You Go Pro Baseball Owner John Madden is our featured St. Cloud FL Business Spotlight this month. Jeanine Corcoran broker for Corcoran Connect interviews her son John in this month’s episode. Welcome to the 38th episode of Discover St. Cloud Florida.
Kristin asked Jeanine which local business owner in Saint Cloud FL she spoke with for this month’s featured business spotlight and Jeanine replied that it is her son, John Madden. John is also Kristin’s brother.
Jeanine started the interview by asking John how he got started in his business. John replied that he played baseball for a long time. He went to Auburn University and was drafted by the San Diego Padres who then traded him to the New York Mets.
John then went on to start a baseball business and started training kids here locally in Saint Cloud Florida. He said that evolved into him selling baseball training equipment online and that is what he does now.
Jeanine asked John what his website is, and he replied YouGoProBaseball.com. She asked what social media channels he is on, and he said he is on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, and now Tik Tok.
She then asked John how long he has owned his business. John replied that he started training kids in 2009 and it evolved into what he is doing now which is selling baseball training equipment online.
Jeanine then asked John to let everyone know who John Madden is. He said he is a former professional baseball player and is now a local business owner here in Saint Cloud, FL. He said he was born in Osceola County Florida and was raised in Poinciana and has lived in Central Florida since 1987.
Jeanine asked him about his family. John said his mom, Jeanine, his sister Kristin, his 6-year-old son, and his wife. She then asked her son what his top-selling product or item is on his website. He replied that he sells these cool mini whiffle ball machines and they shoot out whiffle balls.
He said you can catch them with the web gloves that he sells, or you can hit them with a skinny barrel bat. These are great for young players who want to work on their hand and eye coordination. He said that even MLB players use these machines for training. John said it is a fun, safe and effective training tool.
Jeanine then asked John where he would tell a person to go who is new to Saint Cloud. John said to check out The Lakes. He said we have what’s called the Chain of Lakes. He continued that the lake right behind them, called Center Lake, where they were filming is connected to 6 other lakes.
If you like fishing, boating, and hanging out, this is the place. There is a sand bar and a couple of rope swings to enjoy. John said there are alligators here however, we still swim in the lakes and just keep an eye out for them.
Jeanine asked John if he was involved in Saint Cloud with little league baseball. He said he was and currently coaches his sons’ team. His son played a few seasons of tee ball and now plays coach pitch which caters to 6–8-year old’s. John said he used to train guys privately but now it is just his son and his son’s friends. Jeanine asked him where they play, and John said in Saint Cloud on 17th Street.
We hope you enjoyed Jeanine interviewing You Go Pro Baseball Owner John Madden as our featured St. Cloud FL Business Spotlight this month. This will continue to be a monthly focus for local business owners in Saint Cloud Florida on our podcast.
You can visit John’s website or Youtube channel here for great baseball training machines, products, and programs as well as view his hundreds of instructional baseball videos for free on his Youtube channel.
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