Debbie Waitkus, a former mortgage banker president, found the ideal outlet for her business acumen on the golf course. A speaker, author and consultant who founded Golf for Cause in 2000 in an effort to empower businesswomen through golf, Debbie has had the unique experience to work closely for ten years with LPGA Co-Founder and World Golf Hall of Fame member, Marilynn Smith. Tournament Director for the Marilynn Smith Scholarship Pro-Am (providing scholarships for young women to attend college), Past-President of Women in the Golf Industry and co-founder of the National Women's Golf Alliance, Debbie innovatively helps organizations marry golf with their strategic objectives, or as she would say – "Turn Golf into Gold!®" The second edition of her book, Get Your Golf On! is available on Amazon along with the EWGA Foundation book Teeing Up for Success, in which Debbie is a contributing author. 

Most requested topics:

Corporate/Association
• The Moment You Know ~ Your Purpose, Your Passion, Your Legacy
• The Power of Networking ~ Lessons from a Founder of the LPGA

New to Golf
• Say YES! To Golf ~ How to Get Golf into Your Business Toolbox
• Tournament Talk ~ How to Be Physically and Mentally Prepared

Golf Industry
• 5 Ways to Pick Up Women ~ Attracting and Retaining Women as Your Customers

Clients:
• AZ CREW - Arizona Commercial Real Estate Women
• AWLA - Arizona Women Lawyers Association
• BOMA
• Camelback Wealth Consultants
• The Dial Corporation
• DMB, Inc.
• Eide Bailly
• Empire West Title Agency
• Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
• First Western Trust
• The Hartford
• Hispanic Women's Corporation
• HMSHost
• Jaburg/Wilk
• LPGA
• MBA Women International
• Mesa Hohokam Foundation
• Microsoft
• NAWIC - National Association of Women in Construction
• National Bank of Arizona
• Robert W. Baird & Co.
• SRP
• Vanguard
• Wells Fargo
• Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)