In this episode of Pickleballers, Hannah sits down with Roscoe and Jared to pull back the curtain on the Johns family, the wild early days of the PPA, and what it really took to turn pickleball into a legitimate professional sport. It’s part origin story, part behind-the-scenes tour, and entirely worth your time.

Hannah opens up about growing up as one of seven homeschooled kids on 12 acres, how Ben showed freakish hand-eye coordination before he could even talk much, and the moment the family realized pickleball might actually be something real — when the first major Franklin sponsorship came in and changed everything.

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Hannah also gets into the grind of being PPA Employee No. 4 — arranging player housing, getting screamed at when a pro peed in a host’s garden, and the relentless skepticism from networks and fans who said tickets would never sell. She shares what she’s most proud of: Helping prove every single naysayer wrong.

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