The Masters Edition- with Ray Robinson

New #TeesMe podcast episode alert, The Masters Edition with Ray Robinson What you will hear on this episode: • Augusta National Golf Course, 20 years of membership • Black Enterprise, the legacy of Mr. Earl Graves Sr. • Restoring the public image of AT&T • The importance of diversity in Senior Leadership • Serving on Corporate Boards • Invest in yourself - MBA • Golf and the arrival of Tiger Woods • The Opportunity Cost of not playing golf • A round of golf with Tom Cousins • Life as the President of Eastlake Golf Club in Georgia • How Ray chooses a golf instructor • Academic Board Service - a story about Spelman + golf • His first hole in one at infamous hole #16 at Augusta National Golf Club ************************** Ray M. Robinson presently occupies the position of Non-Executive Chairman for Aaron's, Inc., He is the President-Emeritus at East Lake Golf Club and Non-Executive Chairman for Citizens Trust Bank (Georgia). He also serves on the board of American Airlines Group, Inc., Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, and Acuity. Mr. Robinson earned his B.A. degree in finance from the University of Denver, and the following year he received his M.B.A., degree also from that same institution. Robinson’s climb up the corporate ladder at AT&T, required him to relocate thirteen times as he took new assignments in marketing, sales, and regulatory affairs. Robinson would eventually become president of the company's southern region. After retiring from AT&T, Mr. Robinson, a passionate golfer, assumed the presidency of Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club and became vice chairman of the East Lake Community Foundation. Robinson helped revive Atlanta's historic golf course and revitalize the inner-city neighborhood surrounding it through redevelopment. This redevelopment included East Lake Family YMCA and Eastlake Junior Golf Academy. Under Robinson's leadership, the golf club signed a multiyear partnership with the Professional Golf Association, making the East Lake Course the primary host venue for the PGA Championship Tour. Mr. Robinson is also Member of National Black MBA Association, Inc., Member of 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and Member of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and on the board of several other organizations. https://anchor.fm/TeesMe Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google #TeesMe #podcast #storiesNeedToBeTold #untoldStories #RayRobinson #EastlakeGolfClub #AugustaNational #TheMasters #AT&T #BlackEnterprise #golf #TeesMeLive #TeesMeTour #StayTuned #2020 #blackGolfersMatter #blacklivesmatter @teesme.thepodcast