About this episode

Chad Babel and Julian Dunkley discuss building MADE Hoops and fostering individual player development.

Chad Babel, founder of MADE Hoops, and Julian Dunkley, founder of Difference Makers, joined Make A Difference with Phil Martelli to discuss how Babel has built a nationwide network of grassroots basketball events and how Dunkley is fostering player development at the individual level after a prolific college and professional career. How do Chad Babel and Julian Dunkley Make A Difference? Watch to find out! Produced by Jared Phillips. Music by Nick Capperella. Watch the full episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/HqbK5i-SnJY Check out our website and social media here: https://linktr.ee/makeadifferencepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Phil Martelli

Guests: Chad Babel, Julian Dunkley

Topics covered

• grassroots basketball
• player development
• sports business
• non-profit organizations
• individual growth

Keywords

• MADE Hoops
• Chad Babel
• Julian Dunkley
• player development
• grassroots basketball
• sports
• non-profit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MADE Hoops, Difference Makers, Acast, YouTube, linktr.ee

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