Secrets of Success from Independent Pickleball Club Owners - PBFOY Ep 12

About this episode

This episode features a panel discussion with five independent pickleball club owners discussing the state of the pickleball club business.

In this special episode of the Pickleball Fountain of Youth, Steve welcomes five Independent Pickleball Club owners from across the country for a panel discussion on the state of play in the pickleball club business. Christy Howden, Wolverine Pickleball (Ann Arbor MI) - www.wolverinepickleball.com Dan McConnon, All In PIckleball Gym (Grand Rapids MI) - www.allinpickleballgym.com Joe Frank and Mitch Dunn, The Pickle Lodge (Cincinnati, OH) - www.thepicklelodge.com Kevin Richards, RECS (Portland, OR), www.wearerecs.com

People in this episode

Host: Steve

Guests: Christy Howden, Dan McConnon, Joe Frank, Mitch Dunn, Kevin Richards

Topics covered

• pickleball
• club business
• independent clubs
• panel discussion
• success stories

Keywords

• pickleball
• club owners
• business
• panel discussion
• success

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wolverine Pickleball, All In Pickleball Gym, The Pickle Lodge, RECS

Places: Ann Arbor MI, Grand Rapids MI, Cincinnati, OH, Portland, OR

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