Kai Laird From Tee Box Breaks Down How A Magazine Changed His Life | Sidetracked

Kai Laird is a sports psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and the founder of TeeBox Richmond — Virginia's first TeeBox location. He joins Jack Fitzpatrick for Episode 5 of Sidetracked just one day before TeeBox's two month anniversary.Kai grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, moved to the United States for his undergrad, earned two master's degrees, built a sports psychology consulting practice called The Performance Pursuit that is now celebrating eleven years in business, and then completely changed course after a random franchise magazine showed up in his mailbox. That magazine led him to Salt Lake City, a Utah Jazz game, and ultimately a decision to sell his house in Williamsburg, move to Richmond, and open TeeBox at Regency Square.We get into all of it — what TeeBox actually is and how it's different from Top Golf and Drive Shack, why his grandmother flew in from England for grand opening and came back every day that week, how mental health in sports has changed since Covid, what makes Richmond's food scene so special, and why a man with multiple businesses and endless energy says his most surprising trait is that he loves doing absolutely nothing.Plus The Three Questions — including the world map game people play trying to guess where his accent is from.TeeBox Richmond is located at Regency Square, 1420 N Parham Rd, Henrico, VA. Visit teeboxgolf.com or follow @teeboxrva on Instagram.📻 Sidetracked airs every Friday during Fitz the Bill — 9 AM on 106.1 ESPN Richmond🎙️ Find Sidetracked on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you listenChapter Markers0:00 — Welcome & TeeBox at Two Months1:17 — How a Junk Mail Magazine Changed Everything9:00 — Selling the House & Moving to Richmond10:56 — Trinidad to Sports Psychologist15:21 — Mental Health in Sports Since Covid17:45 — Why Golf & Sports Psychology Go Together18:53 — The Grandmother Who Flew From England20:06 — Favorite City — Chicago vs Richmond22:31 — What Makes TeeBox Different From Top Golf27:50 — Members Already Shaving Strokes29:14 — The Three QuestionsHashtags:#Sidetracked #FitztheBill #TeeBox #TeeBoxRichmond #RVA #Richmond #ESPNRichmond #IndoorGolf #SportsPsychology #GolfRichmond #TrackMan #RichmondFood #RVASports #GolfPodcast #TrinidadAndTobago