Bob Parsons
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Bob Parsons
In the News.
Founding Father
Bob Parsons’ stint in the United States Marine Corps gave the GoDaddy founder the courage to think big and build his business into an empire.
Year Up Arizona Receives $750K Grant
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation has given a $750,000 grant to Year Up Arizona. The organization offers a free, one-year job training curriculum for motivated low-income young adults who are not currently in school or employed. The grant will allow Year Up Arizona to serve additional youth at its campus at GateWay Community College… Continue reading
FosterEd Arizona Receives $500,000 From The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation to Increase Support for Arizona Students in Foster Care
FosterEd Arizona, an organization dedicated to improving graduation rates and life outcomes for children in foster care, has received a $500,000 grant from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation. The grant will allow FosterEd to take full advantage of Arizona’s Foster Youth Education Success Fund, which allows state funds to match up to $500,000 in… Continue reading
Bob Parsons, YAM Properties Purchase Westgate Entertainment District
When Westgate Entertainment District hit the sales block this spring, it quickly caught the attention of Bob Parsons and his commercial real-estate company YAM Properties. The Glendale development represented a good mix of sports, entertainment, and retail, and it offered nearly endless possibilities of what can be added to the 76-acre site. “As the population… Continue reading
PXG Deploys Discount Program To Help Get GEN1 Irons In Hands Of Military Veterans
Having insisted that PXG would never discount the price of its clubs, PXG founder and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Bob Parsons at the time hinted at a program to get the GEN1 irons into the hands of fellow military members, past and present. Parsons has now deployed its PXG for Heroes initiative, offering the 0311… Continue reading
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation Provides $750,000 Gift To The Southwest Center For HIV/AIDS
Thanks to a $750,000 grant from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation, the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS will now offer a “Test & Treat” program that will be the first of its kind in Arizona. The gift will enhance the agency’s already strong testing capabilities and provide additional resources for immediate treatment. The approach is… Continue reading
Bob Parsons Shares Advice for Life and Business
Bob Parsons shared his experiences in both life and business during his keynote at the 2018 COX Business Arizona Annual Kick-Off Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.
PXG’s New GEN2 Irons Ace Their Debut After Three Years In Development
Bob Parsons has always been an expert when it comes to promotion. But the billionaire founder of GoDaddy and Parsons Xtreme Golf couldn’t have planned a better introduction for PXG’s new Gen2 irons that were three years in the making.
Billionaire Bob Parsons Is Giving Employees $1.3 Million In Bonuses, Thanks To GOP Tax Bill
Billionaire Bob Parsons announced on Friday that he plans to give his 725 employees a total of $1.3 million in additional bonuses. The 594 employees who have worked for his YAM Worldwide for more than six months will each receive $2,000, according to a press release issued on December 22. The 131 employees who have… Continue reading
U.S. Billionaire Bob Parsons Pledges More Support for Vietnamese Children
At a gala dinner to present the Asian Golf Award 2017 on November 16, Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy and a U.S. veteran in Vietnam, said he will initially donate US $100,000 to BRD Group’s charity programs, largely the ‘Swing for the Kids’ program. Another US $100,000 will fund other charity programs.