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Aug 19, 2024

Welcome to episode 162 of Sports Management Podcast.

Mark Hewlett is the Co-Founder of Soul Padel. Mark has a background from food retail and has worked for Lidl in the UK for many years. In 2023 he decided to start Soul Padel, after seeing its potential as a sport on the rise. Soul Padel wants to bring padel to people from all walks of life and democratize the sport and ensure all-comers can pick up a racket.

We spoke about:

  • Democratizing padel
  • The importance of proper coach education
  • Padel as an Olympic sport
  • Soul Padel’s partnership with Decathlon
  • The biggest challenges in growing padel in the UK
  • Being recruited by the government to help during Covid

And much more!

 

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:00 Soul Padel
10:07 Partnership with Decathlon
19:34 Mark's Career Journey
28:08 Lessons and Advice
30:00 Outro

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