First ever podcast interview with Dmitry Ivanenko, founder of Astria  Pickleball. This 23 year old founder has a unique background including  being a top junior tennis player to falling off a 110 foot cliff which  eventually led him to pickleball. Dmitry and his team at Astria are 1 of  2 Pickleball paddle brands with Pickleball courts, 1 facility in  Spokane, 1 in Ellensburg, and 1 in downtown Seattle that they just  finished with the city of Seattle.  

Here is the vlog from my visit to Seattle and Astria:  https://youtu.be/OiGW_Hih9oo  

Astria: https://astriapickleball.com/  

Chapters:
00:00 Intro trailer
01:47 Beginning
02:35 What happened to his tennis career
03:54 Falling off the cliff
10:00 What does a second chance mean to you
13:54 Getting personal
25:11 The birth of Astria
27:46 1 of 2 paddle brands with courts
30:34 Advice for building a court
34:32 How are facilities profitable
40:15 What makes Astria paddles different
43:06 New paddle
45:37 His mentor, his parents
49:17 Living in his car
58:28 Pickleball lacking professionalism
01:09:52 Future of Astria
01:14:15 Closing   

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