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The Upside Newsletter

Julien Blin

Data, insights, and stories from the world of sports, business, and technology. www.theupside.us

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🔥Upside Chat: Dr Ron Dick, Duquesne University, Ex...

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2023/04/07

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then five years in the NCAA.📝Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on the March Madness, Michael Jordan’s potential sales of the Charlotte Hornets, the NFL being open to private equity investments We also discussed the LSU star Angel Reese,

28:44

⭐Upside Team Profile: LAFC (MLS) & Chat with Gavin...

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2023/04/05

Dear Colleagues,This week we are profiling and interviewing LAFC, one of the most well known MLS teams in the US. The club won their first MLS Cup in 2022, which completed a league double with their second Supporters' Shield.Sports team: LAFCLeague: Major League Soccer (MLS)Headquartered: Los Angeles (USA)Founded: 2014Website: LAFCSports team background: Los Angeles Football Club, commonly referred to as LAFC, is an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major

17:54

🔥Upside Chat: Alex Stone, CEO of CoachUp, A Leading...

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2023/04/03

This week we interviewed Alex Stone , CEO of CoachUp, a private coaching platform that connects athletes with private sports coaches. Founded in 2011, CoachUp is a service that connects athletes with private coaches. They believe that private coaching is the secret to reaching the next level in sports + life. With thousands of coaches across the country, and hundreds of training sessions happening every day, they are the nation’s leading private coaching company in the US.Picture: CoachUp app and

30:21

⭐Upside VC profile: Gaingels & Chat with Lorenzo...

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2023/03/31

Dear Colleagues, This week we are profiling and interviewing Gaingels, one of the largest venture syndicate in the world and the only one that is focused on bringing diversity in the VC ecosystem. Gaingels has a network of with 2700 members, and has made 2000+ core investments, with 100+ exits and $600M raised to date. Upside VC profile of the month:VC name: GaingelsHeadquartered: Burlington, Vermont (USA)Founded: 2015Managing Partners: David Beatty, Paul Grossinger, Lorenzo Thione, Peter Steinberg,

12:37

🔥Upside Chat: Vien Vu, Collegiate Physical Therapist,...

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2023/03/29

This week we interviewed Vien Vu, a collegiate physical therapist.📝Show Notes: Through this interview with Vien, we touched on his background in college sports. Then we discussed his role at a collegiate physical therapist, his experience using KINVENT and why he chose to adopt KINVENT products. We also touched on the importance of technologies.Best Quotes: Here’s some of the key discussion points and best quotes from our conversation with Vien:* On his background:* “ I did an undergraduate in

26:02

⭐⚽ Upside League Profile: Brazilian National Soccer...

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2023/03/27

Dear Colleagues, This week we are profiling and interviewing the Brazilian Men National Soccer Team, the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times. Sports team: Brazil national football teamFederation: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)Headquartered: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)Founded: 1914Website: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol Sports team background: The Brazil national football team nicknamed Seleção Canarinha, represents Brazil in men's

23:43

⭐Upside Team Profile: FC St Pauli (3. Bundesliga) &...

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2023/03/24

Dear Colleagues, As part of our continued effort to promote female practitioners and teams, this week we are profiling and interviewing FC St Pauli, a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 3. Bundesliga.Sports team: FC St. Pauli (Female team)League: 3. Bundesliga.Headquartered: Hamburg (Germany)Founded: 1910Website: FC St PauliSports team background: Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli, is a German

18:12

🔥Upside Chat: Justin Forsett, Former NFL Player...

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2023/03/22

This week we interviewed Justin Forsett a former NFL running back turned entrepreneur. He is now the CEO of Hustle Clean, a self care brand for the active lifestyle. Justin has played for 9 years in the NFL for a number of NFL teams such as the Seattle Seahawks, the Colts, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, and Denver Broncos. Founded in 2019, Hustle Clean is a performance hygiene company delivering personal active care products to people who want to do more and

50:37

🔥Upside Chat with Alexi Pianosi (NHL), Dr Bill Burgos...

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2023/03/20

This week we had the honor to interview again a group of sports performance experts. * Dr Bill Burgos an experienced NBA S&C coach, and adjunct professor at 2 universities: Mississippi state and Austin Peay State university.* Alexi Pianosi, S&C coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL).* Pierre Barrieu, an experienced high performance director in the MLS (LA Galaxy, LAFC, Toronto FC, NY Red Bulls, etc.), Premier League (Leeds United FC) and FIFA expert.* Adam Quigley, an experienced athletic trainer

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⭐⚽ Upside League Profile: MLS & Chat with Fred Lipka,...

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2023/03/17

MLS, One of the Most Popular Soccer Leagues in the WorldMajor League Soccer (MLS) has become one of the most popular soccer leagues in the world. Today MLS is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada—since the 2023 season. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.Major League Soccer is the most recent in a series of men's

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🔥Upside Chat: Dr Bill Burgos, Experienced NBA S&C...

