The Sessions · Episode Four

Padel Drive

Alex Robinson's guest is Gonzalo Lorenzo, founder of Padel Drive, a padel coaching and content brand. Sixty-five minutes on the job he had dreamed of and then quit, and on the comments section.

Alex Robinson5 October 2026

Episode Four of The Alborán Sessions: Alex Robinson's guest is Gonzalo Lorenzo, founder of Padel Drive, a padel coaching and content brand.

Sixty-five minutes, published 5 October 2026. Gonzalo on growing up in Madrid, moving to the UK for a career in aerospace engineering, leaving it to run Padel Drive full time, and the comments section.

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