Padel With Bryant

Most tennis players walk onto a padel court thinking power wins.Mauricio Rivera walked on and had to rethink everything.Years of professional tennis. A year training in Spain. A college degree and a master's. And the moment he discovered padel, it flipped everything he thought he knew about racket sports.In Episode 4, Bryant sits down with Mauricio Rivera, professional tennis player turned Head Coach at Padel 39, for one of the most honest, layered conversations on the show.We go deep on:Why 70% of

Building with Intention, Warehouse Hunting, and the Padel Lifestyle Shift with Andres, Thanh, and Evan of Padel SocietyIn Episode 3, Bryant sits down with Andres, Thanh, and Evan, the founding team behind Padel Society, for an inside look at what it takes to build a premier indoor padel club with true intention, taste, and a deep sense of community.They share the unbelievable story of how a minor car collision led them to discover a hidden warehouse with 40-foot ceilings, the operational nightmares

In Episode 2, Bryant sits down with entrepreneur, operator, and pickleball industry builder Alex Nerney for a thoughtful conversation about where padel is headed in the U.S. and what it will take for the sport to grow the right way.They talk about the realities of scaling padel in America, why infrastructure remains the biggest bottleneck, what current operators still misunderstand about onboarding and community, and why simply copying luxury club models from abroad may not work in many U.S.

Why are people falling in love with padel almost instantly, and what does the game reveal about us when the pressure is on? In this inaugural solo episode, host Bryant Salcedo introduces a premium, grounded conversation that cuts through the standard hype, highlights, and internet noise of the racquet sports world. Drawing from his background as a former Vanderbilt collegiate and professional tennis player, Bryant shares how a profound personal tragedy five years ago reframed his entire perspective