Matthew Olen

About Matthew Olen

Founder - Grip Spritz John Carroll University - 20••••18 Finance & …

Experience

1. Founder

   Grip Spritz

   Oct 2019 — Present · Cleveland/Akron, OH, US

   Grip Spritz has changed the way basketball is played!Grip Spritz provides athletes better traction when they are stuck playing on dusty courts.Individual players, teams, or entire athletic facilities can enhance their performance and safety.Players have had to rely on the gym they’re playing in or their coach to provide them with a fix for dusty courts. Grip Spritz allows players to bring traction on the go, wherever they play with a first-of-its-kind product.Teams are able to save money with Grip Spritz’s alternative to the traditional sticky pads basketball teams have grown accustomed to. This provides players longer-lasting grip. It provides coaches a cost savings. It eliminates thousands of pounds of plastic waste from the sport each year.Grip Spritz solution is not only safe for players and their shoes, but also safe for the court. The Grip Spritz Mop provides a longer-lasting, more effective cleaning of the gym floor while eliminating any water waste from a traditional wet mop.Grip Spritz is used by over youth athletes, 6,300 high school and college basketball programs, and in over 75 countries.Grip Spritz has been featured in 37 statewide high school basketball coaches associations and athletic director conferences.It’s spent over two years as Amazon’s best-selling basketball product.Grip Spritz is the \'Official Traction Aid\' of 5 state coaches\' associations - Ohio, Indiana, Washington, North Carolina, and Southern California.Grip Spritz was also endorsed by the National High School Basketball Coaches Association in 2025.Grip Spritz joined Sports Inc in the summer of 2024, laying the groundwork to begin rolling product out in local sporting goods stores across the US.

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Strategic Planning
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Public Speaking
• Leadership
• Social Media
• Microsoft Word