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#162 Mark Hewlett - Co-Founder, Soul Padel
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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 Intro01:00 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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