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The Padel PodcastSeason 4, Episode 1, Austin Edwards (Padel Nation)Welcome back for a 4th season of The Padel Podcast!
I couldn't have asked for a better guest than Austin Edwards! He is one of the OGs of US padel and I hope I could call him a friend of mine!
This pod has been coming for a long time now and I'm glad this is how we kick things off in 2026!
Please tune in, while he knows this industry inside and out and it's always great to just enjoy each other's company while we talk padel!
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2026-02-0258 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 16, Nico Larrosa (One Bounce)Nico Larrosa the most handsome and strongest man on the planet came back to the podcast, while he has a new great project, called One Bounce, which is a luxurious clothing brand for all sports with a Padel twist!
It was great chatting to him and he filled me in on his plans for the future!
Happy New Year everyone and The Padel Podcast will be back for Season 4 soon!
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2025-12-3156 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Merry Xmas from The Padel Podcast (New pairs in Premier Padel)Ok, so I am almost closing the year, there is one more episode for this year!
But before I post that, I wanted to record something about the new pairs, where I rate their possibilities!
So, here is a quick recap of 2025 and what to expect from:
- Lebron/Augsburger
- Stupa-Yanguas
- Coki-Sanz
- Tello-Edu
- Libaak-Chozas
- Paquito-Guerrero
- Di Nenno - Momo
- Leal - Cardona
- Garrido - Bergamini
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2025-12-2431 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 15, Edel Clarke (Druid Padel)Edel is a true padel fanatic! On the day when we spoke they had a pizza, padel, pints night as a company X-mas do!
She is absolutely fantastic in bringing the Irish padel community (for starters) together and carrying on towards the US as well as the Middle East!
She is an ex professional tennis coach, who coached in the Rafa Nadal academy and realized the need for courts in Ireland!
They are working closely with Padel Galis and been amazing in building a community which makes padel accessible for everyone!
2025-12-1954 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 14, Minter Dial (The Joy of Padel)Minter is a unicorn! He is a multiple book author, used to be the leader of many divisions in L'Oreal and has been an avid padel fanatic since literally day 1.
It was an absolute pleasure to learn from him in the podcasting business as well as in life and I truly believe that just by talking to him I became a better person!
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2025-11-1753 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 13, Rohun Davda from Wigmore Sports feat Ulrik Leth from CueraWow, after a lengthy layoff, we are back!
This is a really special episode for me, while I used to work in Wigmore Sports and I could interview Rohun Davda who's the owner and general manager of the prestigious outlet. Cuera just became one of their first padel brands they brought in, and it is a banger already!
How did this came about and why did Ulrik realize that Wigmore Sports is the best store to get all the products in in London!
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2025-11-0550 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 12, Pablo Carro (Playtomic)In this episode, I had the privilege to host Pablo Carro, who is the co-founder and CCO of Playtomic!
If you want some insight on how Playtomic works, and why this platform became the go-to in this industry, you better listen to this episode!
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2025-09-0550 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Tarragona P1 RecapRecap on the Tarragona P1 is here! No surprises on either side, Coello and Tapia has won their 37th title together and Tapia has been absolutely lights out! Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay became the new world number ones on the ladies side, and they did it convincingly beating Paula Josemaria and Ari Sanchez in the final! Is Chingotto the real problem, or is it something else? Is Coki’s smash the weakest shot in the top10? Can Stupa call Cardona to play together because of Lebron’s behaviour? And many more topics we discussed in this late night epis...
2025-08-051h 06The Padel PodcastSeason 3, Malaga P1 RecapThis week’s recap is about the P1 in Malaga, where nothing major happened… but is that the truth?
Coello and Tapia won convincingly, but there were a lot of great battles and we have spoken about the usual suspects!
Also, Tarragona P1 is close and the entry list looks packed! There are a lot of new faces, who are playing together and we were wondering on who might come out on top! And lastly we had a few statements which Tomi came up with and we spoke about them in depths.
For exam...
2025-07-2256 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Padel World Summit Week, Robyn Duda (RacquetX)Robyn Duda is just an amazing event organizer, who happens to come up with the idea of the best racquet show in the world, namely RacquetX.
I caught her in Barcelona during the Padel World Summit and we spoke about everything we could come up with in a quick chat!
Please do check her out, she is a gem of a human being!
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2025-07-1420 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Bordeaux recapWe sat down with Tomi again to discuss the happenings on the P2 which happened indoors in Bordeaux!
We talk about the amazing Coello-Tapia pairing and how they conquered the French city, why we still think Coello is underrated and if Tapia would beat Chingalan with Lebron or not?
Plenty of topics and we cannot wait to record the recap on Malaga!
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2025-07-1435 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Padel Summit Week, Manu Martin is backManu Martin as one of the most well-known coaches in the world has been again on the Padel World Summit and we had to interview him!
He is a joy to listen to and a great coach with useful insight!
