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Tom is the CEO and Co-founder of GameSense Sports.  For the past decade, Tom has been designing and building sports-related technologies. He helped build several sport technology companies serving as Director of Product Development for Cyton8 Sports and NeuroSport Performance. He was Director of Sports Science and Performance at Elite Sports Services as well. He has helped develop multiple devices and software designed to test and train high-speed decision-making, situational decision-making, attention and autonomic control. Tom played college football at Humboldt State University.  Following college, Tom was invited to play and later coach in the European football leagues. When Tom isn’t chasing around a very active 3-year old he enjoys playing music, gardening, biking, hiking and snowboarding.  About Our Partners   This episode is brought to you by Hawke Media. Hawke Media is a full-service Outsourced CMO based in Santa Monica, CA, providing guidance, planning, and execution to grow brands of all sizes, industries, and business models.   Hawke Media was recognized by Inc. as the country's fastest-growing marketing consultancy and is proudly one of Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work"​, 2019 #893 on the Forbes 5000 list, UpCity Top Los Angeles Digital Marketing Agency. Hawke’s collaborative process, à la carte offering, and month-to-month fee structure give clients the flexibility they need to boost digital revenues and marketing ROI.   Hawke Media The company has serviced over 1500 brands of all sizes, ranging from startups like Tamara Mellon, SiO Beauty and Bottlekeeper to household names like Red Bull, Verizon Wireless and Alibaba.   Listen to our interview with Erik Huberman, Founder and CEO of Hawke Media, in episode 23 of the Just Go Grind Podcast.   This episode is also brought to you by Toptal. Toptal is an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers in the world. Top companies hire Toptal freelancers for their most important projects.   Connect with Tom Pardikes and GameSense Sports    GameSense Sports LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook    Some of the Topics Covered by Tom Pardikes in this Episode    What GameSense is and how it got started How Tom started working with professional sports teams What the MVP for GameSense Sports looked like How Tom financed the company initially Why Tom decided to go through the Techstars accelerator with GameSense Sports and the traction they had prior to applying The business model behind GameSense Sports How Tom is going about educating potential customers for his product The importance of creating a unique metric for GameSense Sports Building trust with customers How Tom looks at expanding into other sports besides baseball and softball The factors Tom is considering when deciding which markets to expand into The biggest challenge of being a first-time founder Impactful books for Tom How Tom recharges away from work    Links from the Episode    Duolingo Holger Seim Techstars Eric Cressey Todd Durkin How to Win Friends and Influence People What You Do Is Who You Are The Art of War Blinkist Zach Evans 

