Rich Hempel- Co-Founder & CEO at eCoachSports
Welcome to Season 3 of BachTalk. BachTalk has its own personal website that will be linked in the description on Instragram (bachtalk_) and Twitter (BachTalk1). This website includes every podcast episode, BachTalk Store, and my new blog (Advice to Myself).
Season 3 Epsiode 1 starts with Rich Hempel. Mr. Hempel is currently the Co-Founder of eCoachSports. eCoachSports is an online sports training platform that allows kids to receive coaching from some of the best coaches around the world. eCoachSports biggest platform is Basketball but also includes Football, Baseball, and Golf.
eCoachSports currently has a partnership with the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA). eCoachSports allows kids to have access to some basketball’s best coaches for instruction. This is an amazing opportunity for kids to work on their skills from the most well-known coaches in the NBA. This will leave no doubt in kids minds whether they are getting the proper drills and instruction to further their skills on the court.
Mr. Hempel currently is located in Union, Ky. He graduated with a degree from Transylvania University in computer science. Before becoming a successful entrepreneur, he started working for IBM. He talks about how much he grew from that experience and how he started to have that mindset of an entrepreneur.
Mr. Hempel talks about how he specifically got into the industry of online sports training and the turn it has taken since the start of the Pandemic. Mr. Hempel explains what it is like becoming an Entrepreneur and how difficult it is to become successful.
Other topics discussed include:
- How was eCoachSports able to partner with NBCA?
- What does it take to become an entrepreneur in the sports industry?
- How does eCoachSports market to other countries?
- What countries has eCoachSports become popular within?
- When did eCoachSports start to become world wide?
- What are the expectations for eCoachSports post 2020?
Please join me in listening to Mr. Hempel and “Always Remember Be Yourself”
