196 Matt Pell, CEO of Beyond Pulse, on Making Wearable Technology Accessible to More Athletes

Matt Pell is the CEO of Beyond Pulse, a wearable sports technology company helping coaches and teachers track performance, recognize progress, and give more meaningful feedback.Before Beyond Pulse, Matt helped build PureWellness, a software company acquired by Cerner in an $80M+ exit without outside capital. He later worked with early-stage companies to grow their sales operations before bringing that experience into sports.In this episode, Matt shares how Beyond Pulse is finding its place in youth sports, college athletics, and professional soccer by keeping its technology simple and easy to use. He discusses the challenges of building hardware, what makes the company difficult to replicate, and its expansion into physical education classrooms.We also explore how wearable data can help teachers recognize effort and improvement in kids who may never be the star athlete, and why that matters for building confidence and making physical activity more enjoyable.