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Hickman builds on career of connecting with others

From his first job, Joel Hickman learned the value of connection.

When he was 8 years old, he began caddying at a public golf course where his father played, lugging around the bags of high-net-worth individuals. Not only did he learn the game, playing on caddy days, he paid attention to the players he caddied for.

“I think what I learned from those early jobs … it was the ability to build a relationship and rapport with people regardless of what level of economics and what the demographics were,” Hickman said, recalling those early days. “And in that, whether rich man, poor man, whatever, was just being able to build rapport and listen.”

In a way, Hickman is where he is today because of the game of golf.

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