#312: Ben Cowan-Dewar, Cofounder & CEO, Cabot – Be an idea collector
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of How Leaders Lead with David Novak. Today's guest is Ben Cowan Doer, co-founder and CEO of Cabot. Ben was just 24 years old when he set out to build a world-class golf course in a small town in Nova Scotia. Twenty years later, Cabot has become one of the most respected golf brands in the world. Ben's leadership story is a masterclass in courage of conviction, patience, and knowing what you're simply not willing to compromise. Enjoy this conversation with David and Ben, and I will see you at the very end of the episode for the debrief. I gotta ask you, what's
What's the best golf shot that you've ever hit and where'd you hit it? Gosh, that's a great question. And I think it was a five wood I hid in uh the hole on a uphill par five for a two. Uh, with a good friend of mine who wasn't a very good golfer and didn't totally get the gravitas of it, and as someone who's not had a hole in one Yeah, everybody tells you that that's really meaningful, but you're still waiting for the one. Yeah, well, I gotta tell you, an albatross, a two on a par five. It's never happened to me. Now, what's the best shot you've ever seen someone else hit?
Well, I saw somebody hit a driver out of a bunker off the deck, uh onto a green, which was just unfathomable, but he would be too embarrassed if I said who that was. No, I wasn't. I asked the question because I had set up a two hundred and eighty seven yard. Mini driver out of the trap at Nashville on the ninth hole. Best shot I've ever hit in my life. Yeah, the caddy did say it was the best shot he'd seen. So I uh I have to give you props. Forget the humility part. There's I've already taken care of that, you know? Now, you know, getting back to what you're all about, then, and you all are you are all about golf and creating golf experiences and and You want to create what you call
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