Welcome to another episode of Building Pickleball the Founder Series. My guest is Todd Weinberg, founder of KTCHN, a lifestyle apparel brand in the pickleball space. https://www.shopktchn.com/ Pique - tea and coffee alternatives - http://piquelife.com/bpickleball - Matcha - https://piquelife.com/pickleballmatcha #pickleball #podcast Chapters 00:00 intro 01:54 beginning 03:40 who is ktchn, inception, inspiration 05:57 vuori ad 08:31 why lifestyle vs on-court 12:13 what to look for in the market b...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Amidst the pickleball tour wars, the rule and equipment regulations and paddle testing, tournament operations, stands the man who makes the final decisions, Connor Pardoe. The individual who started the organization at 24, but not without the “family” he’s built to support it all. • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ppatour/ • 2024 UPA World Championships: https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/united-pickleball-association-world-championships?oid=2&affid=28 - Discount code: Buildi...
Sep 19, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 45
From the Olympics to Wimbledon finals and now to Pickleball, what is Genie Bouchard like off the court? What can we learn from her experience as a professional athlete and tennis player, how she handles social media, and the transition to pickleball? • Genie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/geniebouchard • Genie's paddle: https://versixpickleball.com/collections/versix-vector-xl - use code: BUILDINGPB CHAPTERS 00:00 intro 00:39 recapping ppa las vegas matches 02:55 life off the court 03:43 her fa...
Sep 10, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Matt Miller, founder of Maverix pickleball, specializing in paddles, and how he built his pickleball brand. • Maverix code: BuildingPB https://www.maverixpickleball.com • Pique: http://piquelife.com/bpickleball • Be Free Bar: https://befreebar.com/ #pickleball #pickleballpaddle Chapters 00:00 intro 01:33 beginning 01:45 giveaway, sponsors 05:47 beginning of matt's story 08:42 branding 09:45 origins of maverix 15:05 shoe dog, the story of nike 17:34 where maverix is now 19:37 maverix paddles in d...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 43
welcome to the first episode of a new series where we deep dive into the business of pickleball facilities. The objective is to uncover the stories behind these thriving businesses, explore each facility’s ingredients for success, and what makes them unique. In July I made my first stop to San Diego to visit Pat Rolfes, co-founder of The HUB https://thehubpickleball.com/the-hub-san-diego/ Pique - tea and coffee alternatives - http://piquelife.com/bpickleball If you're interested in the merch, se...
Sep 08, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 42
New podcast episode featuring Charles Darling, the founder of Proton Sports, founder of softball bats and pickleball paddles. Pique - Nandaka - http://piquelife.com/bpickleball - apologies, the discount is 15% off, not 20% as mentioned in the video** If you're interested in the merch, send an email to buildingpickleball@gmail.com (I'm working on getting a site up, hopefully soon!) https://protonsports.com/ PRO-BUILDINGPB - code is good for $25 off a Proton Paddle on PickleballCentral.com (The co...
Aug 02, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Discover how fierce tennis competitor Andrei Daescu transitioned to dominate the pickleball court. Winning in APP, MLP with the Orlando Squeeze, and PPA. Andrei shares his inspiring journey, revealing the competitive spirit that fueled his success. Learn valuable tips for tennis players making the switch to pickleball, and gain insights into the unique challenges and strategies required to excel in both sports. Witness Andrei's epic battles, including his unforgettable victories over Ben and Col...
Jul 26, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Pickleball paddle reviewer, Pickleball Studio, talks about his start in paddle reviewing, his goals for playing, how his business has evolved, hiring his brother, new content/projects, new equipment and tools, authenticity, and future content plans. https://pickleballstudio.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@PickleballStudio #pickleballpaddle #pickleballhighlights #pickleball Chapters: 00:00 intro 03:20 the start of paddle reviewing 05:27 is pickleballstudio 5.0? 09:03 turning content creation into a...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 39
JohnKew. From running a drumming channel with 60K subscribers and a video with 1.2M views to being a full time archaeologist and now a pickleball paddle reviewer. This was recorded at the JOOLA media event in March 2024. https://www.johnkewpickleball.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@johnkewpickleball #pickleball #pickleballhighlights #pickleballpaddle 00:00 intro 03:04 john's upcoming reviews (april, june) 04:24 the review process 05:51 how he ended up in pickleball 10:42 the reviewer community 12:...
