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Bringing Padel to Life: Emily Kilner’s Experience Bridging Language, Culture, and Sport

Bringing Padel to Life: Emily Kilner’s Experience Bridging Language, Culture, and Sport

by | Nov 20, 2025 | , , ,

Emily Kilner, BBC New Voice Award winner and Premier Padel commentator, shares her journey from England Under-21 hockey international to becoming one of padel’s most distinctive voices. Broadcasting in both English and Spanish, Emily discusses the art of commentary, the strategic nuances that separate professional padel from amateur play, and why longer rallies in women’s padel offer invaluable lessons for recreational players. Key points include the importance of understanding padel as a strategic, team-oriented sport rather than a power game, and how building context around player relationships creates compelling narratives that distinguish padel from other sports.

From Boundless to Autonomous: Salesforce Evangelist Vala Afshar and Henry King on AI-First Strategies and Digital Labour (MDE632)

From Boundless to Autonomous: Salesforce Evangelist Vala Afshar and Henry King on AI-First Strategies and Digital Labour (MDE632)

by | Nov 16, 2025 | , , , , , ,

Henry King and Vala Afshar, co-authors of *Autonomous*, join me to explore how AI-first strategies are reshaping business fitness. Henry brings his unique journey from CIO to design thinking expert, whilst Vala shares insights from his decade as Salesforce’s chief digital evangelist.

Movement, Mindfulness, and Connection: How Padel Brings Us Together

Movement, Mindfulness, and Connection: How Padel Brings Us Together

by | Nov 12, 2025 | , , ,

In a world overwhelmed by digital connectivity yet facing a loneliness epidemic, padel emerges as a joyful antidote to our technology-saturated lives. The article highlights how padel fosters genuine human connection, teamwork, and playful competition regardless of age or background. Its accessibility, social nature, and emphasis on collaboration make it uniquely effective at dissolving social barriers and encouraging physical activity without feeling like exercise. Playing padel is presented as a remedy for digital fatigue—a grounding, analogue experience that nurtures real-world camaraderie, mindfulness, and happiness in an era of artificial intelligence and relentless screen time.

Experiential Medicine: Dr. Jack Kreindler on Adventure as a Health Hack (MDE631)

Experiential Medicine: Dr. Jack Kreindler on Adventure as a Health Hack (MDE631)

by | Nov 9, 2025 | , , , , ,

This podcast features Dr. Jack Kreindler, a physician, entrepreneur, and physiologist, discussing his Antarctic expedition and insights on resilience. Kreindler explores the differences between male and female physiology in extreme environments, emphasising how women often outperform men in hyper-endurance settings. He delves into the importance of facing challenges and taking risks to build resilience, both individually and societally. Kreindler advocates for experiential medicine, encouraging people to seek adventure and push their boundaries to live more fulfilling lives.

Key points:
1. Women tend to perform better than men in hyper-endurance environments.
2. Resilience is developed through facing challenges and bouncing back from adversity, not by avoiding risks.

Building Padel’s American Dream: Insights from USPA President Bill Ullman (JOPS03E20)

Building Padel’s American Dream: Insights from USPA President Bill Ullman (JOPS03E20)

by | Nov 5, 2025 | ,

This podcast features Bill Ullman, a padel aficionado and president of the USPA, discussing his journey in the sport and its growth in the United States. Bill shares insights on transitioning from squash to padel, the challenges of developing padel culture in the US, and the creation of the Anglo-American Cup. The conversation highlights the Joy of Padel and the sport’s potential for expansion in America.

Key points:
1. Padel in the US is compared to tennis in 1910, with significant growth potential in players, courts, and tournaments.
2. The development of junior programs and college recruitment are crucial for the US to become competitive in padel at an international level.

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I'm Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I'm known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I'm the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I'm also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.

My new project is Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that was published weekly on Substack over 79 weeks. It will be converted into a series of books in 2024.

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