Anyone monitoring padel worldwide is monitoring the US. And anyone doing that, knows that Miami is where the momentum started.

Miami is now home to about 80 courts, making up one third of all US courts. And more clubs are springing up all the time. But how did the sport find a foothold there? How has it grown since then? And what is its, as well as the country's, future relationship with padel?

This week's episode brings Julian Wortelboer, who is the Founder of Padel Smash Academy, President of the Padel Coaches Association, and now EVP and Chief Padel Officer of key Miami club, Ultra Padel Miami; together with Marcus Jansson-Ryan, who as CEO of EEP Capital, is a key funder of numerous club brands growing and dominating the US scene.

We focus on Miami to unravel the catalysts there, as well as the full potential. But we also zoom out across the country in a bid to understand what is coming for the sport, how it can optimise that trajectory and how leading stakeholders can avoid pitfalls.