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Similarities between business and golf
Takano: But I feel that many business owners play golf.
Takebayashi: Quite a lot.
Takano: Is there any connection between the two?
Takebayashi: I think there is quite a bit. Golf is clearly a game of competing for scores, so it tickles my desire for achievement and growth. Also, there are clubs and the environment is different every time you play, so there are quite a few challenging elements, and I feel that the desire to grow and become more and more addicted to the game is quite similar to the qualities of a manager.
Takano: It can also be a communication tool. Also, the fact that it leads to results seems to be similar to business.
Takebayashi: Sometimes you work hard and it leads to a score, and sometimes it doesn’t at all, but I feel like that is very similar to work.
Takano: That’s interesting. It seems like there are things to notice in business as well.
Takebayashi: That’s right. Golf shows a lot of personality.
Celeina: I was getting nervous when I heard that it shows your personality.
Takebayashi: When you play golf together, you can tell who this person is.
Takano: By the way, was there a reason why you chose apparel in the golf business?
Takebayashi: I am still in my 30s, but when I wanted to make the image of golf more casual and cool, I thought fashion would be an easy stepping stone. I would like to do more than just apparel in the future.
Celeina: Recently, there are so many different styles of golf wear.
Takano: It is a little different from the so-called golf image.
Takebayashi: That’s right. My brand also offers golf wear with a bit of a street style.
Takano: I’d love to hear more, but let’s interrupt for a song. I asked Takebayashi-san to choose a song that we would all like to listen to together on the radio at this time.
Takebayashi: Besides golf, I really like basketball and watch the NBA a lot. The Golden State Warriors are my favorite team, so I chose “2Pac feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre” by California Love, which is also used as the entrance music.
Takano: Let’s listen to it.
