The Upside Newsletter

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then five years in the NCAA. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview, we touched on the NBA Playoffs, Jokic, Erik Spoelstra, the NBA draft, Wemby go...

This week, we have the honor to interview Garrett Salpeter, founder and CEO of NeuFit , known for the Neubie device, a direct current device used by many pro teams, universities and private clinics around the world. Founded in 2009, NeuFit is a leading provider of direct current (DC) therapy equipment, helping people rehabilitate and recover through advanced electrical stimulation therapy. Founded...

Today as part of our continued effort to bring more awareness on female athletes, teams and associated trends related to female athletes, we have the honor to interview a group of female sports performance experts: * Laura Matthes, the head of sports and research at VivoSensMedical, a German small innovation and female health company producing and distributing OvulaRing. * Mélanie Pauli, Best Play...

This week we interviewed Jared Green, former NFL Player (Dallas Cowboys, Panthers, Raiders) now turned entrepreneur. He is now the CEO of Strides.ai. Jared Green played college football for Southern University and for the University of Virginia. He signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He had brief stints with the Panthers, Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders before...

This week we had the honor to interview again a group of sports performance experts. * Alexi Pianosi, S&C coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL). * Dr Andy Barr, consultant for the Brooklyn Nets, a top NBA team. Andy is also the Founder of Quantum Performance. * Dr Marco Nunez, who is the former head athletic trainer for the LA Lakers (NBA). * Dr Derek Lawrance, head athletic trainer for the US m...

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then five years in the NCAA. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview, we touched on the job cuts at ESPN, the LIV golf league looking to launch a wo...

This week we have the honor to interview Carlos Olguin, the CEO of LogicInk a leading wellbeing biosensor company for everyone. Powered by programmable chemistry and biology, LogicInk is a San Francisco-based company developing biosensors called Signals. LogicInk Signals come in two form factors. In one case they can be worn like a temporary tattoo with a colorimetric display that dynamically chan...

This week we have the honor to interview Dr Reuben Burch, Director of Athlete Engineering, and Associate professor of industrial and system engineering at Mississippi state university. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview, we touched on his background, his role at Mississippi State, some of the studies he worked on. We also discussed the state of the wearable industry, his favorite technologies,...

This week, we have the honor to interview Sam Liang, CEO of Otter.ai , a leading transcription and summarization platform for enterprise collaboration. Founded in 2016 by Sam Liang and Yun Fu, Otter.ai is a Mountain View, California-based technology company and a leading tool for meeting transcription, summarization, and collaboration. Using artificial intelligence, Otter generates real-time autom...

This week we have the honor to interview Kirsten Legerlotz, Professor at the Humboldt University. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview, we touched on her background, her role, her approach towards innovation and injury prevention. Then we touched on the best studies she have come across, her favorite technologies and the type of studies she would conduct if she had unlimited resources. 🚀 Best Qu...

This week we have the honor to interview Dr. Josh Hagen, Associate Research Professor at the Ohio State University where he leads the Human Performance Collaborative and is a member of the Department of Integrated Systems Engineering. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview, we touched on his background, his role at Ohio State University, and how he is collaborating with pro teams (NFL, NBA, US Socc...

This week we interviewed Andrew Trimble, CEO of Kairos, a leading operations and communications platform for elite sports teams. Founded in 2017, Kairos is a tailored and dynamic sports performance platform, unifying all communications and operations across elite sports teams, streamlining daily operations, improving communication and collaboration and enhancing player welfare. To learn more, plea...

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then five years in the NCAA. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview, we touched on the March Madness, Michael Jordan’s potential sales of the Charl...

Dear Colleagues, This week we are profiling and interviewing LAFC, one of the most well known MLS teams in the US. The club won their first MLS Cup in 2022, which completed a league double with their second Supporters' Shield. Sports team: LAFC League : Major League Soccer (MLS) Headquartered :  Los Angeles (USA) Founded: 2014 Website: LAFC Sports team background: Los Angeles Football Club, common...

This week we interviewed Alex Stone , CEO of CoachUp , a private coaching platform that connects athletes with private sports coaches. Founded in 2011, CoachUp is a service that connects athletes with private coaches. They believe that private coaching is the secret to reaching the next level in sports + life. With thousands of coaches across the country, and hundreds of training sessions happenin...

Dear Colleagues, This week we are profiling and interviewing Gaingels, one of the largest venture syndicate in the world and the only one that is focused on bringing diversity in the VC ecosystem. Gaingels has a network of with 2700 members, and has made 2000+ core investments, with 100+ exits and $600M raised to date. Upside VC profile of the month: VC name: Gaingels Headquartered : Burlington, V...

This week we interviewed Vien Vu, a collegiate physical therapist. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview with Vien, we touched on his background in college sports. Then we discussed his role at a collegiate physical therapist, his experience using KINVENT and why he chose to adopt KINVENT products. We also touched on the importance of technologies. Best Quotes:  Here’s some of the key discussion p...

Dear Colleagues, This week we are profiling and interviewing the Brazilian Men National Soccer Team, the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times. Sports team: Brazil national football team Federation : Confederação Brasileira de Futebol  (CBF) Headquartered :  Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Founded: 1914 Website: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol  Sports team...

Dear Colleagues, As part of our continued effort to promote female practitioners and teams, this week we are profiling and interviewing FC St Pauli, a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 3. Bundesliga. Sports team: FC St. Pauli (Female team) League : 3. Bundesliga. Headquartered : Hamburg (Germany) Founded: 1910 Website: FC St Pauli Sp...

This week we interviewed Justin Forsett a former NFL running back turned entrepreneur. He is now the CEO of Hustle Clean , a self care brand for the active lifestyle. Justin has played for 9 years in the NFL for a number of NFL teams such as the Seattle Seahawks, the Colts, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, and Denver Broncos. Founded in 2019, Hustle Clean is a...

This week we had the honor to interview again a group of sports performance experts. * Dr Bill Burgos an experienced NBA S&C coach, and adjunct professor at 2 universities: Mississippi state and Austin Peay State university. * Alexi Pianosi, S&C coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL). * Pierre Barrieu, an experienced high performance director in the MLS (LA Galaxy, LAFC, Toronto FC, NY Red Bulls,...

MLS, One of the Most Popular Soccer Leagues in the World Major League Soccer (MLS) has become one of the most popular soccer leagues in the world. Today MLS is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada—since the 2023 season. The l...

This week we interviewed Dr Bill Burgos an experienced NBA Strength & Conditioning coach. He has worked for many NBA teams (Orlando Magic, NY Knicks, Timberwolves..). He also worked in the MLB with the Pittsburgh pirates. He is also an adjunct professor at 2 universities in the US: Mississippi state and Austin Peay State university. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview with Bill, we touched on hi...

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then five years in the NCAA. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview, we touched on the MLB average salary reaching a record $4.2M this year. Then w...

This week we interviewed Sun Sachs, the CEO & Co-Founder of Rewire Fitness , a holistic mental fitness platform for athletes & teams that provides tools for improving resilience, performance, and recovery. Founded in 2018, Rewire Fitness is a human performance company that provides evidence-based solutions for tracking athlete readiness, building mental resilience, and improving mind/body recovery...