{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f8ef3b89fc38f1fe54d72cb/66e92dba4f38fdc2a5eb5d4d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#25 - JR Charles - AI: Fear it less, embrace it more ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f8ef3b89fc38f1fe54d72cb/1726500993715-df3655d2-a21b-4ff9-8bcf-dc8dee2b4055.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>There are two letters that have become particularly famous in recent years:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>AI.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>So, we're delighted to welcome our guest&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrcharlesceo/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JR Charles</strong></a> from <a href=\"https://parone.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ParOne</strong></a> to delve into this theme and help you understand what AI might mean for your business.</p><p><br></p><p>JR leads a small team that is flying&nbsp;under the radar, yet ParOne provides services to <strong>GOLF, Golfweek, Golftec, SwingU, LET, LPGA, Legends Tour,</strong> and <strong>LIV Golf.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>JR and his team understand&nbsp;the opportunities AI offers to the golf industry. Best of all, JR discusses AI with humility; an outlook we found refreshing during our recent conversation.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key discussion areas to listen out for:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>04:04 mins. </strong>Every week, ParOne process over 1 billion analytics. Is this what JR and the team&nbsp;originally set out to achieve?</li><li><strong>09:22 mins. </strong>What was the starting point for ParOne with AI?</li><li><strong>11:08 mins. </strong>How a toy dinosaur taught a young JR the power of automation.</li><li><strong>14:10 mins. </strong>JR runs us through a golf scenario to demonstrate how AI can solve golf problems.</li><li><strong>20:38 mins. </strong>Using the science of storytelling; is the result you get from AI only as good as the data you put in?</li><li><strong>24:41 mins. </strong>Fear about AI. How golf leaders can overcome their fears about implementing AI in their businesses to enhance decision making. Will it replace jobs, and will it replace traditions?</li><li><strong>29:14 mins. </strong>Could AI help diversify the golf industry’s future leadership?</li><li><strong>31:46 mins. </strong>“How do you get more golfers into the game?” – how would AI answer this question?</li><li><strong>35:24 mins. </strong>How do we solve pace of play issues that impact course revenue – what would AI say?</li><li><strong>46:26 mins. </strong>How could AI help golf course efficiencies and sustainability?</li><li><strong>50:08 mins. </strong>How could AI help players improve their game?</li><li><strong>51:24 mins. </strong>How could AI improve golf club fitting?</li><li><strong>55:19 mins. </strong>How could AI assist golf course design and re-modelling?</li><li><strong>56:56 mins. </strong>How could AI help with challenges around the ball rollback?</li><li><strong>58:19 mins. </strong>How could AI help golf insurance companies better estimate risks?</li><li><strong>58:51 mins. </strong>How could AI help solve the golf course supply challenge in the US?</li><li><strong>59:40 mins. </strong>How could AI help sponsors that are considering investing in golf?</li><li><strong>68:47 mins. </strong>Where do golf businesses start in AI?</li></ul>","author_name":"Colin Bell, Mike Hyde & Adam Keable"}