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What happens when a former NFL player sets out to create basketball's answer to Topgolf? Derrick Mayes, who went from catching passes for the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks to becoming CEO of Jump Shot Live, shares his vision for revolutionizing basketball entertainment. Drawing from lessons learned watching his father's entrepreneurial journey and his own experiences in professional football, Mayes is building a groundbreaking concept that combines proprietary rotating hoop technology, immersive entertainment, and the pure love of basketball. With patent-pending innovations and partnerships with industry veterans from Topgolf, Jump Shot Live aims to transform how people experience the world's second most popular sport. Listen as Mayes reveals crucial insights about scaling a first-of-its-kind venture, the importance of starting small while thinking big, and how to build the right team of "birthers and rearers" to bring an innovative concept to life.
Learn More:
https://jumpshotlive.com/our-story
https://www.instagram.com/jumpshot.live/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/jumpshotinc/
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What happens when a former NFL player sets out to create basketball's answer to Topgolf? Derrick Mayes, who went from catching passes for the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks to becoming CEO of Jump Shot Live, shares his vision for revolutionizing basketball entertainment. Drawing from lessons learned watching his father's entrepreneurial journey and his own experiences in professional football, Mayes is building a groundbreaking concept that combines proprietary rotating hoop technology, immersive entertainment, and the pure love of basketball. With patent-pending innovations and partnerships with industry veterans from Topgolf, Jump Shot Live aims to transform how people experience the world's second most popular sport. Listen as Mayes reveals crucial insights about scaling a first-of-its-kind venture, the importance of starting small while thinking big, and how to build the right team of "birthers and rearers" to bring an innovative concept to life.
Learn More:
https://jumpshotlive.com/our-story
https://www.instagram.com/jumpshot.live/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/jumpshotinc/