Please follow him on instagram and Youtube! Trust me, it's worth it!
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2025-07-1415 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Valladolid recapThe Premier Padel season reached it's most exciting period and the players went to play in Coello's hometown!
Lebron and Stupa beat Chingalan in the semi, and we talk about the many different interesting bits on what has happened on this P2, which feels definitely like a P1.
Tune in for the ladies' part as well, while we settle the score on who we think the most iconic pairs are in both men's and women's game.
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2025-07-021h 06The Padel PodcastSeason 3, Rome RecapWe sat down with Tomi to discuss what has happened during the second major of the year in Rome. There are a lot of great topics we have deep dived into.
Tolito and Gonza, Galan, Augsburger, Paquito and all the stars are there. We have the episode out on the Youtube channel, so please check it out there as well!
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2025-06-2359 minThe Padel PodcastPadel Summit Week, Mauri Andrini is backMauri Andrini is always a pleasure to have on the podcast and he immediately said yes to my question on recording another episode with him.
We talk about really controversial topics, and he has been just an absolute star again!
Worth a listen!
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2025-06-0320 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 11, Gerardo Penchyna Cardenas (Padel Guyana)Gerardo is the Chief Operating Officer of The Pádel Club Georgetown. In parallel, he serves as a Political Risk Associate with Arko International, where he advises on policy dynamics, commercial risk, and opportunities in the Americas.
Originally from Mexico, Penchyna had a successful junior tennis career, representing Mexico in Junior Davis Cup in 2014 and 2016. He went on to play NCAA Division I tennis at Rice University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science.
He is a certified instructor in both yoga and pádel. Currently, he is pursuing a one-year online mast...
2025-05-2547 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 10, Ryan Redondo (Taktika Padel)Ryan Redondo — a former All-American tennis player turned visionary entrepreneur. He’s the CEO of Taktika Padel and the San Diego Stingrays, leading an ambitious plan to install over 200 padel courts across the West Coast. Under his leadership, Taktika Padel has become a hub for enthusiasts, offering comprehensive programs and tournaments. As CEO of Youth Tennis San Diego and the Barnes Tennis Center, Ryan is also making racquet sports accessible to all. Recognized as one of San Diego Business Journal's Leaders of Influence in Sports Business 2025, Ryan brings both passion and expertise to his mission of growing racquet sports in t...
2025-05-1558 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 9, Victoria Pahlett (Padel Relations)This week's guest has been one of the first non-Spanish person who really took padel to the next level!
Victoria Pahlett is an ex tennis pro, who worked at Playtomic and went on to get to know everyone in the padel space. She has been to all over the world, seen the Swedish expansion of padel through and came up with the amazing idea of Padel Relations.
She was a pleasure to have and we have had a great chat about everything padel
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2025-04-2748 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 8, Coach Nacho PortoNacho Porto is a Spanish-born padel coach and industrial engineer who began playing padel at the age of 10. With over 15 years of coaching experience in both Spain and Finland, he has competed in Spain's first category in Madrid and Málaga for more than eight years. Notably, he was a runner-up in the Spanish team competition and has won the "Series Nacionales Padel" four times in Málaga and Madrid. Additionally, Nacho has partnered with top players like Juan Lebron, the world number one, securing several tournament victories.
In Finland, Nacho co-founded Finspadel Akatemia, the first Finnish-Spanish pade...
2025-04-1455 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 7, Alex Ponseti (Padel World Summit)It is that time of the year! Expo or some might call it, Summit season!
And who better to have on the podcast than the director of the Padel World Summit which will be held in Barcelona from the 27th till the 29th of May.
We talk about a lot of great topics and Alex is such a natural, hope you'll like as much as I did!
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2025-03-2734 minThe Padel PodcastQuick Recap of the Miami P1I just got inspired by the Miami P1, so I thought I'll do a quick recap!
Galan, Chingotto, Lebron, Stupa and all the other big names are being mentioned and how the ladies faired as well! Stay tuned for a lot more to come!
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2025-03-2316 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 6, Mark Ayers (UK Padel)Mark Ayers is one of the pioneers of UK Padel, quite literally!
He is planning over 80 events this year in the UK from juniors even up to the seniors!
Their events all over the country bring a competitive edge as well as an amazing spirit all around for padel. Mark is a lighting engineer by trade, but now fully focusing on padel as his full time activity!
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2025-03-2159 minThe Padel PodcastPadel Podcast Quick recap, Predictions for the Cancun FinalJust a quick recap of the Cancun P2 and what I'm expecting for the men's final!
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2025-03-1609 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 5, Pasquale Ruzicka talks Head and Coello ProPasquale is back and he is always welcome on the pod!
We talk Coello's new racket line. Why Edu Alonso changed brands and how does it work with sponsorships in general!
Head holds 3 of the 4 number 1s in the world, so they know something!
Tune in!
