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00:00 - Intro and guest introductions
01:14 - Lea’s injury
02:31 - Injuries and the demands of the tour
06:00 - Lea’s transition from accounting to pro pickleballer
08:12 - Early success and breaking into the game
10:00 - Tyson McGuffin
10:39 - Lea's college tennis journey
11:05 - Lea's family background and growing up
12:45 - What Lea's family thinks of her playing pickleball
14:28 - Jason’s background and owning part of The Kitchen
16:57 - How Jason fell in love with pickleball
18:03 - How Jared and Jason met
20:58 - How Jason's role at UPA started
22:26 - Power paddles and paddle testing issues
29:00 - Holding paddle companies accountable
32:00 - Criticism, transparency, and the UPA’s future
33:50 - Jason's mission to protect pickleball
35:20 - The global rise of pickleball
36:20 - Diabetes and the Anna Leigh match
40:00 - What most people don’t see
42:00 - Handling online hate and building empathy
46:16 - Lea's famous serve routine
47:06 - Lea vs Anna Leigh relationship
51:30 - Would Lea be number 1 without Anna Leigh?
53:13 - Pickleball pro island survival draft
57:28 - Alternate careers for top pros
1:00:50 - Final thoughts
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