Rich Gibbons, President of SpeakInc, talks about his journey in the speakers bureau world. He talks about his time at Wesleyan Univeristy, CT and it's influence on where he is now. Rich played on thier squah team and touches on his experience. He talks through what it takes to become a speaker, how speakers are matched with events, the changing landcape of the speaker industry as well as the immense impact a speaker can truly make.

Meet Daryll Wyatt - co-owner of the Kansas City Stingers, professional tennis coach and pickleball player. Daryll takes us from his childhood beginnings in Washington D.C. to how he found tennis. His path to becoming a professional player, the inflences his mother had in shaping him and talks about what it was like oto be one of the few black players in this space. After getting injured from a bicycle accident, losing tennis and the passing of mother in a short space of time, he talks abuot how he found his was back to finding meaning in his life. He shares hishopes and dreams for the Kansas community and how he plans to be a part of that with the pickleball/tennis club he currently owns as well as the second one he is building. 

Chris Karges talks about her path to tennis greatness while being only five-feet tall. She discusses her battle with breast cancer to ultimately go on to be one of the worlds best 50+ professional pickleball players. Chris plays for the NPL professional pickleball team, Austin Ignite as well as being on the professional senior pickleball tour.