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2025-03-1125 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 4, Pablo Garcia of el4set is backPablo Garcia of el4set is back and we talk about padel.
Gijon P2, Tolito and Gonz Alfonso's chance, the Augsgate (Augsburger, Chozas and Libaak leaving Nox and Volt for Siux), Pablo turning pro and what he thinks of the goats of padel!
Definitely a nerdy episode with a lot of insight!
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2025-02-2832 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 3, Bojana JovanovicBojana was an absolute pleasure to have on the pod!
She is smart, driven and just knows what it takes to be great in sports as well as to be exceptional in life!
We talk about her connection to tennis, Novak Djokovic, Stef Bojic and Janko Tipsarevic and how she ended up as a professional padel player!
She has an amazing follower base on Instagram as well as TikTok and she is a mindful content creator!
Tune in if you would like to hear how she is living her everydays! Also f...
2025-02-171h 10The Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 2, Francisco Villaverde Reed (The Padel Company)Fran is back, and he was worth the wait!
We are joking, bantering and talking padel!
We touch a bit on the new pairs, all his brands, which include Siux, Volt and 4ON as well as RS. He is definitely always welcome on the show, and he delivered as always!
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2025-02-0946 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 3, Episode 1, Victoria Nicholas (GB Team, FIP 172)Victoria Nicholas is a real multitasker! She is a gastroenterologist (which for the life of me I cannot pronounce) and as her hobby, she is one of the best padel players of the country!
One of my most enjoyable chats and she talks about the everyday struggles and joys of being a doctor and a professional athlete!
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2025-01-2457 min
The Padel PodcastSeason 3, New Pairs (again) and Premier Padel CalenderHappy New Year listeners of the Padel Podcast!
It is just me blabbing about the new pairs and what can we expect of them and the Premier Padel calendar!
If you would like to get up to speed than tune in!
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The Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 29, Ethan Bardo (UK top10)Happy Holidays from the Padel Podcast!
Ethan Bardo, who is UK Top10 came on the pod, and this was all before his massive sponsorship switch to Hirostar, which is a really exciting Italian brand, sponsoring the likes of Tolito Aguirre!
Ethan has big plans, and training tirelessly to become the number 1 name in the UK and being as successful as can be in the world!
Lovely guy, lovely chat, we need more Ethan Bardos in the world!
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2024-12-3051 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 28, Andi Neugarten-Maio (6lovesports)You can sort of guess from her company, but Andi Neugarten-Maio absolutely LOVES padel! She was a great chat partner, while coming from a really strong tennis background, she found the unique love to another racket sport, which in our case is a revelation!
Andi is based in Miami, so what better way to make yourself included in this unique space than to come up with a women's league, which will start on the 16th of January!
Please have a listen, while she was an amazing person to talk to and her enthusiasm towards padel...
2024-12-2054 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Bela's legacy, New Pairs and Predictions for the Masters final with Tomi UrbanThis one is a bit of a longer nerdy episode about the goat, the new pairs and the predictions for the masters final!
I definitely think it's worth it to wait till the end!
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2024-12-191h 06The Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 27, Pedro Brito e Cunha (Volt Padel)Another great episode with how a worldwide known brand was formed.
Pedro Brito e Cunha established Volt Padel, and boy oh boy was it worth it.
We talk about why Volt is different from all the other brands and we touch partly on the sponsorships as well.
Tune in!
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2024-11-2253 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Special Episode on Head Ultralight with Pasquale RuzickaPasquale is back while Head came out with one of the most exciting things, which happened in padel since the Extreme One.
He is such a great person to chat to all things padel and we talk about the new Head innovations, the Libaak/Augsburger/Chozas controversy and why Head looks at the whole market a bit differently than everyone else!
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2024-11-1058 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 26, Holly Brazier (PadelWithHolly)Talk about enthusiast padelaholic!
Padel with Holly on Instagram has been catching a lot of attention, while she is great, funny and genuine! We had a great time chatting away with Holly, who found her love towards padel and trying to raise awareness anywhere she goes! Certainly a must listen to all fellow padelaholics!
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2024-10-261h 01The Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 25, Ulrik Leth (Cuera)This week we are staying with the padel apparel brands!
Cuera is super special for me while Padel Shift's Jack Chaplin and Jack Hazlewood (great friends of the show) are sponsored by them, and I have known about the brand for quite some time.
Ulrik reached out a few weeks ago and we instantly connected. I think it's fair to say that the Danes know how to create goods for the consumers.
This is a must listen for all padel gear lovers
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2024-10-0355 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 24, Joe Middleton (Pulco)Pulco is a specialist padel apparel brand and Joe Middleton is the founder.
He has unbelievable knowledge on garments through his life long experience with clothing brands and what better way to utilize it than in the fastest growing sport in the world.
He is not someone who I had to ask a lot, that is for sure!
Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I have!