Jul 02, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Anna Bright: #3 ranked female professional pickleball player, 2x MLP champ, PPA gold medalist. Anna talks about one of her recent partners she believes is just such a good competitor, when bad conditions favor the underdogs against Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters, and what hiring a trainer has done for her. #pickleball #pickleballhighlights Chapters 00:00 intro 00:45 recapping game mentality in win against johns Waters 02:33 getting revenge on Jack Sock 03:18 playing with Collin Johns 04:29 reas...
Jun 11, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Collin Johns, brother and doubles partner to the number one pickleball player in the world, Ben Johns. Collin goes into processing tournament losses, losing to Christian Alshon and Zane Navratil at the PPA, how to stop and beat aggressive players (attackers and bangers), playing against Ben, other business ventures, the current climate of coaching in pickleball, and his new paddle and lead tape setup. #pickleball #pickleballhighlights Chapters 00:00 intro 00:54 processing tournament losses 01:32...
Jun 03, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Sitting down with former #1 female professional pickleball player, Simone Jardim. This was recorded at the JOOLA media event in March. Simone goes over building out her camp in FL, what practice and skill development looks like, and what is important for her in her career now. #pickleball #pickleballhighlights Chapters 00:00 beginning 00:50 building out pros in FL 01:55 what does practice look like 03:33 picking who to play with 05:54 what is important for her in her career now 07:27 how Simone'...
May 27, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Pickleball podcast featuring paddle and product reviewer, Braydon Unsicker, aka Pickleball Effect. Learn about what it's like going full-time as a paddle reviewer, his thoughts on the current paddle market, and more. #pickleball #podcast Pickleball Effect YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pickleballeffect Chapters 00:00 beginning 03:47 first time i saw pickleball effect, being 5.1 DUPR 09:30 testing a practice drill/game with Braydon 12:41 attacking at the kitchen / triangle theory 15:35...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Ben Johns, the number 1 Pickleball player in the world talks about recent matches against Gabriel Tardio and Andrei Daescu and Zane and Christian, strategy, Joola and his signature paddle the Perseus gen3, and what he enjoys doing outside of pickleball. Chapters 00:00 beginning 00:46 talking about his birthday 01:04 what ben does after matches 02:23 bitcoin 02:50 breaking down the recent losses 05:42 changes in pickleball 08:15 what rating is Ben left-handed 09:11 adapting to the game / working ...
Apr 30, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Tyson McGuffin, the athlete, dad, and teacher. But also, the highest paid athlete? The trendsetter in Pickleball? When he was with Selkirk he was one of the few pros who had an apparel line that appealed to the masses, now he's got a brand deal with global brand Skechers, and a new signature paddle with global brand JOOLA. Chapters 00:00 intro 00:47 beginning 01:15 skechers line 06:00 building a brand like Tyson 07:51 tyson's right hand and coach 12:50 tyson's business and team, youtube channel ...
Apr 18, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Pickleball podcast featuring pro pickleball player Darrian DJ Young. Learn his winning strategies especially against Ben and Collin Johns, training routines, and life off the court. 👤 CONTACT: buildingpickleball1@gmail.com DJ's social link: https://www.instagram.com/djyoungpb/ Chapters 00:00 intro trailer 02:19 beginning 02:37 the urban legend 04:17 being a better competitor 05:38 tournament day prep 07:58 strategy against Johns 12:12 playing left or right 13:47 how right side can help set up l...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Latest podcast episode with champion pickleball player Zane Navratil. Learn his winning strategies, training routines, and life off the court. Discover his thoughts on the PPA & MLP merger, content creation, and more. #pickleball Zane's social links: Zane's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zanenavratilpickleball/ Zane's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZaneNavratilPickleball Zane's website: https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ **please excuse the technical difficulty. To all the...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Podcast interview with Jack Munro, pro player, content creator, and student at University of Texas. Jack started playing pickleball at the age of 10 and was the youngest pro at age 12. Jack shares his insights into the industry, college pickleball, paddle technology, content creation, and his career. Jack's social links: Jack's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejackmunro/ Jack's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Jackmunropickleball Jack's journal: https://jacksjournal.beehiiv.com/ ...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Podcast interview with Pat Rolfes, the co-founder of Newport Beach Pickleball Events, The HUB, and Pickleball Superstore. The HUB has 3 locations in California, one of them being the largest indoor pickleball facility in California. Alongside his partner Steve Raack, Pickleball Superstore is introducing a new affiliate technology that will disrupt the industry. They've already partnered up with the APP. Could they rival Pickleball Central? Steve Kuhn episode: https://youtu.be/m9DYSCTLli8 Nationa...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Follow up interview with Dale Young, the founder of Six Zero, one of the most popular pickleball paddle brands in the market today. Six Zero just released the Infinity and Ruby and Dale discusses more regarding getting approached by PPA and MLP reps to get involved with the tours, materials, why EVA foam is not his favorite material, prediction on core materials, prototypes, bigger players coming in to introduce new manufacturing, Chinese manufacturing, and technology pushing the boundaries. 1st...
