Power and passion

Deborah Bennett and Erica Bennett, founders of ORCA Golf – the nation’s only women-owned golf bag production company – may bring decidedly different backgrounds to the industry, but together they are a partnership of power and passion.
Deborah was born and raised in West Virginia, earned a master’s degree in public administration from West Virginia University and had a successful 35-year career in technology senior leadership at the C-suite level that included directing a global workforce of hundreds.
“I’m always moving forward; I’m always learning,” said Deborah, who even qualified for, but never joined, the United States Secret Service at age 23.

Erica, Deborah’s spouse, grew up in a small Jamaican village. Although she lacked access to essential resources, she was influenced by three powerful women: her mother, grandmother and aunt, who was a brilliant scholar. That childhood taught her how to survive, grow and flourish; it paved the way for a 30-year career that spanned public relations, marketing, television and education. With ...