Golf Curator & Founder of IN-18, LaToya Finney

Roots of the Spirit Podcast welcomes Golf Curator & Founder of IN-18, LaToya Finney!

LaToya Finney is the founder of IN-18, an experiential golf platform created to increase young professionals’ participation in golf and teach inclusion through structured workshops paired with course activities.

LaToya was exposed to golf in college and realized early on that the game was not easily accessible to everyone - that women and people of color were missing. This experience led LaToya to co-found the Black Jewels Ladies Golf Association in New York.

As a former Technology Project Manager and Senior Business Analyst with companies like Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Apollo Global Management, LaToya brings a wealth of experience to the golf course by providing corporate training, group workshops, panels and on-course seminars.

LaToya volunteers with America Needs You, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and travels the world playing and writing about golf. She’s received several awards, including being inducted into the Network Journal’s 2017’s “40 under 40” class.

A passion for golf led LaToya to play on amazing courses in Malaysia, Scotland, Ireland, Barbados, Zihuatanejo, Spain and Dubai. These experiences left a real impression on her and after 20-years of building a career, she decided that is was time for a change.

Website: www.IN-18.com 

IG: @msLadyLovesGolf