Dec 13, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 27
NOTE REGARDING THIS EPISODE: the video file of this episode was too large for this platform and unfortunately is audio only. I'm looking into other methods. If you're interested in the video portion, please view it on YouTube here https://youtu.be/r85AxLgr9vY - thank you for understanding. Podcast interview with Rafael Filippini, founder, CEO, engineer, designer, and innovator of Gearbox Sports. Rafael discusses the release of the new Gearbox Pickleball Pro Series, an upcoming new paddle called ...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 26
First ever podcast interview with Doug Sapusek, founder of Bread & Butter pickleball. Most recently known for their thermoformed, T-700 carbon face, foam-injected paddle the Filth. Doug is one of the few founders in the space right now who comes from having launched and sold a previously successful multi-million dollar business. Doug talks about the courts in Austin, the rec play problem, his approach to building a brand in pickleball, and running a family business. Doug also mentions an upc...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Pickleball Will, recognized pickleball content creator who has worked with pros and brands like Zane Navratil, Jay Devilliers, Selkirk. Known for his Pros vs Joes content, pickleball paddle reviews, and being the 2nd half of the Pickleball Studio podcast. Chapters: 00:00 Beginning 01:24 Introduction 03:07 Meeting Will 08:55 Getting into pickleball 16:04 How Will met Chris 22:03 Chris Olson PickleballStudio, the origins of 3.5 at best 31:52 What makes a paddle stand out 37:43 Working with Zane 42...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 23
From failing to unlock his full potential in basketball to now living his dream, actively pursuing a professional pickleball career, with aspirations of being top 10 in 2 years, as well as being a leading pickleball education content creator. In this in-person podcast interview, I sit down with Kyle Koszuta, also known as ThatPickleballGuy, who came in town for just 18 hours to sit down and have this conversation with me in a really unique space. #pickleball #podcast Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:14 ...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Connor Derrickson, strength and conditioning coach/trainer to PPA gold medalist and MLP champion Catherine Parenteau, Travis Rettenmeier, Federico Stakstrud. Connor shares insights on what people could be doing to increase longevity, injury prevention, and the rise in pickleball injuries (tennis elbow) along with the root causes and how to prevent it and work through it. #pickleball Connor's links https://www.thatpickleballtrainer.com/the-elbow-durability-training https://www.youtube.com/@ThatPi...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 21
🔎 Speaking with the most trusted pickleball paddle reviewer in Pickleball. Multi-talented Chris Olson opens up about his incredible journey and delves into his content creation career. Former competitive speedcuber who broke records and worked as the DP on the Netflix doc, Speedcubers. 🎗️Sponsor: - Vuori discount: vuori.com/buildingpickleball - Not only will you receive 20% off your first purchase, but enjoy free shipping on any U.S. orders over $75 and free returns. Go to vuori.com/buildingpi...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In-person podcast episode featuring Julian Arnold and his co-founder partner Ryan Cohen. We dive into various topics including a recap of Major League Pickleball San Clemente, Ryan and Julian's history, the launch of the new Volair paddles, personal stories, their favorite moments, and the most influential person in Julian's life. Vuori discount: vuori.com/buildingpickleball - Vuori is an investment in your happiness. For our listeners they are offering 20% off your first purchase. Get yourself ...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Amazon top 10 brand featuring Pickleball gear and equipment ranging from paddles to balls to lead tape. Mike Gottfried, formerly of KontrolFreek, an e-sports gaming company which was later acquired by a gaming giant, Steel series. Also the CEO of Piper Golf. Join us on an inspiring journey as Mike, an entrepreneur with a rich history, shares his experiences and lessons learned. In this captivating video, Mike delves into his personal story, and reveals valuable insights into building a strong te...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 18
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Jun 28, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Vatic Pro founder Daryl Wang joins me for his first podcast and interview appearance. Join us as we delve into the captivating story of Vatic Pro, a rising star in the Pickleball industry. Responding to his tweet from Ben Johns, thermoforming, and delamination misconceptions. From his humble beginnings to becoming a renowned brand, this video covers his unique upbringing, challenges faced along the way, and their vision for the future of Pickleball. Hear firsthand about his experiences as a youn...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 16
