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Nyla Pollard

Nyla Pollard

Founder & CEO, Ballin AI 🏀 | Sports Tech | Building the Future of Recruiting | Faith-Driven Entrepreneur

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Nyla Pollard is the Founder & CEO of Ballin AI, a sports technology company building the world’s first AI-powered recruiting intelligence platform for basketball.

A former Division I point guard at William & Mary, Nyla experienced firsthand how much recruiting success depends on exposure and fit—not just talent. That insight led her to build Ballin AI: a platform that analyzes game film, evaluates player performance, and helps coaches recruit using data.

Under her leadership, Ballin AI has partnered with Division I programs, professional organizations, and major grassroots circuits, including Nike, and has attracted nearly $1M investments from firms such as Slauson & Co., Oregon Sports Angels, and FBomb Angels.

Nyla speaks on startups, sports technology, leadership, and the future of talent evaluation, as well as on building purpose-driven companies in high-performance environments. She is known for blending faith, discipline, and execution — teaching audiences how to build with conviction, resilience, and long-term vision.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • Athlete Advocacy and Athlete Platforms
  • Dedication & Discipline: Training the Mind Like an Athlete
  • Startups
  • sportstech
  • AI for Startups
  • Women in Tech
  • Black Women Entrepreneurs
  • Black Women in Tech
  • People & Culture
  • Venture Building
  • Startup Innovation & Creativity
  • Technology Startups
  • Early Stage Startups
  • Startup funding
  • Art of Storytelling for Startups
  • Faith inspiring Christian
  • Christian Faith
  • Experiences of young CEO
  • Young and influential
  • Female founders
  • Founder Journey: From Idea to Execution
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship in Tech
  • Entrepreneurial Leadership

Nyla Pollard

Founder & CEO, Ballin AI 🏀 | Sports Tech | Building the Future of Recruiting | Faith-Driven Entrepreneur

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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