Tom is the CEO and Co-founder of <a href="https://gamesensesports.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">GameSense Sports</a>.  For the past decade, Tom has been designing and building sports-related technologies. He helped build several sport technology companies serving as Director of Product Development for Cyton8 Sports and NeuroSport Performance. He was Director of Sports Science and Performance at Elite Sports Services as well. He has helped develop multiple devices and software designed to test and train high-speed decision-making, situational decision-making, attention and autonomic control. Tom played college football at Humboldt State University.  Following college, Tom was invited to play and later coach in the European football leagues. When Tom isn’t chasing around a very active 3-year old he enjoys playing music, gardening, biking, hiking and snowboarding. About Our Partners This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://hawkemedia.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hawke Media</a>. Hawke Media is a full-service Outsourced CMO based in Santa Monica, CA, providing guidance, planning, and execution to grow brands of all sizes, industries, and business models. Hawke Media was recognized by Inc. as the country's fastest-growing marketing consultancy and is proudly one of Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work"​, 2019 #893 on the Forbes 5000 list, UpCity Top Los Angeles Digital Marketing Agency. Hawke’s collaborative process, à la carte offering, and month-to-month fee structure give clients the flexibility they need to boost digital revenues and marketing ROI. Hawke Media The company has serviced over 1500 brands of all sizes, ranging from startups like Tamara Mellon, SiO Beauty and Bottlekeeper to household names like Red Bull, Verizon Wireless and Alibaba. Listen to our interview with Erik Huberman, Founder and CEO of Hawke Media, in <a href="https://www.justgogrind.com/erik-huberman-podcast/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">episode 23</a> of the Just Go Grind Podcast. This episode is also brought to you by <a href="https://www.toptal.com#bring-in-solely-eye-opening-software-contractors" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Toptal</a>. Toptal is an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers in the world. Top companies hire Toptal freelancers for their most important projects. Connect with Tom Pardikes and GameSense Sports <ul> <li><a href="https://gamesensesports.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">GameSense Sports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-pardikes/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/GameSenseSports" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gamesensesports/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gamesensesports/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> </ul> Some of the Topics Covered by Tom Pardikes in this Episode <ul> <li>What GameSense is and how it got started</li> <li>How Tom started working with professional sports teams</li> <li>What the MVP for GameSense Sports looked like</li> <li>How Tom financed the company initially</li> <li>Why Tom decided to go through the Techstars accelerator with GameSense Sports and the traction they had prior to applying</li> <li>The business model behind GameSense Sports</li> <li>How Tom is going about educating potential customers for his product</li> <li>The importance of creating a unique metric for GameSense Sports</li> <li>Building trust with customers</li> <li>How Tom looks at expanding into other sports besides baseball and softball</li> <li>The factors Tom is considering when deciding which markets to expand into</li> <li>The biggest challenge of being a first-time founder</li> <li>Impactful books for Tom</li> <li>How Tom recharges away from work</li> </ul> Links from the Episode <ul> <li><a href="https://www.duolingo.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Duolingo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.justgogrind.com/holger-seim-podcast/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Holger Seim</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.techstars.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Techstars</a></li> <li><a href="https://ericcressey.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Cressey</a></li> <li><a href="https://todddurkin.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Todd Durkin</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3jpHGho" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">How to Win Friends and Influence People</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3njEwOH" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">What You Do Is Who You Are</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3ipkm1G" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Art of War</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blinkist.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blinkist</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.justgogrind.com/zach-evans-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zach Evans</a></li> </ul>

#191: Tom Pardikes, Co-Founder & CEO of GameSense Sports, Developers of Technology that Tests and Trains the Fast In-Game Decisions of Athletes

Tom Pardikes, Founder &amp; CEO; gameSense Sports | Recruiting and Consulting Firm Riderflex  Listen to the full interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/veVsGtsVD8E  Learn more about Tom Pardikes at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-pardikes/  Learn more about gameSense Sports at: https://gamesensesports.com/  Riderflex is a global Recruiting and Consulting Firm. We give Career Advice &amp; Job Interviewing Tips on this podcast.  Listen to all previous guest episodes on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TuvYXZ  Learn more about us at: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok Glassdoor  This episode of the Riderflex Podcast is sponsored by our friends at Marketing360, the #1 marketing platform for small businesses. It’s everything you need to grow your business. Visit Marketing360.com or call them at 833-277-1328.  #gameSenseSports #athletics #training #musclememory #technology #virtual #virtualtraining #development #entrepreneur #CEO #interview #podcast #Founder #riderflex #recruiting #techrecruiting  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riderflex/support

Tom Pardikes, Founder &amp; CEO; gameSense Sports | Recruiting and Consulting Firm Riderflex Listen to the full interview on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/veVsGtsVD8E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/veVsGtsVD8E</a> Learn more about Tom Pardikes at: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-pardikes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-pardikes/</a> Learn more about gameSense Sports at: <a href="https://gamesensesports.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gamesensesports.com/</a> Riderflex is a global Recruiting and Consulting Firm. We give Career Advice &amp; Job Interviewing Tips on this podcast. Listen to all previous guest episodes on YouTube: <a href="https://bit.ly/2TuvYXZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2TuvYXZ</a> Learn more about us at: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok Glassdoor This episode of the Riderflex Podcast is sponsored by our friends at Marketing360, the #1 marketing platform for small businesses. It’s everything you need to grow your business. Visit <a href="http://Marketing360.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marketing360.com</a> or call them at 833-277-1328. #gameSenseSports #athletics #training #musclememory #technology #virtual #virtualtraining #development #entrepreneur #CEO #interview #podcast #Founder #riderflex #recruiting #techrecruiting --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riderflex/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riderflex/support</a>

Riderflex Podcast - Guest Interview #107 - Tom Pardikes