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October 13th, 2020

Joan Ryan: Pioneering Sports Columnist to Best Selling Author and World Series Winner!

  1. Joan Ryan: Pioneering Sports Columnist to Best Selling Author and World Series Winner! Carl Landau, Joan Ryan 43:28

Joan Ryan is a trailblazer! She is an award-winning journalist and author of five books. As a pioneer in sports journalism, she eventually became one of the first female sports Columnists in the country and was the media consultant for the San Francisco Giants. Joan’s long experience in clubhouses and locker rooms made her realize that successful teams, in any type of organization, can’t only be driven by analytics, Culture makes the difference. It’s not an either/or question. “Culture is the bedrock of team chemistry and high performance,” she says. So you know what happened next… (Go Giants!)   Joan’s latest book, Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry is available now.   More info about Joan Ryan: http://www.joanryanink.com/biography   To subscribe to our newsletter go to: https://pickleballmediahq.com

Carl Landau Author, Podcaster

Carl Landau is co-author of the new book, Pickleball for dummies. He has been an entrepreneur since the age of 26 and now in (un)Retirement is founder of Pickleball Media. He has started and sold three successful media companies, published five magazines (software development, winemaking and craft brewing industries). He currently hosts the popular podcast I Used to be Somebody, inspiring 50-plus-year-olds how to build their (un)retirement good life, including, of course, a little bit about the virtues of the game he loves — pickleball.