The Padel Podcast

Season 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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Season 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!

Episode 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!

Episode 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!

Episode 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!

Episode 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!

Episode 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!

Episode 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!

Episode 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!

Episode 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!