Connect Who or what is your inspiration in business?

I’m inspired by the gap between how kids live today and how most systems for sport and play were built. I spent years inside elite sport, then working beyond it and I could see how many children were never going to find their way in through traditional pathways. That is what pushed me to build Kuul Play, a new kind of play system designed for the generation growing up between digital and real world life.

How do you stay motivated?

Knowing that the future of play cannot be built with yesterday’s assumptions. I've lived sport from the inside, technology from the inside & spent a decade focused on the kids traditional sport never reaches. Through Kuul Play, we've seen thousands of children step into a movement experience built for how they live today, one they want to join, enjoy & belong to. We've seen kids who once stood on the outside want back in and parents realize there is finally a place their child fits

What would you do with the $25,000?

I’d use the $25,000 to help Kuul Play build its next chapter. It would help us strengthen the product, sharpen the brand and story, and move faster with the partners already opening doors. Combined with Daymond John’s mentorship, it would help us turn momentum into a stronger business.