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This week we have the honor to interview again a group of MLS rehab executives: - Christopher Wolbert PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, the Director of rehabilitation at Sporting KC (MLS). - Jason Han, the Former head of rehabilitation at LAFC (MLS). Jason is also the head of business development in North America at OneBase health. - Michael Messer, the Head of rehabilitation, Nashville SC (MLS) We discussed times where they were working with an athlete and they faced pressure from management to put the players back on the field faster than expected. We also touched base on the most challenging parts of their job. We also discussed their past experience where they wish they could have used a technology that could have helped them avoid a player's injury. Lastly we touched on what makes a great head of rehabilitation of a team. Thanks again to Chris, Jason and Mike for their great insights! Check it out! #Upside https://lnkd.in/e9ArhpqG

Today we have the honor of interviewing Joe Rogowski, a former NBA strength coach athletic trainer. Joe is also the former Chief Medical Officer of the NBA Player Association. Joe is currently working with a number of organizations, including the NBA Retired Player Association and other industry players in the sports medicine area. Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on his background in the NBA, and some of the organizations that he works with. We also discussed how he got into sports cardiology, being an athletic trainer himself. Lastly we also touched on about what he envisions in the next 12 months in terms of innovation for Athletic Heart, one of the organizations he works with. Joe! Thank you for being on our podcast and for your great insights! Check out the interview! #Upside. You can read the full transcript of the podcast interview with Joe located at the top of this blog post. https://lnkd.in/eMtm8KTv

Today we have the honor of interviewing Stephen Smith CEO of Kitman Labs, the world's leading sports science and performance intelligence company with an established track record of working with top governing bodies, leagues, teams and athletes in some of the world's most elite sports organizations and universities including the NFL, NBA, Premier League, MLS, NWSL, and NCAA. Through this interview, we touched on Stephen’s background, Kitman labs and one of its products called the Intelligent Platform. We also discussed the benefits for teams to use their products and business model. We also discussed the types of organizations using its products and what types of problems Kitman Labs is solving for them. We also touched on the major near term challenges or opportunities as it relates to how sports organizations integrate or leverage data. Lastly we touched on Kitman Labs’ plans for the next 12 months. Thank you to Stephen and the Hitman Labs team! Check it out! #Upside https://lnkd.in/eKhWnF3p

This week we have the honor to interview again a group of MLS rehab executives: - Christopher Wolbert PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, the Director of rehabilitation at Sporting KC (MLS). - Jason Han, the Former head of rehabilitation at LAFC (MLS). Jason is also the head of business development in North America at OneBase health. - Michael Messer, the Head of rehabilitation, Nashville SC (MLS). We discussed a variety of topics such as Photo- and Electro-Therapy, Hydrotherapy, AlterG. Big thank you to Chris, Jason and Mike for their time! Check it out! And don't forget to subscribe to our Sports tech Upside newsletter at www.theupside.us sent to 7000 sports tech execs across the NBA, MLS, MLB, NFL, NCAA, Premier League, Ligue 1, pro tennis, and more. https://lnkd.in/eH4PvK3f

Today we have the honor of interviewing Konrad von Moltke and Elliott Mack. Konrad is the principal of WISE Ventures, the investment arm of the Wilf family who are the owners of the Minnesota Vikings (NFL) and Orlando City SC and Pride (MLS, NWSL), among other holdings. Elliott Mack is an investor at Techstars Sports and Techstars NYC Accelerators. Big thank you to Konrad and Elliott for their time and great insights! 📝Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on the following topics: - The most promising areas of sports tech investments in 2024. - The outlook of the sports tech investment market in 2024. - The major challenges that we're going to have to overcome in the sports tech market in 2024. - The biggest drivers that they see in the sports tech market in 2024. You can read the full transcript of the podcast interview with Konrad and Elliott located at the top of this blog post. https://lnkd.in/evd2miGV

Today we have the honor of interviewing Lutz Klein, and Logan Crook, from CURREX LLC, a leading insole brand in sports. Lutz is the founder of CURREX and Logan is the head of sales in sports at the company. CURREX LLC was founded 2013 as the North American Subsidiary of currex GmbH, Germany. CURREX provides award-winning, innovative insoles for a variety of activities including running, soccer, cycling, hiking, hockey, golf, skiing and work. They concentrate on designing insoles that deliver flexible, dynamic arch support with the right level of rigidity and offer three different arch profiles for each of their different types of insoles. CURREX insoles are the leading over-the-counter insoles in Europe and North America, with RunPro insoles being the #1 selling insole in run-specialty retailers in the U.S. Check it out. Big thank you to Lutz and Logan for being on our podcast. #Upside https://lnkd.in/eD6uUfpE

This week, we interviewed Konrad von Moltke, the principal at WISE Ventures, the investment arm of the Wilf family who are the owners of the Minnesota Vikings (NFL) and Orlando City SC and Pride (MLS, NWSL), among other holdings. Thank you Konrad for joining our podcast this week. Check it out! #Upside https://lnkd.in/gu3r-Khv

Check out our latest podcast interview with Chris Chase the head of performance for the Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) and Thomson Remo the central territory manager at Exerfly. Thanks Chris and Thomson for the great insights #Upside https://lnkd.in/eyk6bSgF

This week we have the honor to interview again a group of sports performance experts focusing on rehab/return to play. Jason Han, the Head of Rehabilitation / Team Physical Therapist. at LAFC (MLS team). Dr Marco Nunez, DAT, ATC, CSCS, the Former Head Athletic Trainer at the LA Lakers (NBA) Kevin Martin, the CEO of The Quick Board, which developed a visual training and rehab technology. 📝Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on the future of VR and AI for sports rehab. We also touched on the team behind the team and how to best integrate athletes’ private staff into a team setting. We also discussed the use cases for emerging technologies such as robotic massage tables and a new study. Big thank you to Jason, Marco and Kevin! Check it out! https://lnkd.in/e3zQYnxe

This week we had the honor of interviewing co-founders William Kodama (CEO) and Evan Magnusson (CTO) of Valor Biomechanics, a leading movement assessment platform that helps practitioners assess injury risks and speed of rehabilitation. thank you to Evan Magnussona and William Kodama for their time and great insights. check out the interview! https://lnkd.in/eMHqJJsu