Branding Bad Birdie’s Amateurs collection — Jason Richardson // Bad Birdie

Jason Richardson, CEO of Bad Birdie, explores effective strategies and approaches to market golf to a younger generation. The Masters, a highly anticipated golf event that signals the start of the season, sparks immense excitement among golfers and enthusiasts alike. Leveraging this excitement, Bad Birdie introduced its exclusive Amateurs Collection, a limited-edition line of golf apparel. Today, Jason discusses branding Bad Birdie’s Amateur Collection.
About the speaker

Jason Richardson

Bad Birdie

 is a little camera shy

Jason Richardson is CEO at Bad Birdie

Show Notes

  • 02:16
    Transitioning from a marketing agency role to a CEO
    Working in an agency provided Jason with valuable exposure to diverse clients and projects, teaching him how to rally teams for project execution. He acquired problem-solving and creative skills, which he later leveraged to start Bad Birdie.
  • 05:29
    Embracing challenges and growth as CEO
    When scaling a business, its important to learn how to delegate tasks to others and where your strengths are. Also, being an entrepreneur has its ups and downs, and its crucial to stay humble during the highs and resilient during the lows in this journey.
  • 10:11
    The why behind the marketing of Bad Birdies Amateurs Collection
    The Amateurs Collection is a limited-edition line released annually to coincide with the Masters tournament. By replicating the scarcity model of the Masters, the amateur line generates a sense of urgency and exclusivity among consumers, making it highly sought-after.
  • 13:34
    The impact of the Amateur's Collection on Bad Birdies brand and website
    The Amateur's Collection generates excitement for Bad Birdies website and brand, leading to increased sales and reciprocal benefits. In addition to customers purchasing from The Amateur's Collection, they also engage with subsequent offerings.
  • 13:48
    Bad Birdies womens line investment
    Based on an analysis of the golf market, and the sport's growing inclusivity and relevance among women golfers, Bad Birdie made a significant investment in its women's line. The collection, entirely by female staffers, has received positive responses since its launch.
  • 18:09
    What keeps Jason up at night
    What keeps Jason up at night is the responsibility of managing a growing team of diverse individuals and ensuring they feel valued, cared for, and supported in their personal and professional growth.

Quotes

  • "The joy of scaling a business-like learning where to delegate and where your strengths are." - Jason Richardson

  • "As an entrepreneur, you have high highs and really low lows. And you have to be able to bounce back from those low lows and not get cocky when you're up top." - Jason Richardson

  • "I think it's important to have those energy moments that give your customer access to something that's limited and access to a little bit of a scarcity model." - Jason Richardson

  • "I did some analysis about a year and a half ago to check the golf market. And our total addressable market with men's is x size, but if we added women's, we can increase it by 34%." - Jason Richardson

About the speaker

Jason Richardson

Bad Birdie

 is a little camera shy

Jason Richardson is CEO at Bad Birdie

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