#88: swimmer, startup, storyteller with fares ksebati

In this founder series edition of the storytelling with data podcast, Randy sits down poolside in Antalya, Turkey with Fares Ksebati —CEO and founder of MySwimPro, YouTube creator, and author of Swim Like a Pro and How Not to Drown . From humble beginnings as a walk-on college swimmer to building one of the world’s most recognized swim coaching platforms, Fares shares the behind-the-scenes journey of scaling a global remote company, navigating the tech startup ecosystem, and staying relentlessly curious along the way. They talk about what it means to democratize swimming, using storytelling to build product and community, and how AI and human connection will shape the future of sport. Fares opens up about teaching his mom to swim at 62, launching MySwimPro with zero funding, and the lessons learned from crashing his app right after being named App of the Year by Apple. It’s a candid, inspiring conversation about growth—personal, professional, and everything in between. Check out Fares’s work: swim like a pro the best swimming app myswimpro.com YouTube: MySwimPro LinkedIn: Fares Ksebati

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This episode was published on May 15, 2025.

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