#145

Welcome to episode 145 of Sports Management Podcast.
Houman Ashrafzadeh is the founder of Padium a “London’s premium padel club, in the heart of Canary Wharf”. Houman is a serial entrepreneur who in addition to Padium also has founded Urban Greens Salad bar, Coffydoor and 360 Capital. His latest venture, Padium, is backed by Spotify co-founder Martin Lorentzon, who is a big padel enthusiast as well.
In this episode we spoke about:
The padel landscape in the UK
Learnings from “The Swedish Model”
Challenges from starting a restaurant just before covid
Why he chose Canary Wharf as the location for Padium
What Houman has learned from Spotify co-founder Martin Lorentzon
And much more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:21: Padium in Canary Wharf
06:35: Learnings from "The Swedish Model"
13:49: Backed by Spotify Co-Founder Martin Lorentzon
15:28: Future Plans for Padium
25:05: Padium Brand
26:09: Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
31:07: Outro
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