My Story
My name is Greg DiStefano, I was born in Mississippi and grew up in Dunwoody, Georgia. I served 12 years in the U.S. Navy as a Corpsman, became a Licensed Optician, and worked in Consumer Electronics and as VP of Sales & Marketing for a Karaoke company in Tampa. After moving back to Georgia to care for my father, I earned a 50-ton United States Coast Guard (USCG) Captain’s license. I opened my company BassCaptain.com providing Fishing Guide Trips, Captain for Hire, Boating Instructions along with captaining party boats for 15 years.
In the summer of 2024. I played pickleball for the first time and I instantly fell in love the game. While traveling to the Carolinas to celebrate New Year’s, I did some research and saw incredible growth and excitement surrounding the sport and it sparked an idea: what if I could build something that could capture the spirit of pickleball and bring people together?
Recently, I founded Dinkie Pickleball®, an apparel and accessories brand inspired by my love for pickleball. Featuring my adorable mascot named “Dinkie”, the brand promotes community and fun with the slogan, “Making Friends – 1 Dink at a Time.”
