#90 Santiago Gomez - Founder & CEO, Padel Haus

Welcome to episode 90 of Sports Management Podcast where the topic is padel. Santiago Gomez is the founder and CEO of Padel Haus – The first Padel Club in NYC, positioned at the intersection of sport, wellness, and lifestyle. Santiago is also working in the restaurant business and when covid hit and restaurants closed, he moved back to Mexico and started playing Padel again. He realized the NYC didn’t have a club and decided to make it happen. Get ready to learn: About the challenges of opening a padel club in NYC If Pickleball is a threat to padel Why Padel Haus is a premium club The importance of grassroots in padel And much more! Time stamps: 03:03 - The Growth Potential of Padel in the US 06:01 - Factors affecting the growth of sports in different US states 09:04 - Overcoming Challenges in the padel Industry, including Real Estate Costs 11:56 - Premium Prices and the Padel Experience in New York City 14:59 - Growing Padel Organically through Player Education and Tournaments 17:49 - Attracting Women and New Players to padel 20:36 - The Future of Padel and Pickleball 23:38 - Bringing Padel to New York: A Pioneer's Journey 26:31 - Growing Padel Responsibly and Collaboratively 29:24 - The Third Vertical: Working Together to Succeed in Padel Tennis 32:16 - Professionalizing and Televising PPL - Professional Padel League ________________________________________________ SPONSOR Insport Education Course list: https://courses.insport.education/?re... The code gives you 10% ANY course offered. Discount code: sportsmanagementpodcast10 ________________________________________________ Follow us on social media @ sportsmpodcast www.sportsmanagementpodcast.com