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2024-09-171h 08The Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 23, Dora Andrejszki (FIP 228)Dori is just simply awesome! She is the number 1 ranked Hungarian female player and she is just climbing up the FIP rankings!
She is ambitious, has amazing work ethic and brought a lot of vital skills over from tennis. As a college tennis player in a previous life, she has learnt how to compete and she brought that attitude on the padel court!
A real gem who was amazing to have on the podcast!
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2024-09-031h 08The Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 22, Pasquale Ruzicka (Head)Pasquale joined Head, one of the main padel brands in the world, even before Padel started to make waves.
He is an unbelievably strong squash player, who is the current Swiss and German over 35 champion, and rightly so, he loves to compete!
Whether it is in business or on a squash or padel court!
If you want to hear how he spoke without languages during a lunch with Bela, or what is Arturo Coello's specs, tune in!
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2024-08-0957 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 21, The Padel Podcast feat The Padel Pod (Hugo Henderson and Gonzalo Lopez)The Padel Pod is an amazing weekly podcast which is talking about Premier Padel and the main players! Gonz and Hugo are just passionate about padel like no one else, and it helps a lot that both of them are bilingual (Spanish and English).
It was great to get to know them better and we chatted away about the new pairs and what they think which new pair will be the best.
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2024-07-311h 02The Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 20, Ray Brinkmanis (Padel Alba)Ray has extensive knowledge of how to run a business, so he thought what better way to actually jump into a new business as to get into padel court building!
He has a real passion for the game and his courts at Padel Alba certainly don't disappoint!
But how did a guy from Latvia become a court manufacturer owner in Alicante, Spain!
Listen to the episode to figure it out!
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2024-07-2653 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 19, Toby Bawden (Hexa Padel, Dropshot UK)Mr UK Padel on the podcast, ladies and gentlemen!
Toby knows, plays, builds, sells everything padel! A true renaissance man of the UK padel scene, he is part of the LTA Padel coaching, knows everything about the gear, and also builds padel courts around to make this sport accessible for all!
And first and foremost a great sport, who has been amazing with his knowledge on the pod! Go and have a listen!
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2024-07-1658 minThe Padel PodcastSpecial Episode, New Pairs, Geneva and Malaga Open Post and PreThis week I thought it would be useful to talk about the pair changes and what has happened lately in the padel world.
Yanguas-Stupaczuk, Di Nenno-Lebron, Paquito-Cardona and Alex Ruiz-Garrido are the new pairs I talk about in a bit more depth and also about the fastest final of the season and one of the best matches, which ended in a weird handshake, oh well, we all know Lebron now, don't we?
Please enjoy and let me know if you would like to hear more about me blabbing...
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2024-07-0926 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 18, Tito Moreno (AMET International)Tito Moreno has been there since the beginning of padel in the US!
As an enthusiastic kid he got to play his first competitive match against Agustin Tapia and he didn't disappoint! He came up with the brilliant full turnkey service company, AMET International and still trains every day to become one of the players who will represent the USA in the 2032 Olympics in padel! Really interesting chat and definitely worth a listen to the longest episode there has been in the podcast's tenure!
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2024-06-291h 05The Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 17, Gilles Verbraeken (Braekie Padel Solutions)Gilles is one of the 50 most influential people in the padel scene!
When you hear how measured he is when he talks about padel, you can just feel that he oozes confidence, while he has seen so much in padel!
He know MATCHi inside and out, and the same applies for Playtomic. He is now a freelance helper around the padel world, and in general just an absolute gem of a person!
When will Mongolia become a proper padel nation? If you listen closely you will know!
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2024-06-1856 minThe Padel PodcastSpecial Episode, Introducing a new face on the channel, Tomi Urban (Padel in Hungary)Tomi is the owner of the channel, Padel in Hungary, and he is a real padel enthusiast!
He is a national team player, coach and in general, lives and breathes padel!
We are planning on doing quite a bit of content together, so the first step is to get to know him! Please welcome him with open arms, he definitely deserves it!
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2024-06-1324 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 16, Alfonso Patacho (Team GB)Alfonso Patacho is the most humble and kind hearted individual I came across in the padel world!
Not only is he one of the best players in the UK, but also has a strong Spanish heritage which makes him formidable on the padel court!
He was a bit reluctant to come on the pod, but boy was it worth it.
Great guy and a really interesting insight on where the British are in the world of professional padel!
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2024-06-0149 minThe Padel PodcastPadel Summit Week, Guest 6: Jesper Hougaard (Rocket Padel)Jesper is a real renassaince man as we say in Hungary, but in England we would call him a 'Jack of all trades'.
He won 2 WSOP bracelets in his previous life, which I can certainly appreciate a lot as an enthusiastic poker player and nowadays he is dedicating a large chunk of his life to padel!
Co-owner of Rocket Padel and great senior competitor, he already won the Euro Champs in the over 40s and now focusing on making Rocket Padel the UK's biggest padel club chain!
