Season 4

Pickleball Investment Strategy: How Private Equity is Building Profitable Pickleball Facilities | Ep. 64
Fail First Podcast with Alec MartoneDecember 10, 202500:36:31

Pickleball Investment Strategy: How Private Equity is Building Profitable Pickleball Facilities | Ep. 64

In this episode of the Fail First Podcast, we sit down with Travis, the Director of Pickleball at Pickleball X, a private equity group investing heavily in the future of the sport. Pickleball X owns a...

Australian Pickleball: This is how pickleball should be played. (Is American pickleball at risk?) - Ron Shell | Ep. 63
Fail First Podcast with Alec MartoneOctober 01, 202501:07:16

Australian Pickleball: This is how pickleball should be played. (Is American pickleball at risk?) - Ron Shell | Ep. 63

Limited capital, getting punched in the mouth, keep building anyway. Ron Shell and Australia’s National Pickleball League (NPL) launched just as MLP and PPA announced they were moving into the same ma...

Susannah Barr: What No One Tells You About Going Pro in Pickleball (Totally Unfiltered) | Ep. 62
Fail First Podcast with Alec MartoneSeptember 09, 202501:29:32

Susannah Barr: What No One Tells You About Going Pro in Pickleball (Totally Unfiltered) | Ep. 62

Pro Pickleball Player, Susannah Barr admits her greatest failure was focusing only on playing — while ignoring the bigger picture of sponsorships, brand-building, and long-term career planning. That l...

Why college pickleball is the new startup (does this hurt the NCAA?) | Ep. 61

Why college pickleball is the new startup (does this hurt the NCAA?) | Ep. 61

Pickleball isn’t just a sport at the collegiate level — it’s a startup.At James Madison University, Ryan and Carter have built one of the fastest-growing pickleball clubs in America:📈 500+ social mem...