In this episode of the 10sJunkies podcast, I got the awesome opportunity to talk with Smitti. Smitti runs an at-home-stringing business and popular Instagram page "Mains & Crosses". We sat down and talked about certain trends we can likely predict that will impact the stringing industry. Smitti has been stringing for about 8 years and has experienced many ups and downs in the industry. One thing Smitti did to improve his business is to start offering a pickup and drop-off service when COVID hit to help provide people with the most convenient service possible. Another innovation Smitti implemented was accepting crypto-currency and buying into the NFT and Metaverse space. I really enjoyed talking all things stringing and new-age business with Smitti and hope I get the chance again! You can check out his Instagram account at the link below:

https://www.instagram.com/mainandcrosses/

In this episode, I talk with a young coach from Raleigh North Carolina. Diego Martinez built up a high-performance academy with kids who just picked up rackets. In their first JTT season, they didn't lose a match! I talked with Diego about what sort of things we as young coaches can do to improve our coaching and the relationship we have with the players. Being a young coach comes with its own problems which Diego and I both talked about. My hope for this episode is to give encouragement to other young coaches like us who are just beginning their journey. 

In this episode of the podcast I got the chance to talk with and interview Adam Friel. Adam works for Diadem and closely helps to develop their new "hitting lane" and "motion tracking analytics" at their headquarters in Florida. Adam is also a coach, stringer, and avid tennis player himself. He has helped to support me throughout my journey in the tennis industry and I really enjoyed chatting about all things tennis with him. 

I wanted to do a brief episode talking about me and my journey with tennis. Everyone has such a unique journey with tennis especially coaches, stringers, and professional players. With this episode I just covered some of the basics of my story.