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2024-05-2629 minThe Padel PodcastPadel Summit Week, Guest 5: Joan Suasi (Rafa Nadal Academy)One of the guys who I definitely wanted to get on the podcast was Joan Suasi, who is the commercial director for the Rafa Nadal Academy!
He is a humble, down to Earth guy, who knows a lot about how to run an academy, while the pressure was always going to be massive, when you are directing in some capacity the goat's academy!
They are putting a lot of focus on the padel side of things, and they have some exciting plans ahead!
Today is the last but one episode on the Padel...
2024-05-2422 minThe Padel PodcastPadel Summit Week, Guest 4: Bill Stamile (Padel Ambassador, ex-FIP)Bill is one of those guys, who has been there from the beginning!
We instantly connected even before the Summit, and we definitely wanted to sit down and have a chat about what he has been doing in padel for the last 30+ years!
He told me what he has experienced and why he thinks padel is going in the right direction!
He even called himself a Tyrannosaurus Rex of padel, which I think isn't suiting, but hey, he definitely knows what he is doing.
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2024-05-2335 minThe Padel PodcastPadel Summit Week, Guest 3: Mauri Andrini (Hello Padel)As promised, Mauri Andrini came on the pod and spoke about his journey within padel!
Mauri is an ex professional player who played with the likes of Sanyo Gutierrez or Fernando Belasteguin (Bela) the goat, himself.
He is an absolutely amazing coach, who is building something in English, which hasn't been done before!
Amazing guy with an amazing agenda!
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2024-05-2222 minThe Padel PodcastPadel Summit Week, Guest 2: Manu MartinManu Martin definitely needs no introduction! The goat of padel tutoring and really approachable, great guy!
I caught him at the Padel Summit, where sooo much is happening!
We talk about his past, his present and his future!
A must listen for padel enthusiasts!
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2024-05-2121 minThe Padel PodcastPadel Summit Week, Guest 1: Ben Nichols (Padel 22)Loads of background noise, different atmosphere, quicker format!
Live interviews are in, and who better to start it off with than with Ben Nichols, everyone's favorite PR person in the padel industry!
Partly he is the reason I'm in this field, so we had a great chat and he was lovely to reach out about a live interview in his hotel's lobby!
Innovation in the different areas, what is happening with the US and the UK padel scene, and is pickleball relatable to padel?
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2024-05-2036 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 15, Ben Harris (The Padel Directory)Ben is doing something, which no one in the UK has done before and organizing The Padel Directory!
One thing is that he instantly became a padel enthusiast, but he is such a great ambassador of the sport, that it was a privilege to have him on the show!
As a sport fanatic and now converted padel freak, he has great insight on what is going on in the British padel and now the idea of The Padel Directory is not just an idea, but a reality.
Starting on the 1st of June...
2024-05-1953 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 14, Tom Farquharson (The Padel School)This week was really special!
Started off by speaking to Tom Farquharson, who definitely doesn't need any introduction, while he is one of those few guys who everyone identifies with padel! We met on the Padel Aid in the Padel Hub in Slough as well and shared a few games in the process.
Tom is a junior Wimbledon doubles champion so we got into a lot of tennis, and the grind of the tour and also on how padel just got him an absolute new love!
He is ecstatic doing The Padel School w...
2024-05-1055 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 13, Nikhil Mohindra (Padel India / The Padel School)Nowadays it feels like Nikhil is everywhere!
He is part of the best tutoring platform of The Padel School, he became the ambassador for Padel India, he is number 3 in the GB rankings and just established the R3 Agency, which is giving expert management to the British and International padel players!
And he is just a humble lovely guy!
I caught him in Alicante where he is training for the moment for the FIP Rise tournaments and the results just keep on coming!
In my opinion, this was one of the...
2024-05-0256 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 12, George Modler (The Padel Directory)George Modler is exactly what UK padel needs.
He is young, enthusiastic and full of ideas! He is the founder of the Golden Point Padel Event series, which are tournaments for beginners to intermediate players and he also came up alongside his partner Ben Harris to establish The Padel Directory!
He is part of the 'Bristol Series' of us, Bristolians who fell in love with padel! Great lad, great chat, please do enjoy!
2024-04-2657 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 11, Andres Robelo (Playbypoint)Andres recognized the niche in the United States to do an all-in-one management and booking software for racket sports a few years ago!
Since then it became the main platform for racket sports players across quite a few countries!
Their main focus is the club owner and they are doing everything they can to make the experience flawless!
We touch on pickleball, tennis, padel and how's the current situation of padel in the US.
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2024-04-1556 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 10, Alex Ponseti (Malaga Padel Summit/International Padel Cluster)This week's guest was a person who knows more about padel than almost anyone!
An ex coach, ex club manager, club owner and now plays pivotal roles in the Malaga Padel Summit (21-23 of May) and the International Padel Cluster!
