You may have noticed that it has a fresh face (more specifically a fresh accent). The Fully-Featured GOLF Podcast.
While seasoned listeners already know Kris McCormack, who has been part of the show for almost four years, he is moving into a new role, leaving his previous job at True Spec to join GOLF in time complete as our Head of ClubTest and Gear. The data.
Kris is now joined by a new face on the Fully Equipped podium, Wadeh Maroun, president of sister company GOLF Freeway rider.
This week, the two decided to give you a brief introduction of themselves and how they got to where they are in the golf industry.
Wadeh Maroun: President, Fairway Rider
Wadeh is the newest face (and accent) on the pod and in this week’s episode, he shared the details of his background and how he ended up at Fairway Jockey.
If you can’t tell, Wadeh was originally born and raised in Melbourne, Australia and didn’t come to the United States to live full-time until 2013. He first came to the US in 2010 when he decided to quit his job and went traveling when he was 26 years old.
“We bought a car and drove from one side of the country to the other and along the way, I met my now wife,” he said.
Wadeh eventually decided to move to Arizona full-time, which is when he took up the game of golf. But he wasn’t in the golf business yet.
First, he worked for PetSmart where he helped the company acquire the Chewy brand. He then worked for a supplement company called Full Script.
He finally got into golf when he was approached by a headhunter for a job at PXG to lead their digital marketing before eventually landing Fairway Jockey two years later.
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“I didn’t want to leave PXG,” he said. “This was just a really good opportunity for me and my family.”
Kirs McCormack: Head of ClubTest and Gear Data, GOLF
Kris, sometimes known as “The Cereal Killer” (more on that in a moment), has been on the Fully Equipped podcast since January 2021, but he was as True Spec’s VP of Tours and Education.
Kris is an expert in club fitting, having spent six years prior to joining True Spec in 2018 as a professional club fitter.
“I can create content. I can continue the podcast. I get to go back to the Tour,” Kris said of his new role. training, but then I also work with fairway riders with Miura, with other members from GOLF, and that helps to bridge the gap that we’ve had, bringing some of our sister companies (8AM Golf) together.”
You may have heard Kris referred to as “The Cereal Killer” on the podcast, and it’s not a bad origin. He earned the nickname in college because he couldn’t cook and his diet “consisted of all things grainy.”
Kris also identifies as a “Disney adult” and has what some might describe as an unhealthy obsession with SWAG Golf Headgear.
Chris McCormack
Watch the full episode of GOLF’s Fully Equipped to learn more about Kris and Wadeh, and stay tuned as they reveal what they’re sporting in their golf bags.
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