Tag: JustPaddles

Just opportunity: How this KC sports company plans to ace PickleCon’s potential

By Tommy Felts / July 16, 2024

When “the Comic-Con for pickleball” arrives next month in Kansas City, Pro Athlete will have its feet firmly planted and be ready to swing at a wide array of opportunities served by the surging sport’s first major convention in the region. PickleCon debuts Aug. 8-11 in Kansas City, promising top-level competition that brings together pickleball…

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Pickleball pickup: Why KC’s top small business is launching JustPaddles amid sports slowdown

By Tommy Felts / January 16, 2021

Pro Athlete’s secret to success: going against the grain, Andrew Dowis said.  “We’re known to do things that aren’t the norm,” said Dowis, who serves as the CEO of Pro Athlete. “I think that’s why we pursued JustPaddles [during the COVID-19 pandemic]. We said, ‘Let’s look at this [pandemic] from another angle. This may be…

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