{"id":2193,"date":"2019-08-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-3-josh-walker\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:44","slug":"the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-3-josh-walker","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-kinduct-athlete-management-series-podcast-episode-3-josh-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kinduct Athlete Management Series Podcast &#8211; Episode 3: Josh Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1161799260-2.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay 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     <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22022\" src=\"\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"135\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Welcome to the third in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>By John Portch<\/h6>\n<p>Over the course of this series you&#8217;ll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 1 with Kevin Forbes, Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct, is 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challenge of bring sports tech to new leagues [10:17];<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Some of the surprises in sports tech that Walker has encountered on his journey with the Sports Innovation Lab [15:23].<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/48318375\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>Regardless of whether you\u2019re a coach just trying to track and train your athletes or a performance director leading multiple staff and juggling a variety of data sources, Kinduct\u2019s athlete intelligence and management systems will help you better understand your athletes to drive improved performance.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Kinduct\u2019s broad range of tools allows you to consolidate various athlete data sources, analyze that information for actionable insights, collaborate on programming across multiple departments or locations, and deliver that plan through a variety of athlete-facing engagement 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