# Skillest

> Skillest is a mobile marketplace that connects students with elite sports coaches - primarily in golf - for one-to-one remote video lessons. Players film a swing, coaches reply with annotated video, voice notes and drills, and improvement happens without a tee-time.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Brian Park (Co-founder & CEO), Baden Schaff (Co-founder & Director of Instruction)
- **Team size:** ~32
- **Products:** Skillest iOS & Android App, Skillest Coach Platform, Courses, The Skillest Podcast
- **Notable:** 4.9-star App Store rating, 300,000+ student accounts, 900,000+ lessons completed on platform

## Products & services

- **Skillest iOS & Android App** — Mobile app where students record swings, submit them to a chosen coach, and receive personalized video feedback, voice notes and drills.
- **Skillest Coach Platform** — A SaaS-style toolkit that lets coaches run an online business: lesson queue, billing, packages, and student management.
- **Courses** — Structured, multi-lesson programs from elite instructors covering full-swing, short-game and putting.
- **The Skillest Podcast** — Conversations with elite coaches on technique, performance and the business of teaching.

## Achievements

- 4.9-star App Store rating
- 300,000+ student accounts
- 900,000+ lessons completed on platform
- 800+ elite coaches onboarded
- Coaches on platform have worked with Tiger Woods, Cam Smith, Jordan Spieth, Lydia Ko and Steph Curry

## Latest updates

- **2022-06** — Announced Wefunder community round at a $15M cap to expand the golf marketplace.
- **2024-04** — Featured in Michael LoRe and MyGolfSpy coverage on reimagining golf instruction.

## Links

- Website: https://skillest.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skillest
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/skillestapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKh0njdxpISWDrGtLYoO0dw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillestapp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skillestapp/

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Last updated: 2026-06-28