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The Future Of Sports Won't Be Built In Stadiums

The biggest opportunity in sports may not be another franchise. It may be participation. In this episode of The Constant Sports Podcast, Conner Schenk sits down with Michele Farinelli, Head of U.S. Product & Client Strategy at Playtomic. Together they discuss how technology is reshaping sports participation, club operations, community building, and the future of racquet sports. Topics include: * Sports technology * AI in sports * Padel and pickleball growth * Participation economics * Club management * Sports infrastructure * Community building * Investment trends Learn more about Playtomic: https://playtomic.io/ [https://playtomic.io/] Work with Constant Sports: https://form.typeform.com/to/BH57lJMZ [https://form.typeform.com/to/BH57lJMZ] Read the Constant Sports Report: https://constant-newsletter-085c66.beehiiv.com/ [https://constant-newsletter-085c66.beehiiv.com/]

The First Sport In Orbit | Could the future of sports happen in space?

What if the next major sports league isn't built on Earth? In this episode of The Constant Sports Podcast, I sit down with Phil Hover-Smoot of Atlas Cup, a company building what could become the world's first professional sports league in space. Atlas Cup is creating a completely new category of competition: orbital racing. Uncrewed spacecraft competing head-to-head in orbit while creating an entirely new sports media and entertainment property designed for the future. We discuss: • Building the world’s first sport in space • How Atlas Cup plans to create a new sports category • Sponsorship opportunities in orbital sports • The intersection of sports, media, entertainment and space technology • Why the future of sports innovation may extend beyond Earth • The business model behind building a new global sports league This may be one of the most ambitious sports startups in the world today. Learn more about Atlas Cup: Atlas Cup [https://www.atlascup.com/] Work with Constant Sports: Constant Sports Consulting [https://form.typeform.com/to/BH57lJMZ?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Subscribe to The Constant Sports Report: Constant Sports Report [https://constant-newsletter-085c66.beehiiv.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Follow Constant Sports for weekly conversations with founders, investors, operators, executives and innovators shaping the future of sports business. #SportsBusiness #SportsInnovation #SpaceEconomy #SportsTech #AtlasCup #SportsMedia #FutureOfSports

The Next Billion Dollar Sports Opportunity | Why Investors Are Betting Big On Padel

Most investors enter sports after the opportunity becomes obvious. The smartest operators build before the market arrives. In this episode, Conner Schenk sits down with Jonathan Rowland, Chairman of VVV Sports, to discuss why emerging sports like padel and pickleball may become some of the biggest sports investment opportunities of the next decade. Topics include: • The future of sports investing • Building infrastructure around emerging sports • Why padel is exploding globally • Why VVV Sports is raising capital • The NASDAQ strategy behind VVV Sports • The global future of racquet sports Work with Constant Sports: https://form.typeform.com/to/BH57lJMZ [https://form.typeform.com/to/BH57lJMZ] Read The Constant Sports Report: https://constant-newsletter-085c66.beehiiv.com/ [https://constant-newsletter-085c66.beehiiv.com/] Hosted by Conner Schenk, Founder of Constant Sports.

The Future of Mental Performance in Sports | How MASS Is Changing Athlete Development

The future of athlete performance is changing. For decades, athletes focused almost entirely on physical development. Strength training. Nutrition. Recovery. Skill development. But a new frontier is emerging across sports: Mental performance. This week on the Constant Sports Podcast, I sat down with Lucas Lykkegaard from MASS to discuss how athletes, coaches, and organizations are beginning to measure and train: • Focus • Confidence • Resilience • Recovery • Emotional regulation • Mental performance data We also break down how sports technology, AI, and performance analytics are changing athlete development forever.

From Garage Startup to Global Sports Brand | What It Really Takes to Build a Sports Company

Most people see the product. Very few people understand the systems required to build a lasting sports company. In this episode, Conner Schenk sits down with Josh Sprague, Founder & CEO of Orange Mud, Seven Clay, and Anvil & Acre. Josh shares lessons from building a globally recognized endurance sports brand, scaling businesses, creating marketing systems, and developing brands people genuinely care about. Topics include: • Building Orange Mud from scratch • Sports branding and customer loyalty • Marketing systems that drive growth • Operational discipline • Entrepreneurship and endurance sports • Lessons from scaling multiple companies Orange Mud: https://www.orangemud.com [https://www.orangemud.com/] Seven Clay: https://sevenclay.com/ Anvil & Acre: https://anvilandacre.com/ Work with Constant Sports: https://form.typeform.com/to/BH57lJMZ [https://form.typeform.com/to/BH57lJMZ] Read the Constant Sports Report: https://constant-newsletter-085c66.beehiiv.com/ [https://constant-newsletter-085c66.beehiiv.com/] Hosted by Conner Schenk, CEO of Constant Sports.