Forging the Future takes it to the court in this week's episode, featuring GRIND Founder and CEO Thomas Fields. GRIND is a consumer brand developing the world's first smart ecosystem of sports equipment products, starting with a portable basketball rebounding machine, and is focused on empowering athletes, trainers and coaches with affordable and innovative products. Talking points include experiencing Shark Tank as a first-time entrepreneur, helping the community at Houston's annual GRIND Day event, and balancing hardware and software development as a founder to deliver on customer needs and meet demand.