Golf, Power & Opportunity: The Business Advantage Women Are Missing | ft. Far Samji The Kristina Shea Show: AI. Ambition. + Impact.™ Powered by WomenUp™ What if one of the biggest missed opportunities for women in business, leadership, and professional networking is happening on the golf course? As Artificial Intelligence transforms how we work, connect, and build businesses, our uniquely human strengths are becoming even more important: relationships, confidence, trust, judgment, and connection. That’s why the future must remain Human First. Human Led. AI Empowered. And sometimes the relationships that create the greatest opportunities are built far away from a screen. In this episode of The Kristina Shea Show, host Kristina Shea sits down with Fareen “Far” Samji, Founder of Smashing Golf, five-time Canadian Women’s Long Drive Champion, two-time ULD World Champion, former touring professional, and creator of Smashing the Grass Ceiling. Together, they explore women in business, golf, leadership, confidence, networking, and professional opportunity, including why women remain underrepresented on the golf course and how that can mean missing the relationships and informal business conversations that often happen there. Far shares why women don’t need to be great golfers to get into the game. Through Smashing the Grass Ceiling, she is helping women overcome the confidence barrier, build relationships, expand their networks, and become more comfortable in a space where business opportunities are often created. She also shares her journey from growing up in Kenya and learning golf alongside her mother to competing professionally around the world and becoming a five-time Canadian Women’s Long Drive Champion. The conversation also explores Artificial Intelligence and technology in golf, including performance data, biomechanics, simulators, wearables, and emerging AI-powered coaching tools. As technology becomes more sophisticated, Far and Kristina discuss why human coaching, experience, judgment, and connection still matter. It’s a real-world example of Human First. Human Led. AI Empowered. Technology can enhance human capability, but the human remains at the centre. Beyond golf, this is a conversation about confidence, resilience, lifelong learning, relationships, and having the courage to step into spaces where you may not feel completely ready. Whether you’re a woman in business, entrepreneur, executive, professional, leader, or golfer, this episode is a reminder that confidence is built through action. Sometimes getting into the game opens opportunities you never knew were there. CONNECT WITH KRISTINA SHEA 🌐 Websitehttps://kristinashea.ai 🎙️ YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheKristinaSheaShow 🎧 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/033LwwNdIIKeZMPQE8CNcd 🍎 Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-kristina-shea-show/id6788526402 💼 LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-shea-pmp-66a8b55/ 👩💼 WomenUp™https://www.linkedin.com/company/womenupai/ 📸 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thekristinasheashow/ 📘 Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/TheKristinaSheaShow/ CONNECT WITH FAR SAMJI 🌐 Far Samjihttps://farsamji.com ⛳ Smashing Golfhttps://www.smashinggolf.com 💼 LinkedInhttps://ca.linkedin.com/in/fareensamji Thank you for listening to The Kristina Shea Show. Follow the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. If you enjoyed this conversation, please leave a rating or review. Your support helps us bring more inspiring conversations on Artificial Intelligence, leadership, business, innovation, ambition, and the people shaping our future. AI. Ambition. + Impact.™ Powered by WomenUp™ Human First. Human Led. AI Empowered.
