Blog - Creating the Difference Product Education — Bowling

In this special blog post, I wanted to talk about a topic often overlooked: being fired, laid-off, etc. This is a personal topic for me.  Feb 26, 2015 was the day I was part of an economic layoff at Ebonite International. You can read the original blog I wrote here.  For 14 years, I had been the head designer for all of the bowling balls from Ebonite, Hammer, Columbia 300, and Track. This had been my dream job since I was kid.  I even did a TEDx Talk about it.  Within 1 hour, I went from a nice six figure...

When Creating the Difference and Logo Infusion announced their partnership, it came with a bonus - two staff contracts with Logo Infusion to be awarded to members of Creating the Difference Staff. At Creating the Difference, we believe in inclusion. We have staffers from ages 8 to 68 who average anywhere from 90 - 245. Our staffers have to fit three criteria: Be passionate about bowling Have a desire to learn and improve their game Have a desire to help grow the sport of bowling The key to growth is inclusion and Logo Infusion shares this philosophy says Creating the...

Creating the Difference Press Release August 8th, 2016 Virgin Islands Bowling Federation Appoints Ronald Hickland as Head Coach After a month long interview process, the Virgin Islands Bowling Federation out of Christiansted, St Croix, US Virgin Islands has chosen Ronald Hickland, CEO of Creating the Difference LLC as their head coach. Ronald traveled to the island for a 4 day coaching clinic back in October to get on their radar for the head coaching position.  During that time, he saw a lot of potential in the team and was able to begin building relationships and mentoring the players. The USVI...

PRESS RELEASE June 1, 2016 Former bowling ball designer for Ebonite International Inc, Ronald Hickland Jr, is Creating the Difference in the Chicagoland bowling market.  He founded Creating the Difference in May 2015 primarily as a coaching company with a vision of helping bowlers and growing the sport of bowling.  With 15 years on the manufacturing side, Ronald decided to focus on listening and helping consumers with his new company.   In September 2015, Creating the Difference launched its first bowling ball cleaner, That Purple Stuff.  The cleaner is approved for use anytime by the USBC and has taken off...

May 8th, 2015 was a special day. It was the day my partner and I decided to start Creating The Difference. Our Mission is to inspire people to identify and reach their passion through coaching, education, mentoring, and motivating so they can unlock their potential and create a difference. We are an innovative company who is able to see when change is needed and come up with creative solutions to help. Since bowling had played such an important role in my career, I wanted a way to give back to the sport. My partner and I designed some services to...