He has great knowledge and insight in on several topics, like what padel needs to do to get into the Olympics and what to expect on this great convention which will be held in Malaga!
More than worth a listen for every padel lover!
2024-04-0949 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 9, Roxy Keshavarz (Rocket Padel)Roxy is padel royalty.
She has played a pivotal role in the boom of the Bristol padel scene and she is now the Head of Padel of Rocket Padel, which is the most ambitious court provider of the UK with Swedish roots.
She is an amazing squash player and getting significantly better in padel as well!
Super fun personality with a lot of valuable insight!
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2024-03-3043 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 8, Ryan Staveley and Geoff Fourie (Novor)Double header alert!
Geoff and Ryan from Novor wanted to come on the show quite a few months ago when their brand idea was more of an idea than anything else. Then (wisely), they said it might be a bit too early, but now since their actual launch, it was the right time to tell me about how to build up a completely new brand from scratch!
We talk about their product, what padel means to them and how this idea came about!
This is why you should go to Uni, you might...
2024-03-2046 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 7, Tom Bergqvist (Padel Solta)Padel holidays? Sign me up!
What does it take for a Swedish entrepreneur to build his own little Padel paradise in the island of Solta in Croatia! Well, a lot of planning, energy, money and will!
Tom is a padel enthusiast who thought the best way to make people fall in love with the sport even more is to build his holiday getaway called Padel Solta!
Exciting podcast as always and it's more than worth a listen!
2024-03-1949 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 6, Christoffer Granfelt (InstantPadel)This week I had Christoffer Granfelt, the founder of InstantPadel on the podcast, who makes padel accessible for the masses.
It is really important for him to point out that he wants padel to grow from grassroots up to the highest level. He is an entrepreneur from Sweden with a clear vision and his company, InstantPadel (which is in the transition of changing their name, we will explain why), came up with a brilliant idea that padel and pickleball (yes, pickleball), could be played on one court!
Great chat, worth a listen!
2024-03-1251 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 5, Philip Pereira (Padel Summit)Philip Pereira is a real treat for you, podcast listeners!
He has been in padel longer than almost anyone I spoke to so far, and was great fun to have a conversation with! We talk about his past within the publishing industry and how much he can provide for the padel world and especially The Padel Summit in Malaga!
Please go and enjoy!
2024-03-0457 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Special episode with Pablo Garcia (Offseason and Riyadh)The GOAT is back! Pablo Garcia joined me to talk about sponsor changes in the off-season and what he thinks will happen this year on the women's tour and how the sponsor changes will plan out!
He is an absolute gem of a person! Please take a listen!
2024-02-2934 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 4, Marcell Urvolgyi (Hungarian National Team Player)Almost pro player, Marcell Urvolgyi's journey in padel has been a whirlwind!
The talented 18 year old has been in the top5 of the Hungarian professional rankings for quite a while and travelled Europe to represent Hungary!
Great chat, really insightful on how padel came about in his life!
Have a listen and don't forget to subscribe on any platform you use!
2024-02-2636 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 3, James Ash & Tim Foster (Padel Project UK)The first episode which features a partnership of the best kind!
James Ash and Tim Foster are the founding members of the Padel Project UK, which is planning to place a 1000 courts across the UK. They are not just really enthusiastic padel people, but great fun to talk to as well! Please enjoy, and don't forget to subscribe/follow the show!
2024-02-1948 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 2, Mike Dale (The Padel Paper)The goat of padel journalism is on the pod this week!
We talk about a lot of interesting topics, how the IOC works, why pickleball is so popular in the US and most importantly what needs to happen to padel to become one of the main sports in the UK as well as in the world.
Also, what needs to change to get a top100 player outside the 'Latin' world.
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The Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 2, Mike Dale (Padel Paper)I had the privilege this week to talk to Mike Dale, whose work everyone in the UK Padel community is accustomed to, but no one really heard his voice yet!
Mike is an established journalist in three different racket sports, squash, padel and pickleball!
We talk about what needs to happen to padel to get into the Olympics, to get a top100 player in the UK and why pickleball could be more accessible to padel.
2024-02-0654 minThe Padel PodcastSeason 2, Episode 1, Gonzalo Lorenzo (PadelDrive)Friendly Fire!
Gonzalo is a true padelholic, who I paired up not just as a podcast guest, but also on the padel court and we do make a good pair!
He is the founder of the great Instagram and Youtube page, PadelDrive and he has been playing padel for 15 years, which in padelyears is like 625.
Have a listen and enjoy!
2024-01-0951 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 23, Ciaran Skinner (Skylab)This week's guest is Ciaran Skinner, who is a Business Development Manager for Skylab. Skylab is giving an amazing tool to padel players, who would like to analyze their game. Have a listen to see on what they could offer to the starters up to the professionals!
