Cycling has a Problem in America – The Changing Gears Podcast [Ep 45]

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Our guest on this episode of the Changing Gears Podcast is trying to fix bike racing in the United States, learning from other major sports like basketball, baseball, and football, and using those models in a new and novel way.

Paris Wallace (he/him/his) is the founder and CEO of the National Cycling League, the first majority-minority and female owned professional sports league in the United States. Paris has an incredible background in entrepreneurship and is currently the Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School. He is an avid cyclist and he and his wife split their time between Miami and New England to keep riding bikes year-round.

In this episode, Paris and DZ talk about:
– His first job as a kid working in a bike shop and how that stemmed into his entrepreneurial career.
– How he started Good Start Genetics while in Business school.
– The bold mission of the National Cycling League.
– The race format of the National Cycling League.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro & Background
0730 – Working in a bike shop and finding his entrepreneurial sprit
11:45 – College career and double majoring
19:35 – Starting Good Start Genetics and Ovia Health
25:50 – Paris talks about getting more involved in cycling
34:10 – The National Cycling League
45:15 – Partnering with Wish for Wheels
50:30 – Obstacles he’s had to overcome
53:15 – Sprint Round

Follow along with Paris on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/paris_wallace/?hl=el

Learn more about the National Cycling League here: https://nclracing.com/

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