The Badminton Podcast

Meet Benny Luo - an inductee of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Media.  He's the founder of NextShark.com, a leading AAPI media company covering news, business, politics, entertainment, and culture that reaches up to 20 million people per week across social platforms. He was also the founder of NewMediaRockstars.com, which was acquired in 2013. Tune in to hear his story about how badminton helped him gain the confidence to do these amazing things! Follow him on socials: @bennyluo , @nextshark & @jointseafood -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]

This is part TWO of a two-part series with Leon Jake Lim, an entrepreneur who runs his own badminton academy in Malaysia. He’s also an investor/fund manager and freelance analyst for a Finance Youtube channel called FIRL (Finance in Real Life) which has 18,200 subscribers at the time of recording. He has also studied philosophy, politics and economics at University of London. You don't want to miss this one! Follow him on Instagram: @leonjakelim and @js_badmintonacademyn -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]

This is part one of a two-part series with Leon Jake Lim, an entrepreneur who runs his own badminton academy in Malaysia. He’s also an investor/fund manager and freelance analyst for a Finance Youtube channel called FIRL (Finance in Real Life) which has 18,200 subscribers at the time of recording. He has also studied philosophy, politics and economics at University of London. You don't want to miss this one! Follow AG Badminton on Instagram: @leonjakelim and @js_badmintonacademyn -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]

Joining us today is Aaron and Gladis Hor from AG Badminton. We talk about the inception of AG badminton, and how their passion to grow the badminton community has resulted in having to make a decision to prioritise their academy ahead of their 'normal' jobs. Follow AG Badminton on Instagram: @ag_badminton and on Facebook -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]

This one's a bit different. Co-founder, Jeff Tho, is a dentist and business coach/consultant outside of his roles in Volant & The Badminton Podcast. He discusses the lessons learnt from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and how it can be adapted to business. There are MANY overlaps between sports performance and business performance! -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]

Our guests are Joel Tan, founder of More Than a Swing (MTAS), a Singapore-based badminton academy and Ian Ling – founder of Kurin Organics, an e-commerce startup which manufactures soaps and detergents out of Brisbane, Australia. Together, we talk about what types of badminton players there are, and why they tend to do what they do. Don't miss this one! To find out more about More Than a Swing (MTAS) & Joel, visit: morethanaswing.sg and upraise.sg Fore more info on Kurin Organics & Ian, visit: Kurinorganics.com -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]

We welcome Nyl Yakura onto this episode of The Badminton Podcast.  He's Canada’s number 1 MD player with 5 National Championships and  4 pan American Championships under his belt. He’s also an Olympian, having competed at the Tokyo 2020 Games and also a two-time Commonwealth Games athlete. Tune in to hear how you can dominate in the back court for your doubles matches! Follow him on IG: @nylyakura -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]

The Badminton Podcast presents: Badminton Lights Out (BLO) - hosted by Gronya Somerville and Justine Villegas. In this podcast, Gronya and Justine discuss the magic behind communication to your coach and partners. Intro created by Sam Fran - https://linktr.ee/SamFran -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]

Rubin Jille, the number 1 MD player from the Netherlands is our guest on this episode. Gronya Somerville and Jeff are your co-hosts. Follow him on IG: @rubenjille -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]

Welcome Mark Caljouw onto a live podcast! He's the number 1 Dutch MS player with a current WR of 28 in the world, with a career high of 23. He has had many international victories, including reaching the quarter finals in 2021 World Championships, round of 16 in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and was a semifinalist of the 2021 All England Championships. Stuart Brehaut and Jeff are your co-hosts for this one! Follow him on IG: @markcaljouw -- Find us on Instagram: @thebadmintonpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST HERE: www.patreon.com/thebadmintonpodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] -- This episode was brought to you by VOLANT. Check them out: www.volantbadminton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VolantBadminton Instagram: @volant.badminton Facebook: VolantBadminton Email: [email protected]