology into the golf world at the PGA Show in Orlando, with owner Bob Parsons taking questions live from Hawaii.
In recent weeks, PXG announced the signings of long hitters Marco Penge and Aldrich Potgieter, along with the launch of a new metal woods line called Lightning and the Gen8 irons. New athletes were featured in advertisements, golf club manufacturing processes were outlined, and a live Bob Parsons took questions in hologram form at the center of the exhibit.
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation was formed in 2012 to reach low-income and underserved populations, marginalized communities and causes often overlooked or underfunded by mainstream philanthropy. Dealing in the areas of homelessness, medical care, at-risk youth, education and the needs of wounded veterans and military families, The Foundation provides transformational gifts to nonprofit organizations that are successfully addressing these issues and can demonstrate and measure the impact of their work.
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16 RULES FOR SUCCESS
There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this:
“The tempation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”