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What do golf gift ideas, holiday shopping trends, and a $14 billion sporting goods empire have in common? This episode.
Jimmy Roberts opens with sports business journalist Mollie Cahillane, breaking down the best golf gifts of the season — from wearable tech and simulators to custom balls and bucket-list travel experiences.
Then the show shifts to a rare, in-depth conversation with Ed Stack, the longtime CEO and now Executive Chairman of Dick’s Sporting Goods — a company he grew from two stores in Binghamton to more than 800 locations and $14B+ in annual sales.
Stack pulls back the curtain on:
• Why he told his senior team “we’re breaking up with Wall Street” and stopped chasing quarterly expectations
• Nearly losing the company — twice — and the lessons that shaped its turnaround
• How Dick’s became the largest golf retailer in America
• The battles with manufacturers and the PGA of America when they first entered the golf equipment business
• Why golfers shop differently today — and how fittings transformed retail
• Concerns about rising equipment costs and the ball rollback debate
• The growth of women’s and youth golf
• Why culture, customer focus, and “never falling in love with yourself” still guide the company today
• His emotional connection to the Dick’s PGA TOUR Champions event in his hometown
• The massive Foot Locker acquisition and what’s next for the business
It’s a masterclass in leadership, reinvention, and the evolution of sports retail — with some of the most honest, self-aware reflections you’ll hear from a Fortune 500 leader.
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