The Upside Newsletter

Today we have the honor of interviewing Bryce Murphy, the Director of performance science and innovation, at the IMG academy , a premier sports-focused boarding school and training institution in Florida that combines college-preparatory academics with elite athletic development across multiple sports. IMG Academy also focuses on student lifestyle with leadership and character development. Bryce M...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Victor Bergonzoli, ceo of SportsEdTV , a leading global sports education platform that provides free, world-class instructional videos, expert-led blogs, and coaching resources to athletes, coaches, and parents. SportsEdTV is a global sports education platform that provides free, expert-led instructional content for athletes, coaches, parents, and sports ent...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Felix Proessl, Sr. Director of Sport and Data Science at the Colorado Rapids , an MLS team. Felix Proessl is the Senior Director of Sport and Data Science for the Colorado Rapids (MLS), where he leads the club’s sports science, performance analytics, athlete monitoring, and data-driven decision-making initiatives across the first team, second team, and acade...

Today we have the honor to interview Spencer Posey, the Military & Human Performance Lead for Garmin. Spencer will also be speaking at the Austin Peay State University Health and Performance Summit on October 17, 2026. You can check out the agenda of the Austin Peay State University Health and Performance Summit , get your ticket for the summit by clicking on the link below and select register now...

Today we are hosting a new group podcast with Dr. Tim Leszczak and Dr Bill Burgos to discuss Austin Peay State University Health and Performance Summit that you are organizing, which will take place on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the APSU Health Professions Building in Clarksville, Tennessee. Participants: * Dr. Tim Leszczak is the Department Chair and Professor in the Department of Health and...

Today we are hosting a new group podcast on muscle fatigue, the current practices to monitor muscle fatigue, the tools used, and what the future looks like. Participants: * Raphaël Ravet, Chief Commercial Officer, Myocene , a leading Belgian based sports tech company. * João Ribeiro, Head of performance, SC Braga ( Primeira Liga ). As a reminder, Myocene is a Belgium based sports technology compan...

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. You can watch the video interview below or you can listen to the audio interview above: 📝Show Notes: Through this in...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Curt Truhe, VP of Health & Performance at Excel Sports Management , a leading sports agency. Curt built his career at the intersection of strength and conditioning and sports science, beginning as an athlete before transitioning into coaching when his playing career ended. He started out as a strength and conditioning coach, gaining hands-on experience in tr...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Chris Moseley, the Head of Medical at the Red Bulls NY, an MLS team. Chris Moseley is currently the Head of Medical at the New York Red Bulls, where he oversees the club’s entire medical strategy, including athletic training, physiotherapy staff, and coordination with external doctors to support both first-team and development players. He joined the club in...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Gavin Benjafield, performance director at LAFC , an MLS team. Gavin Benjafield is the Performance Director at Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), where he leads an integrated performance department spanning strength and conditioning, sports science, nutrition, data, and mental performance. Originally from South Africa, he has over 20 years of experience in eli...

This week we have the honor to interview again a group of sports executives to discuss the future of injury reduction and rehabilitation. * Devan McConnell, the High performance director at Utah Mammoth (NHL). * Raphaël Ravet, the Chief Commercial Officer of Myocene , a leading Belgium based sports technology company revolutionizing how muscle fatigue is measured and managed. * Frederick Donnell,...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Dhia Amara, the lead S&C coach of CF Montreal, an MLS team. Dhia Amara is a Tunisian-born strength and conditioning specialist who grew up in Montreal, where he developed an extensive academic and professional foundation in exercise physiology. After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, he spent five years working with varsity teams and Team Canada b...

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. You can watch the video interview below or you can listen to the audio interview above: 📝Show Notes: Through this in...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Frederick Donnell, the Head Football Athletic Trainer at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), an NCAA team. Frederick Donnell is the Head Football Athletic Trainer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he oversees all aspects of sports medicine, rehabilitation, and return-to-play decision-making for student-athletes. He began his career...

This week we have the honor to interview again a group of MLS sports performance executives to talk about the latest trends in the MLS, the world of sports performance and rehabilitation. * Michael Messer, the head of rehabilitation at Nashville SC (MLS). * Darcy Norman, the Director of Performance at Chicago Fire FC (MLS). * Karam Al-Hamdani, the Director of Sports Medicine and Head Athletic Trai...

This week we had the honor to interview a group of NCAA sports performance experts. * Dr. John DeWitt, Director of applied sports science in the athletic department and a faculty member, Rice University (NCAA team). * Paul Silvestri, Sr director of sports health and performance, University of Florida football (NCAA team). * Drew Lukes, Senior PT at Duke University and the head of sports science, D...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Luis Justiniano, a Sales Director - elite sports at Qualisys , a leading provider of precision motion capture and 3D positioning tracking systems. Luis is also joined by Oskar Lindh, Product manager at Qualisys. Qualisys is the maker of OnTraq by Qualisys, which brings lab-quality, video-based biomechanical analysis to elite sports teams without complexity,...

Today we have the honor of interviewing again Brijesh Patel, Associate Athletic Director, Director of Athletic Performance at Quinnipiac University (NCAA). Brijesh Patel is the Associate Athletic Director and Director of Athletic Performance at Quinnipiac University, where he built and now leads the school’s comprehensive strength and conditioning program after becoming its first full-time strengt...

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. You can watch the video interview below or you can listen to the audio interview above: 📝Show Notes: Through this in...

Dear Colleagues, This week we are profiling Elevate Ventures, a leading early stage venture capital firm. Elevate Ventures has invested in over 600 startups , backing more than 402 active portfolio companies and deploying $184 million+ in capital since its founding to fuel early-stage innovation and growth across Indiana and beyond, with a robust ecosystem that has supported thousands of entrepren...

Today we have the honor of interviewing again Ciara Burgi, the director of health and performance at the Las Vegas Aces, a top WNBA team. You can watch the video interview below by clicking on the Youtube link. You can also listen to the audio interview by clicking on the link at the top of the page: 📝Show Notes: During this interview with Ciara, we discussed how true athlete-centered performance...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Kevin Wu, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer at Fitasy , a leading Personalized 3D Printed footwear company. Today, as illustrated in the graph below, the footwear industry is facing a number of challenges: * Footwear sizing has remained largely unchanged since the 1800s. We still rely on standardized measurements that overlook the true diversity of human f...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Mauricio Elizondo, the director of sports medicine, at Austin FC , an MLS team. Mauricio discussed his background, approach towards training, rehab and how he uses a cutting edge technology such as ThermoHuman . Mauricio Elizondo, DPT, ATC, CSCS, CPSS, is the Director of Sports Medicine for Austin FC, the Major League Soccer club based in Austin, Texas, wher...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Bram Swinnen , the founder of Integrated Performance Training and a renowned expert in sports science, performance training and rehabilitation. Bram discussed his background, approach towards training, rehab and how he uses a cutting edge technology such as Myocene . With over 25 years of experience working with elite athletes, Bram has collaborated with som...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Brian Windell, President of Falcon Pursuit , a leading company scanning elite athletes for use in digital analytics. Falcon Pursuit is a human performance optimization technology company that uses patented, advanced anthropometric infrared scanning and 3D avatar technology to capture highly detailed digital representations of the human body, enabling precise...