#145 Houman Ashrafzadeh - Founder of Padium, backed by Spotify's co-founder
Release Date: 04/22/2024
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info_outlineWelcome to episode 145 of Sports Management Podcast.
Today’s guest is Houman Ashrafzadeh – 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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Houman's Channels:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/houmanashrafzadeh/
https://www.instagram.com/houman.ash/?hl=en
Padium's Channels:
https://www.padium.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/padium/
https://www.facebook.com/padiumuk
https://www.instagram.com/padiumuk/?hl=en
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