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Oct 2024
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#170 Marcos Del Pilar - Making A Better ...

Marcus Filipsson
About this episode

Welcome to episode 170 of Sports Management Podcast.

Marcos Del Pilar is the Co-founder & commissioner for Pro Padel League, the Director of PadelMBA, an entrepreneur or simply “The Godfather of Padel”. Marcos more or less brought padel to the United States and his vision is nothing less than making a better world through padel. 

We spoke about:

  • Padel in the US
  • The future of Padel
  • Being homeless
  • His upcoming book
  • Making a better world through padel
  • How Netflix is a competitor to Padel

And much more!

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