Padel Stories

Jen Dooley & Nick Bianchi

It’s time for a Padel debrief. Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen Dooley , a new exciting weekly podcast (part of the Sofa Stories podcast family) discussing all the juicy bits of the fastest growing sport in the world . Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport .. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do, let’s get into it! Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

  1. 1d ago

    Game, Set, Empower! Women’s Padel is on the Rise! 💪 🎾

    This week on Padel Stories, Nick and Jen are serving up another action-packed episode full of big names, birthday celebrations, exciting developments and plenty of padel chat! 🎾🔥 From NB binge-watching The City Is Ours (no spoiler alert !) and enjoying a cheeky cortado to Ant & Dec getting in on the padel action, there’s never a dull moment! Today, We shine a spotlight on the incredible work being done to encourage more women and girls into sport, including Empower Padel and The Grand Book of Women’s Padel. We also catch up on the latest information prior to the TPD Convention, exciting new padel venues, coaching developments and some familiar faces making waves across the padel community. There’s plenty more to unpack, including Will Ostling’s success at the NAC (plus a fantastic Padel Postcard), a little tennis elbow talk, new Babolat shoes, a sneak peek at Serve Creatine and some exciting plans for a Brasinghams inspired padel event featuring top players and content creators!  And, of course, it’s birthday season! 🎂 Expect celebrations, surprises and the usual laughs along the way! Big personalities, big conversations and an even bigger passion for padel. Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen  Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do… let’s get into it! NB and JD xx  Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

  2. Oct 28

    Padel’s Disruptor; John Preston, Founder Baseline Digital Marketing

    “The Owners build the venues and I create the demand”.. NB is delighted to sit down with John Preston, Founder of Baseline Digital Marketing. John (or JP as he is known in the industry!) helps new padel clubs launch with more than courts.  He has supported the launch and development of Padel Shed, BigBox Padel Club, Groove Padel in Peterborough, Parkview Padel in Nantwich and Padel Zest, alongside established leisure businesses including Waterside Hotel & Leisure Club, BigBox Leisure and Brooklands Health Club. Through his business Baseline Digital Marketing, JP works with independent founders, developers, investors and leisure operators to build everything needed beyond the physical facility.  That includes brand strategy, websites, technology, database building, paid advertising, social media, founder memberships, player pathways, leagues, corporate partnerships, events, retail strategy and post-launch retention. JP refers to himself as a fractional marketing director and launch team as opposed to a traditional agency. JP becomes part of the business, helping shape the full commercial journey from planning stage through launch and into sustainable ongoing growth. We hope you enjoy Nick and Jen Xx Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen  Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do… let’s get into it! NB and JD xx  Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

  3. Oct 22

    Padel Event Planning, Tennis Elbow & Who’s Winning the Content Game

    NB is joined by great friend of the show, Oli the Choc, who steps in as guest presenter for this special edition of Padel Stories tiebreak. We hope you enjoy  X Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen  Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do… let’s get into it! NB and JD xx  Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

  4. Oct 13

    Padel Scene Down Under 🇦🇺, New TikTok Sensation & More Padel Club Openings

    Nick and Jen are back with another action-packed episode live from Cpase, bringing you the latest stories, conversations and laughs from the ever-growing world of padel! We kick things off with a catch-up with Ollie Aspin and a look at the exciting plans for Volé Padel. Then we’re heading Down Under, Nick shares a fascinating conversation with Simon Field, whose twin sons are representing Australia, as we explore the incredible growth of padel across the country. We also head over to New Zealand, where friend of the show  Rik Bennett is making moves to launch a new padel venue in Christchurch. It’s brilliant to shine a spotlight on another part of the world where the sport is gathering serious momentum! Jen brings some footballing royalty into the conversation, with Zinedine Zidane teaming up with Adidas in the padel world. But it raises an interesting question: why are major brands turning to football legends rather than padel’s own stars to promote the sport? There’s clearly still work to be done in building the profile of padel’s biggest names. Speaking of raising the sport’s profile, Nick gives a nod to Ed Rowlinson, the man behind the hugely successful Sci-Mx Padel Series, who’s been working on some exciting projects behind the scenes. Watch this space! We also celebrate the opening of Vibe Padel Lounge, where Nick was on hosting and MC duties 🎤 working with Padel Marketing and Tim Crutchley. And there’s plenty of classic Tiebreak chat along the way! From Nick being recognised by a podcast listener during his sporting weekend (with a cortado connection, naturally ☕), to Jen revisiting Nick’s memorable interview from an ice bath at The Padel Club Handforth Dean with The Heat Club! From Australia to New Zealand, football legends to grassroots clubs, and cortados to cold plunges, it’s another episode packed with stories, personalities and the passion that makes the padel community so special. We hope you enjoy xx Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen  Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do… let’s get into it! NB and JD xx  Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

