Cory Jez is the Founder of Tour IQ, a golf analytics platform dedicated to providing PGA Tour players an the resources they need for the first time in golf history. He also has a unique resume, having worked for FanDuel, the Utah Jazz, Austin FC, and an an on-air analyst for the Portland Trailblazers. In this conversation, Cory talks about…
His time as an Analytics Manager with FanDuel.
His role as Director of Basketball Analytics with the Utah Jazz.
His time with Austin FC as the Director of Sport Science and Analytics.
The differences of coming into a job vs building a department from scratch.
His role as an On-Air Analytics Insider with the Portland TrailBlazers.
What Tour IQ is and how it can help golfers improve their game.
Transactional vs Transformational in the analytics process.
Building trust with “non-data” types.
Keys to communicating analytics concepts to athletes, front-office personnel, and a TV audience.
Then, TruMedia’s Sergio De La Espriella joins the show to discuss Paul’s conversation with Cory.
Show Links
Follow Cory on Twitter: @JezData
Follow TourIQ on Twitter: @tour_IQ
To check out Cory on LinkedIn, click here.
To check out Cory’s website, click here.
To check out TourIQ’s website, click here.
To read Sports Illustrated’s feature on TourIQ, click here.
To read UpRoxx’s feature on the Blazers’ analytics integration on their broadcasts, click here.
For more on the Tobacco Road golf course, click here.
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