This is a great time of year. The weather is starting to get cooler, even here in Arizona – the Holidays are coming up and it is college football season!
I am a big college football fan. I loved going to the home games to support my team. Even now, although it’s a long trip, I make it back to Mizzou for a game every year. There is something really special about being in a stadium full of fans dressed in team colors cheering on your team. I know I am like many others, and we are always finding ways to show our spirit anyway we can. From the stickers on our cars, key chains, bottle openers that play the fight songs to floor mats, there is no mistaking where we went to school. Even our dogs (mine included) support our teams with their collars and leashes. Yes I know some of us may take it a little too far! But I don’t think so.
Daphne’s lets us support our teams in one more way - on our golf bags! What better way to support your team than on the golf bag!! With Daphne’s you can show your true colors, whether you are a Colorado fan (Go Buffs), a UT fan, (Go Longhorns) or an Oregon State fan (Go Beavers), you can support your team. As a former Missouri golf team member and Mizzou alum, the tiger is a perfect fit for me!
I’ve been talking to my son lately and advising him to pursue something that he truly loves to do as a career . While I spewed this unsolicited advice, I began to think about what it is that I truly love about being the President of Daphne’s Headcovers.
In addition to bringing my dog to work and having an office cat, I love the creative interaction with nice people. I am constantly astounded by how different people can be and how interesting and kind they all are.
My friendship with LPGA pro Beth Bader came about on a driving range as a result, I think of my inability to hold my toungue. Beth was talking to a mutual friend about the Susan L. Bader Foundation she and her sister had founded in memory of their mother. I was so moved by their efforts (I lost my mom Daphne to cancer and didn’t do anything as noble as this) when I blurted out “I want to help”. Beth looked surprised and we began to talk, the purple hope dolphin was created and a friendship was born.
Another great friendship came along when I was being interviewed for a magazine by writer,radio personality and producer Frank LaRosa. Despite all my planning, my two year old woke up and climbed on my lap right in the middle of the interview! Needless to say, it wasn’t the smoothest interview I’ve ever done. It took twice as long, Frank had to repeat many questions and I was frequently distracted and lost my train of thought. The end result though was a fabulous article on Daphne’s and a long term friendship with Frank, who after being introduced to the best and the worst of me, was able to make me laugh, talk openly and write and amazing piece. He was kind, patient and used his amazing talent to find great content in a very messy interview.
Since I’ve basically grown up in the golf business I can’t comment on other industries, but I must say that I feel lucky and grateful every day to work around a game that I love with so many nice people.
As the regional account manager with Nevada as part of my territory, I was fortunate to be able to attend the Fall PGA show in Las Vegas. Although I have been a PGA professional for almost 10 years, I have never attended one of the merchandise shows so this was exciting. I must admit I was anxious. Much like standing on the first tee of a course you have never played and not knowing what lay ahead, I didn’t know what to expect.
It turned out that I was pleasantly surprised with how efficiently things went, how many nice people we encountered and actually how much fun it turned out to be. We had one day for set up and making sure the animals were brushed and looking their best. Yes, we brush the animals. They get “bed head” too! It’s good that we didn’t have to feed our animals because we brought the whole farm!
Two days of the show went fast but smoothly. It was so nice to put faces with voices I had been dealing with on the phone. I have always known, but golf professionals and people who work in the golf industry are nice people.
I knew when I started with Daphne’s Headcovers that I was joining a great company, but it became more apparent to me when I was at the merchandise show. I had so many people come up to us and say, “your animal headcovers make me smile”! What more can you ask for than to work for a company that makes people smile and has fun while doing it! Now if only we could find a way for people to play golf like Tiger by just carrying the tiger headcover!
I am already looking forward to the bigger show in January…now I know what to expect and rather than being nervous, I am excited! Excited to expose more of the industry to our animals and excited to meet even more people in our industry.
Introducing our first talking headcover!
We’re starting a 5 week journey to talk to our customers.
Daphne's News | Terese | 
October 6, 2009 1:07 am | 
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