Dick's Sporting Goods Exec Chairman Ed Stack: A Masterclass in Sports Business + Top Golf Gift Ideas

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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