What happens when a two-sport Division I athlete at Harvard with an accomplished career in finance discovers pickleball for the first time and sees an opportunity to completely change the game? Mary Cannon, co-founder of CityPickle, shares the story of how one game sparked an idea that would bring pickleball to some of New York City’s most iconic locations. From launching the first-ever pickleball pop-up at Hudson Yards in October 2022, when many New Yorkers were still just discovering the sport, to winning the bid to operate Wollman Rink in Central Park for the next 20 years and opening a flagship location in the Paramount Building in Times Square, Mary has helped put pickleball on the map in NYC and beyond, with CityPickle expanding into new markets and destinations. She opens up about taking the leap into entrepreneurship, building CityPickle from the ground up with Erica Desai, and why creating opportunities for women has been such an important part of the company’s culture. Listen to find out how CityPickle got started, what it took to bring pickleball to some of the most iconic places in the country, and what new ventures are on the horizon that could be just as groundbreaking.
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