The Pickleball Talks

Olivia Sage is a relationship coach, a certified yoga teacher and a transformational breathwork facilitator who leads classes and retreats across South Florida and around the world. On this episode she sits down with host Mark Cerezin to talk about what breathwork is, why the deeper sessions need a trained guide, and what one good breath can do for your day.

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Melvin Guerrero's path to becoming a pickleball facility owner started with a tennis racket that wasn't his. Born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, and raised between Miami, New York, and New Jersey, Melvin found himself running with a rough crowd as a teenager — until his brother, working the front desk at a New Jersey tennis club, handed him a spare racket.

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Mark sits down with Dr. Joy Macy — a former pro tennis player who trained alongside legends like Serena and Venus Williams at her own academy, survived a life-threatening head injury in college, and has spent 40 years coaching everyone from Olympic gold medalists to wheelchair and visually impaired athletes.

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In this episode, Mark talks with Mark Milner about what it actually takes to convert a tennis game into a pickleball game — right down to the specific coaching cues (like literally pointing your paddle at the ground) that make the transition click for players coming from racket sports.

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Mark sits down with Dr. Frank W.J. Anderson, a board-certified OB-GYN, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, and longtime mindfulness teacher trained under Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach

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Pickleball has come a long way from backyard games and rec courts. In this episode, Mark sits down with two of the people who've watched — and helped build — that transformation from the ground up: George Domicetti, founder of the World Pickleball Convention, and Carl Foster, of the World Pickleball Conference.

Pickleball has come a long way from backyard games and rec courts. In this episode, Mark sits down with two of the people who've watched — and helped build — that transformation from the ground up: George Domicetti, founder of the World Pickleball Convention, and Carl Foster, of the World Pickleball Conference.

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Pickleball has come a long way from backyard games and rec courts. In this episode, Mark sits down with two of the people who've watched — and helped build — that transformation from the ground up: George Domicetti, founder of the World Pickleball Convention, and Carl Foster, of the World Pickleball Conference.

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In this episode of Pickleball Talks, host Mark Cerezin sits down with Michelle Verde — founder of the Wise Mind Project, former ballet dancer, juvenile justice social worker, and actor — to explore the mental game behind pickleball, sports performance, and everyday stress management.

If you've ever wondered how to stay calm on the pickleball court, manage nerves during competitive play, or build a more positive pickleball community at your local courts, this episode is packed with practical, science-backed tools you can use today.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Topics covered: pickleball mental game, sports psychology, mindfulness for athletes, breathwork techniques, amygdala and stress response, pickleball community culture, youth mental health, NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), competitive sports mindset

Michelle also shares updates on the Wise Mind Project, her work bringing mindfulness training into schools and sports teams, and her return to the stage in a Fort Lauderdale theater production.

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In this episode, host Mark Cerezin sits down with Scott Turner, founder of Volta Well Hydration, to challenge everything you thought you knew about staying hydrated. Scott shares his journey from running a 70-million-dollar industrial business to discovering the power of electrolytes through his backyard garden — and why that led him to build a physiology-first hydration product. He breaks down the difference between total body water and intracellular water, explains why drinking more water can actually work against you, and introduces the concept of phase angle as a measure of cellular health. With real-world results from over 500 people tested, Scott makes the case that before vitamins, medications, or performance supplements can work effectively, you have to hydrate at the cellular level first. Whether you're a pickleball player, a marathon runner, or just someone who's always tired in the afternoon, this episode will change the way you think about hydration.

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Mark sits down with Paul Christopher from Gravity + Oxygen Fitness in Boca Raton, FL to share fitness strength + conditioning insights to elevate your pickleball game.

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This episode of The Pickleball Talks pays tribute to one of the true architects of American sport — a veteran who served his country with honor and carried that same discipline, structure, and sense of duty into shaping the worlds of tennis, golf, basketball, and pickleball.
A pioneer of sports reporting and an early entrepreneur during the dawn of the internet, Mr. Foster helped build the evolving leagues, community-driven events, and media platforms that so many of us take for granted today. He is one of the mavericks who blazed the trail — unafraid to take the risks, set the standards, and lay the groundwork for the outlets and institutions we're privileged to have now.
In this conversation, we dig into what it really means to honor the women and men who poured the concrete long before the spotlight ever arrived. Because without recognizing the people who built the foundation, there is no future worth protecting.
This show is about legacy, accountability, and the urgent need for a "RESET" — a return to the core values of respect, sportsmanship, and integrity that the original builders fought to establish. It's a reminder that the game — and the industry around it — is only as strong as the shoulders it stands on.
Tune in for a powerful, straight-from-the-source conversation with a man who helped build it all, and who isn't afraid to speak the truth about where we go from here.

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