It All Started on the Tennis Court
Early autumn of the year 2012, I was standing on the tennis court staring forlornly at my scheduler. As a tennis instructor, I found myself with an empty spot to fill as a client cancelled my lesson at the last moment. With my boss pressuring me to fill the spot, I tried valiantly to get the word out and fill my lesson.
The problem:
I had only my current customer base to reach out to, filling the lesson proved to be a daunting task. On this particular day all my clients were busy, so despite my best efforts the lesson remained unfilled.
My fellow tennis instructors and I found it increasingly difficult to fill cancelled lessons as our customer base grew tired of their instructors trying to sell them extra lessons. Each cancelled or open lesson added up to lost income for the instructor, lost income for the sport club, and an annoyed customer base; a bad situation all around.
The solution:
There should be some way, I thought, to market myself and my unfilled lessons to those outside my current customer base; that would be the best way to insure no gaps in my scheduler. No such way existed, however, so I created the solution himself; an ingenious solution called SportPass - an iPhone app that lets you book anything from tennis lessons to yoga classes at the last minute with discounted rates. After months of research and planning along with my friend and fellow SportPass cofounder (and CTO) Kuba Dubrovsky, the SportPass iPhone app was launched November 1st, 2013. It’s innovative; it’s groundbreaking. It’s exciting! It means that instructors no longer have to scramble and stress to find customers to fill their cancelled or unsold sport activities. It means health-minded people and sport-enthusiasts will be able to find sport activities quickly and easily, and save money on last minute classes! It means convenience and ease in the chaotic, busy world we live in.
Why SportPass?
It’s true, there are other ways to book your classes and sport activities. But we believe what we offer, and our singular focus on sport activities, is a unique service for both businesses and individuals.
For businesses:
We offer a way for sport clubs to quickly and easily advertise the cancelled or unfilled classes in their schedulers. This provides businesses with an income increase from selling those previously unsold classes, a broad customer reach, and discount incentives without having to undermine the business. Less stress, more business; win-win!
For individuals:
We provide a quick and pain-free way to book last minute lessons, classes, and court time at discounted rates. Don’t we all love to save money? And with SportPass, you can take your class immediately instead of waiting, making it more convenient for you. SportPass makes it easy and affordable to try something new or book a class that’s tried and true. The choice is yours!
We believe booking a workout should be easy and convenient. We think people should save money on workouts whenever possible. And we’re convinced businesses shouldn't have to stress or lose money over cancelled workouts or unfilled spots in their schedulers.
Jay Surovy - founder