Season 1

Episode 82: Inside the Rapid Rise of Dill Dinkers with CEO Will Richards

Episode 82: Inside the Rapid Rise of Dill Dinkers with CEO Will Richards

Dill Dinkers CEO, Will Richards, shares how a love for pickleball turned into one of the fastest-growing pickleball franchises in the country. With 27 clubs open across 13 states and rapid expansion u...

Episode 81: Inside DUPR: Death Threats, Controversy, and the Rise to #1

Episode 81: Inside DUPR: Death Threats, Controversy, and the Rise to #1

Tito Machado, CEO of DUPR, gets real about the highs and lows of building the world’s leading pickleball rating system. From nearly going out of business and facing intense backlash, including death t...

Episode 80: How AI Is Transforming Pickleball Highlights and Content Creation
Kitchen Talk: Pickleball EditionApril 23, 202600:23:02

Episode 80: How AI Is Transforming Pickleball Highlights and Content Creation

Vaibhav Verma, founder of Aero AI, explores how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing pickleball content creation. From his background as a competitive tennis player and Y Combinator-backed found...

Episode 79: Bringing Pickleball to Prisons: The Movement Changing Lives Behind Bars
Kitchen Talk: Pickleball EditionMarch 26, 202600:23:13

Episode 79: Bringing Pickleball to Prisons: The Movement Changing Lives Behind Bars

Roger BelAir is using pickleball to bring together inmates, including violent offenders, from places like Chicago’s Cook County Jail, where even individuals convicted of murder are finding common grou...