by Minter Dial | Jul 26, 2023 | Joy of Padel, Padel, Podcast
The Joy of Padel podcast with Nallé Grinda (JOPS01E02) Nalle Grinda was UCLA’s top tennis player from 1998 to 2001. He’s been in padel since he was 5 years old and has been a forerunner of the sport, first in France, then in the US. He represented France for...
by Minter Dial | Aug 17, 2022 | Padel, Sports
Last week, I read how Pickleball is “the fastest growing sport” in the US, where nearly 5 million people now play it [source NYT]. Having been brought up in Europe, as a kid, I always had the impression that sports in the US were going to be different, if...
by Minter Dial | May 29, 2019 | Digital Transformation, Leadership, Sports
In March 2011, I wrote a piece about the vortex of the 37th year. At the time of writing it, I was 46 years old and was reflecting back on my critical 37th year. I was 37 in 2001, running the professional haircare brand, Redken 5th Ave NYC, worldwide, part of the...
by Minter Dial | Jul 25, 2017 | Sports
Last week, I wrote a post about my experience at the Wimbledon Championships 2017 with IBM and their data center. One of the questions I posed the IBM team was whether we could find and use data with a purpose? Specifically, I was hoping to find numbers...
by Minter Dial | Jul 17, 2017 | New Tech
Wimbledon 2017 will be remembered for many things. Among others, this will include the first British woman, Johanna Konta, to make it to the semi-final since Virginia Wade in 1978. It marked the dramatic return of Ms Wimbledon, Venus Williams, 37, who reached her...