2023-11-3048 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 22, Margarita Logvinova (Padel for Ukraine)This week, I had the pleasure to talk to Margarita Logvinova, who is behind the amazing cause Padel for Ukraine, and raising awareness on the war in the Ukraine.
I really enjoyed talking to her and was wondering how she could stay so positive throughout the chat, but she is such a revelation and while this is a really hard topic, it was a great chat! We get to know what Padel for Ukraine is, and how Ale Galan and Andriy Shevchenko is connected to the cause!
2023-11-1039 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 21, Pablo Garcia (el4Set)Well, this guy really doesn't need a lot of introduction!
Pablo Garcia is the founder of el4Set, which in Padel is the biggest content creating platform! The back story is amazing and you will get to know the person behind the ideas! He has worked for a padel racket manufacturer as well as Real Madrid, but wanted to follow his own dreams! Amazing stuff, and worth checking out!
2023-10-0758 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 20, Eric Loftus (Northeast Padel)Eric is the VP of Northeast Padel, which is a Padel court building company, focusing on the North East of the US.
He is an enthusiastic racket sport player, and he is absolutely sold on the idea, that padel can challenge pickleball in the States and make its mark there as well!
Fun episode, free flowing stuff, have a listen!
2023-09-2345 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 19, Jack Binstead, the Future World Number 1?Jack Binstead, actor, comedian and padel pro? He played Rem Dogg in Bad Education and now he is aiming to be world number 1 in adaptive padel.
It has been a hell of a chat, with a lot of joking, a lot of being serious, so it is a must listen!
2023-09-1458 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 18, Peter Kerekes (President of the Hungarian Padel Federation)It was really important for me to get an overview of my home country's place in the world of padel, and who better to talk to than the president of the Federation, Peter Kerekes.
He has been playing since 2012, and with a professional tennis background, he had all the tools not just to be great at padel, but to establish 'Premier Padel' the major court provider in Hungary as well as to be the founding member of the Hungarian Padel Federation!
Really good insight on how padel is evolving in central Europe!
2023-08-2442 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 17, Houman Ashrafzadeh (Padium)Houman Ashrafzadeh is an Iranian-Swedish entrepreneur, who came up with the brilliant idea to put central London on the padel map!
He is part owner of the Urban Greens healthy food restaurants and has massive ambitions with Padium!
Great chat and play some padel in Padium!
2023-08-1836 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 16, Jared Robinson (UK Padel)This week was special, while Jared is my good mate from university!
He became a really successful padel coach and now solely focuses on that part of coaching! The converted tennis coach!
He got his first world ranking points just a few weeks back in FIP London! Good chat about what we would do to get padel going in the UK even more!
2023-08-1550 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 15, Ben Pollock (Farrellys World)Ben is a super keen start up brand founder!
Do check Farrellys World out, while they are exceptional in what they are doing.
He has been really insightful and told me his/their padel story!
2023-08-0847 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 14, David Segura-Pravia from Padel LondonDavid is the founder of Padel London, which is a great organization with a 360 approach to padel in London.
He gave a general overview on the situation of padel in London, on what Padel London is doing exactly and what he thinks padel should do to become an Olympic sport and also one of the main sports in the UK.
2023-07-3143 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 13, Nico Larrosa (MATCHi)This was a real fun chat with Nico Larossa who's the country manager of MATCHi. We talk about the WPT, what is Superpibes, and in general, how and why you should use MATCHi! Fellow padel enthusiast content!
2023-07-0751 minThe Padel PodcastIntro to WPT (World Padel Tour)This episode is my talking about the big players in padel.
From Coello to Ortega, from Galan to Fede Chingotto. Who uses what brand and what's their WPT rankings.
Coello and Tapia lost the first time this year to the Superpibes and it needed to be recorded in a special episode!
2023-06-2732 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 12, Brad HowardThis episode is about the pure love for padel.
I had the privilege to talk to Bradley Howard, who is the ambassador for the British Triathlon, has a presence on social media and is absolutely hooked about padel.
We cover our experiences as new players to the game and we try to be as infectious as possible! Please do enjoy
2023-06-1736 minThe Padel PodcastIs Coello padel’s Haaland? (The Padel Podcast feat The Padel Company)Special episode with Fran Villaverde about gear, the pro world, pairings and what's the difference between pro and commercial padel rackets?
This is the first episode of hopefully many with the Padel Company's ceo, Fran, who has inside knowledge on the world of padel!
Every feedback is appreciated, please have a listen and share if you could!
2023-06-1133 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 11, Barry Coffey, Six NationsOn popular demand, everyone's favorite, Barry Coffey is back!
He is talking about the Six Nations, all the effort needed to be put in and how Ireland faired.
We also mentioned his weapon of choice and that we are quite excited about what's happening to padel around us every minute!
Adidaddy at his finest!
2023-06-0347 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 10, Rosco Muller (We Are Padel)Rosco is a pioneer! From his tennis background, he fell in love with padel in Spain, and has been deeply and madly in love with the game ever since.
