Saturday, January 22, 2022

The Freestyle Boys Podcast: 1 Hour with Pickleball's Newest Billionaire Investor | Episode 21

 

Ben Johns and Rob Nunnery sit down with the most polarizing figure in the sport of pickleball currently, Tom Dundon. With the purchase of Pickleball Tournaments, Pickleball Central and the PPA Tour, Tom shares his vision for the sport and the challenges we all face.

4:28 Tom Dundon's vision 7:38 Pickleball Tournaments 9:43 Getting Ducks In A Row
12:09 Pro Women Players - Anna Leigh Waters
13:23 Marketable figures in pickleball - Ben's World, Living the Dream 17:44 Three year contracts, higher exclusivity and why are these important? 26:37 US Open 29:56 Reaction from sponsors and venues 32:21 There is a lot to do 36:18 Social Media - 50+ 45:17 What do you guys want to see? 51:48 The APP Tour

At one point in the interview, and I am paraphrasing here, Tom Dundon essentially says the “only reason” for requiring exclusivity is to ensure a higher standard for things like production qualities, camera angles, data that is captured, amenities for the players etc. (time stamp 19:56 of the podcast).

There was a joke made by Ben in the podcast about Dundon taking everyone’s freedom and how he is the “evil empire” (time stamp 22:45). It’s not that we at NML, or the people, think Dundon is evil. Rather, it’s the reality that he is almost certainly motivated by his own self-interests.

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