{"id":21679,"date":"2023-12-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/?post_type=podcast&p=21679"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:11","slug":"the-people-behind-the-tech-podcast-jess-zendler-rimkus","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-people-behind-the-tech-podcast-jess-zendler-rimkus\/","title":{"rendered":"The People Behind the Tech Podcast: Jess Zendler – Rimkus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Zendler speaks to Joe Lemire and John Portch about her work with Rimkus and the NBA and NBPA\u2019s Wearables Validation Program.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

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\u201cIt was scary at the start. It was this white space of do we want this to happen? Can you make it happen?\u201d says Jess Zendler.<\/h6>\n

The Program Manager of the NBA and NBPA\u2019s Wearables Validation Program is discussing her first steps in the role with Joe and John on the People Behind the Tech<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cAcademic-type folks, we don\u2019t like to set thresholds that exist for pass-fail,\u201d she continues, as she explained the process of speaking to players and coaches and taking in all the relevant research.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want this to be rigorous, we want the players to have confidence in these devices, we know they\u2019re generally hesitant to wear them and there is pushback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zendler also spoke of balancing the need for commercial viability with real-world application, which chimes with her role as a sports science consultant with Rimkus, a worldwide leader in technical consulting and forensic engineering.<\/p>\n

During the course of the conversation, we also discussed:<\/p>\n

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  • The process for approving devices on the Wearables Validation Program [12:30];<\/li>\n
  • The challenge of bringing research to life in sport [17:10];<\/li>\n
  • The Wearables Validation Program\u2019s relationship with the NBA and Players Association [21:00];<\/li>\n
  • Jessica\u2019s role in creating the vision for the increasingly used Quality Assessment Framework for sports technology [28:10].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n