Extreme Pogo Business w/ Will Weiner

Will Weiner is the CEO of Xpogo LLC, a company dedicated to growing the sport of Extreme Pogo Sticking.
The company behind the annual Pogopalooza, The Xpogo World Championship Series. It is a multi-city
international touring championship that brings together the world's top Xpogo athletes.

In his early years. He started as a pogo announcer, a bar trivia host and, PA announcer for a
semi-pro ultimate frisbee team. In 2018, he quit his job at IBM as an internal consultant and took
over as CEO of Xpogo.

In this episode, Will talks about how to build niche sports into a powerhouse.
The business model and media side of growing an Extreme Pogo sport.

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:59 The Beginnings of Xpogo
1:33 Pogopalooza: The Xpogo World Championship Series
3:02 Xpogo Stunt Team
4:20 Four Disciplines of Pogopalooza
7:06 Media side of Xpogo
10:52 How do you make a business to grow a sport
21:40 Skateboarding vs Pogo
23:29 Will pogo skill level
25:12 Early years
30:18 Working with Whistles Sports
32:57 Will's Actionable Personal Challenge

Edited by Jess