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2023/03/15

This week we interviewed Dr Bill Burgos an experienced NBA Strength & Conditioning coach. He has worked for many NBA teams (Orlando Magic, NY Knicks, Timberwolves..). He also worked in the MLB with the Pittsburgh pirates. He is also an adjunct professor at 2 universities in the US: Mississippi state and Austin Peay State university. 📝Show Notes: Through this interview with Bill, we touched on his background in elite sports (NBA, MLB) and in the military. Then we discussed his experience teaching in

23:21

🔥Upside Chat: Dr Ron Dick, Duquesne University, Ex...

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2023/03/13

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then five years in the NCAA.📝Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on the MLB average salary reaching a record $4.2M this year. Then we talked about the MLB rule changes as well as the NFL lawsuit that claims racisms and sexism and

19:46

🔥Upside Chat: Sun Sachs, CEO & Co-Founder of Rewire...

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2023/03/10

This week we interviewed Sun Sachs, the CEO & Co-Founder of Rewire Fitness, a holistic mental fitness platform for athletes & teams that provides tools for improving resilience, performance, and recovery.Founded in 2018, Rewire Fitness is a human performance company that provides evidence-based solutions for tracking athlete readiness, building mental resilience, and improving mind/body recovery. Rewire's patented technology integrates protocols used by the Navy SEALs, NASA, and neuroscience to help

48:44

🔥Upside Chat: Adam Cheyer, Co-Founder of Siri (Apple)...

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2023/03/08

Over the past few months there has been so much hype about ChatGPT or what people refer to as generative AI. In fact, ChatGPT reached 1 million users in 5 days and 100 million daily active users in just two months beating popular messaging applications such as WhatsApp and Twitter. So as part of that we thought that it would make sense to interview again Adam Cheyer, the co-founder of Siri (sold to Apple), and Viv Labs (sold to Samsung), and known as a world’s pioneer in the world of AI. You can

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🔥Upside Chat with Thad Young, NBA Player (Toronto...

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2023/03/02

Dear colleagues, This week we are kicking off a new series where each month we plan to interview athletes and coaches across major pro teams and leagues (MLS, NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA, European soccer, South American soccer, pro rugby, pro tennis, pro cricket, Olympic teams..). The goal with each athletes and coaches is to highlight their background, their investment philosophy, their favorite technologies and portfolio startups, their approach towards innovation and the impact of those technologies

23:13

🔥Upside Chat: Laura Matthes, Head of Sports and...

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2023/02/28

Dear colleagues, Women athletes and technologies for women in sports are going to be a new major focus for us at Upside in 2023. So as part of that, this week we have the honor to interview Laura Matthes, the head of sports and research at VivoSensMedical, a German small innovation and female health company producing and distributing OvulaRing.Founded in 2011, VivoSensMedical is a med-tech company with the vision to provide individual medical diagnostics for better therapies. Based on the biomarker

28:47

⭐Upside Team Profile: LOSC (Ligue 1) & Chat with...

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2023/02/21

Dear colleagues, This month we are kicking off a new series where each month we plan to profile major pro teams and leagues (MLS, NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA, European soccer, South American soccer, pro rugby, pro tennis, pro cricket, Olympic teams..). The goal for each sports organization is to highlight their favorite technologies, the impact of those technologies in terms of injury reduction, mental health and their approach towards innovation. As part of that each month we will interview a key

28:15

🔥Upside Chat: Athanase Kollias, CEO of KINVENT, a...

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2023/02/14

This week we had the honor to interview Athanase Kollias, CEO of KINVENT, a company that helps sports and rehab professionals assess progress and build engagement and motivation. Founded in 2017, KINVENT is a leading player in the fields of physical rehabilitation and sports biomechanics producing innovative measuring and training devices for the facilitation of every day and athletic movements. The company currently has 80 employees and has raised $8M to date. Half is from VCs in France and

30:37

🔥Upside Chat: Dr Ron Dick, Duquesne University, Ex...

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2023/02/09

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then five years in the NCAA.📝Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on Tom Brady's second retirement as well as his predictions for the Super Bowl. Then we talked about the MLB luxury tax payrolls hitting $5.2B in record revenue this year as

29:59

🔥Upside Chat with Alexi Pianosi (Penguins/NHL) and Dr...

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2023/02/07

This week we had the honor to interview again a group of sports performance experts.* Alexi Pianosi, Strength and conditioning coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL).* Dr Marco Nunez, ex Head Athletic Trainer, LA Lakers (NBA)📝Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on the various methods they have used to figure out if an athlete is overtraining or undertraining, and what works and does not work. Then we discussed an emerging area called Shockwave therapy. We also talked about the

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