Episode 79: Inside PlayHQ — How Tim MacKinnon is Digitising Grassroots Sport
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In Episode 79 of Scoreboard, Chris Titley chats with Tim MacKinnon—CEO of PlayHQ—about shifting Australia’s grassroots sports systems from spreadsheets to scalable platforms, and why transforming community sport isn’t just a tech challenge—it’s a people one.
Tim shares the behind-the-scenes of building tech for community sport, the juggling act of national and state rollouts, and why it’s the everyday volunteer that guides their product thinking.
From onboarding resistance to weekend feedback loops, he unpacks what it takes to transform the way grassroots sport runs across Australia.
From under-9s cricket to national governing bodies, PlayHQ is redefining how sport is played, tracked, and experienced.
🛠️ Tech, teams, and the unsung effort behind a seamless Sporting fixture.
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