  5. Oct 6

    LTA Champs, The Icons League & Vicky Crewe Guest Appearance

    Nick and Jen are back for another Padel Stories tie-break, catching up from Destination Padel in Cheadle. Jen kicks things off with a catch-up on her game with Kath, Vicky and Lauren, before the conversation turns to Jen cheerleading her partner Jamie who completed the Berlin Marathon. That sparks memories of Nick’s 2009 London Marathon and Jen’s own marathon experience, with both agreeing that finishing one was a brilliant achievement… but once was probably enough! There’s a more reflective moment too, as Nick talks about feeling pretty ropey over the past week. It opens up a conversation about doing too much, saying yes too often and recognising when it’s time to slow down..or, as Nick’s dad would put it, when the good Lord gives you a tap on the shoulder and says, “Come on, enough’s enough.” Then it’s firmly back to padel. Nick and Jen look back at the recent LTA Padel Championships, congratulating men’s champions Alfonso Patacho and Christian Medina Murphy, along with women’s winners Catherine Rose and Amy Gibson. There’s also a very special shout-out for Hirostar’s own female ambassador Louise Loveridge after her fantastic run to the semi-finals of the Over 40s. Nick also explains the new Icon league after getting some first-hand feedback from good friend of the show Ivo Maciel of Nucleus Padel. They dig into this intriguing new IPL-style concept for padel, including leading player and Raptors captain Mik Underwood’s take on the auction-style format and what it could bring to the sport. There’s also what might just be our best Padel Postcard yet, as Matt The London Padel Coach  checks in from New York with a brilliant dispatch from across the Atlantic showcasing PadelHaus. And finally, a topic that will resonate with plenty of regular players: Vicky Crewe’s point about booking courts through Playtomic. When one person fronts the full cost of a court, should they really be left carrying the risk if somebody cancels, forgets to pay or drops out? Is there a fairer way of doing it? Plenty more besides in another lively Padel Stories episode.. We hope you enjoy Nick and Jen xx Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen  Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do… let’s get into it! NB and JD xx  Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

  6. Sep 22

    PadelFest Debrief, The Cruyff Foundation & Kath Foster Special Appearance!

    NB and Jen are back on the sofa again for a tiebreak episode. We kicked things off with a look back at a fantastic day at PadelFest in Bristol, with a huge shoutout to George and Ben from the Padel Directory for putting on such a brilliant event. NB was wearing two hats on the day, representing both Padel Stories & HiroStar, and we chatted about NB’s journey down, including a stop at Gloucester Quays, where Kris Ball kindly sorted us out with a court alongside Jason Manford, Uncle Steve, José (Tolito’s interpreter) and, of course, JB! We shared some stories about the brilliant people we met at PadelFest before moving on to our latest padel adventures. Jen and I had been playing with Kath Foster, a great friend of the Carrick family, who told us about the Carrick Foundation’s exciting work with the Cruyff Foundation to build a padel court in Wallsend, Tyneside. We also chatted about Kyle Walker’s involvement as a trustee of the Carrick Foundation. And we couldn’t forget Premier League referee and Padel Podcast listener Paul Tierney, who took charge of the Dockers derby between Millwall and West Ham. We decided that deserved a bravery award! Plenty of stories, familiar faces, laughs and a whole lot more. Another cracking episode with the usual Padel Podcast chaos thrown in for good measure! Enjoy the episode, and thanks as always for listening! Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen  Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do… let’s get into it! NB and JD xx  Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

  7. Sep 16

    Padel, Charity & the Lilley Classic: Debrief with Sam Lilley

    Great friend of the show Sam Lilley joins us ahead of the second Lilley Classic, a very special padel event created by Sam and his family in memory of his late mother, Edwina, and supporting the work of the Edwina Lilly Charitable Trust. This year, the event is raising money again for Destination Florida, an incredible charity that takes children with life-limiting illnesses on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Orlando. We hear about everything that has gone into making the second Lilley Classic bigger and better, from the generosity of sponsors and the growing number of teams to friends and supporters flying over from Spain, the entertainment surrounding the tournament and the extraordinary network of people getting behind the day. But this episode is about something bigger than one event. We explore the increasingly powerful relationship between padel and charity. As the sport grows, more fundraising events are being built around the padel court, bringing communities together in a way few sports can. It’s competitive, social and accessible, and increasingly, it’s becoming a platform for doing some genuine good. We hope you enjoy  Nick and Jen xx Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen  Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do… let’s get into it! NB and JD xx  Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

  8. Sep 10

    Battle of the Brands special

    In this special episode, Nick and Jen are doing a live from the Battle of the Brands held at Cpase, a two-day event organised brilliantly by Tim and Andrew from Padel Marketing & Speedway Padel.  Jen was involved in the ladies members and guest day which she thoroughly enjoyed. We then touch on that Jen wished to thank the guest presenters who were with NB over the summer: Oli the Choc, Will Ostling, and Vicky Russell. So she pays thanks and tribute to them.  NB recaps on the wonderful leading interview with Frankie Langan, the Sci-Mx event and what a great role Ed Rowlinson in particular played in all of that, in getting it all done, the hard work he put into it, which was fantastic.  Jen discusses her forthcoming Padel & Pilates event with Jo Hoddes at Destination Padel Cheadle. We talk about the Stockport Open which Padel Stories covered. We also talk about the launch of the Padel Club in Handforth , and just generally just padel stuff. So yeah, let's get into it. Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen  Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do… let’s get into it! NB and JD xx  Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

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It’s time for a Padel debrief. Welcome to The Padel Stories with Nick Bianchi and Jen Dooley , a new exciting weekly podcast (part of the Sofa Stories podcast family) discussing all the juicy bits of the fastest growing sport in the world . Nick is a sports lover, and is absolutely passionate about Padel. He represents the global italian Padel brand Hirostar and has even managed to squeeze in padel coaching course such is his love for the sport .. Jen Dooley is a Fitness and wellbeing expert, a Padel fanatic and real ambassador for the sport. She is a regular at many of the clubs in the North-West and is a real  advocate too of the Padel scene at her 2nd home in Tenerife! We will be inviting onto the pod a wonderful mix of guests who talk of their love of Padel and what it means to them and the impact it has on their lives.  Nick and Jen will also be doing a cheeky magazine style show aptly named ‘the tiebreak’!! You know how we do, let’s get into it! Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/padelstoriespodcast?igsh=N2k1cTBjNXlycHVq

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  • Creator
    Jen Dooley & Nick Bianchi
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Padel Stories
  • Show Website
    Padel Stories

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