He is one of the shareholders of We Are Padel, which is part of the LeDap Group, and has been successfully opening padel-centers left, right and center.
I had the privilege to talk openly with him and he gave a good insight of the mind of a padel provider!
2023-05-2648 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 9, Andy Catchpole, Padel-PointAndy is a real retail guru.
He worked for Head for over a decade and now he is the UK country manager for Tennis-Point/Padel-Point.
Really interesting insight on how padel is evolving in retail and if there is more to come. How are padel players choosing their gear, what is the best seller and is offline or online bigger in the sport.
2023-05-1956 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 8, Fran Villaverde, The Padel CompanyThis week we go to the deep end.
A lot of nerdy content from Fran (Francisco) Villaverde, who grew up with padel. Started to play when he was really young and carried on ever since.
He is the CEO of The Padel Company, which is carrying the likes of Varlion, RS and Volt, and distributing them all over the UK.
His knowledge is immense and it has been a great chat for sure.
He shared a lot of information about his past, his present and his future!
2023-05-0955 minThe Padel PodcastSpecial episode II, with Norbi Nemcsek, the PadlrThis week it's a bit different again.
Get behind the scenes and get to know Norbi and myself's back stories.
We are planning to do some content going forwards, while what are the odds, that Padel has two Hungarian hosts on two separate podcasts!
Please do enjoy and let us know if you've liked it!
2023-05-0744 minThe Padel PodcastSpecial episode, Chris Warren, Jack Chaplin, Jack HazlewoodIn this special episode I have taken the wheel and speaking about current court openings, a FIP Rise Tour event with Chris Warren and the new project of Padel Shift, which has opened two by two courts in the Cotswolds.
A bit different than the usual, but hopefully as enjoyable!
2023-04-2729 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 7, Sam Jones (UK number 2)Sam is a brilliant player, who learnt a lot of his trade in Spain.
After leaving his home in Essex, played in the UAE and moved to Spain for several years. Only covid made him move back to England, where he evolved into the UK's second best player. Since then he has been making the most of his professional padel player life, with traveling, working hard to achieve his wildest dreams and being one of the household names in padel.
The episode in short is a pro's everyday life.
2023-04-2448 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 6, Kristina ClementKristina Clement is a true padel enthusiast!
As a player she has played 5 world championship in total with France and Germany as she has 2 passports, and soon she will feature in the 'small Olympics', the European Games. As a coach and padel club developer (her first club close to Monaco and then she developed a club in Birmingham where she trained her Padel Baby alias Tia Norton, UK's number 1, who at the time only had 2 months of padel.
She is now the export manager of the prestigious padel brand Nox and has been building the b...
2023-04-1549 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 5, Hernan AugusteHe has been one of the most well known faces around the padel courts for decades now.
He is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina and been world number 1 in padel for 4 consecutive years. Has been playing competitively for 22 years and won literally everything to be won in padel.
As a previous professional tennis player, it has been a fairly seemless transition for him to get into professional padel.
After hanging up his racket, he became International Director of Development for the World Padel Tour. The growth could be seen from Mars and when h...
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The Padel PodcastEpisode 4, Barry Coffey aka AdiDaddyBarry Coffey, AdiDaddy is a retired business who is now living in the South of France. He is originally from Dublin, Ireland, where he was an Irish National Badminton champion and a member of the national team. He discovered padel in 2015 and has been an unashamed addict ever since. He is competing in international level and is the president of the Irish Padel Association. He is the founder and promoter of the Six Nations Masters Padel Tournament which is coming up to it's fifth year. He is a proud ambassador of Adidas, hence the nickname AdiDaddy (take a listen...
2023-04-0254 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 3, Emma Kimber, The Bandeja MagazineEmma Kimber is founding editor of The Bandeja, the only magazine dedicated to grassroots padel players in the UK (and further afield). The idea for the magazine was borne on a padel court and since its launch last year The Bandeja has attracted thousands of online readers. It recently went into print, an immense achievement in a digital era, and a new website is on the way. She is a real pioneer, and she has had help from several key figures in the padel industry in the UK as well as in a broader spectrum. We had a great...
2023-03-2248 minThe Padel PodcastEpisode 2, Francesco BelloniWith a background in finance and having lived across Europe in Paris, London and Milan, I spoke to Francesco Belloni, the founder of Padel Hero padel facilities in Italy and an investor in New York's first padel club: Padel Haus. He has seen the world, speaks English with an American accent and he said is a 100% Italian! Great chat, have a listen!
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The Padel PodcastEpisode 1, Ben NicholsThe Padel Podcast will focus on key players of the Padel industry.
For someone who is just getting into the sport, who is already playing and anyone who is interested on what padel is exactly, this is the right place!
Every week I will talk to someone who has a deep connection with padel and some really exciting guests are lined up.
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