Africa Business of Sport Podcast

Africa Business of Sport Podcast

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Africa Business of Sport Podcast episodes

  • E51: Inside Burnley's Premier League Promotion – Mark Thompson
    In this episode, Chief Operating Officer of Burnley Football Club, Mark Thompson, joins Edem and Jabu to provide a behind-the-scenes insight into Burnley's Premier League promotion including the importance of Vincent Kompany's appointment as head coach, the commercial implications of Burnley's return to the Premier League, how Burnley will approach recruitment in the summer transfer window, leading club initiatives such as The Hive and his plans with the African Sport Business Network.
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    30 min
  • E50: #WomenSportsDev – Sarah Lewis OBE OLY
    This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally.
    In this episode, Sarah Lewis OBE OLY joins Shon and Edem to discuss her career journey in sports as an Olympian, the various roles she has played in the global sport industry, her contribution to Arsenal Women team in the early 2000s and her advice to the next generation of young women passionate about sport.
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    1 hr 4 min
  • E49: The Business of Esports in Africa – Ronny Lusigi
    In this episode, Founder & CEO of IndexG Esports, Ronny Lusigi, joins Edem and Jabu to provide a comprehensive analysis of the business of esports in Africa, the biggest video-gaming markets in Africa, the technological issues and server limitations Africa's esports industry faces and how esports stakeholders can unlock and supercharge the growth of the sector on the continent.
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    43 min
  • E48: #WomenSportsDev – Zeycan Rochelle Yildrim, CMO of Samsunspor
    This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally.
    In this episode, Chief Marketing Officer of Samsunspor, Zeycan Rochelle Yildrim joins Shon to discuss Samsunspor's private ownership model, how she uses football as a tool to resolve social causes such as violence against women and her experience in combining sport and fashion to design Samsunspor's special purple kit.
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    43 min
  • E47: Leading CAF's New Commercial Strategy – Hassan El Kamah

    In this episode, Commercial Director of Confederation of African Football, Hassan El Kamah joins Edem and Jabu to discuss his career background in sports business, unpack CAF's new commercial strategy, explain why CAF is in the market for a new sponsorship sales agency and highlight the importance of the Africa Super League to CAF's future commercial sustainability.

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    25 min
  • E46: #SportBlockchain – Lucy Mills, Co-Founder at READY
    This episode is part of our six-part series #SportBlockchain with regular co-host, Samir Ceric - Chief Operating Officer of Blocksport, where we explore the implications of the intersection of blockchain technology and the global sport industry.
    In the second instalment of the series, Lucy Mills - Co-founder of READY and Board Member at Lewes Football Club discusses the utility of NFTs to the sports industry, successful women's sports-based NFT drops, that how sports organisations can effectively engage their fans with NFTs, a glimpse into how Lewes FC views NFTs and digital fan experiences, READY's approach to educating sports stakeholders about Web3 opportunities in sport and how women's sport can leverage Web3 to boost its commercial growth and fan engagement.
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    42 min
  • Bonus Episode: Showcasing Africa's Football Talent – Marc Bautista
    In this episode, Marc Bautista, CEO of The Showcase joins Edem to share his football career journey, the lessons learnt during his career, the factors that pushed him to look to create a positive change and impact for young potential footballers, his journey into entrepreneurship, and what The Showcase is about and how potential players, teams and stakeholders can benefit from it.
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    40 min
  • E45: Africa's Emerging Mountain Biking Sector – Kristoff Bruyneel
    CEO of City MountainBike, Kristof Bruyneel, joins Edem and Jabu to discuss City MountainBike's growth strategy in Africa, the where City MountainBike fits within the African mountain biking landscape with competitors including the Skoda Titan Desert Morocco and Absa Cape Epic, reveals the African countries with an interest in staging mountain biking events, how to build the participation and commercial viability of mountain biking in Africa and globally in a sustainable manner and the City MountainBike's storytelling strategy through innovative content formats and authentic narratives.
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    40 min
  • E44: #WomenSportsDev – Lise Klaveness, President of Norwegian Football Federation

    This is an episode of #WomenSportsDev, our ongoing series hosted by one of Africa's leading sports broadcasters, Shon Osimbo, which features insightful conversations with leading female sports executives, leaders and stakeholders about the development of women's sport in Africa and globally.

    In this episode, Norwegian Football Federation President Lise Klaveness joins Shon Osimbo to reflect on how she fell in love with football, the journey to becoming the President of NFF, why she decided to run for election in the UEFA Executive Committee, the power of her “influence over position” philosophy with regards to effective sport governance, Norway’s ambitions for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and leading change with regards to equal pay for women and male national football teams.

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    38 min
  • E43: Inside the Success of SuperSport Schools – Kelvin Watt

    In this episode, Kelvin Watt - Managing Director of Capitalize Media, a major delivery partner of SuperSport Schools - joins Edem and Jabu to unpack the success behind SuperSport Schools; the business model, the use of world-leading Pixellot AI technology to broadcast and stream school sport, the implications of its new DSTV linear channel for viewability and exposure, and SuperSport Schools' innovative drive to invest in youth and develop the next generation of athletes, coaches, commentators, sports influencers and content creators from South Africa.

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    41 min

About Africa Business of Sport Podcast

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Africa Business of Sport Podcast is an award-winning sport business podcast that delivers expert analysis of business trends, stories and developments across the sport industry in Africa and globally. The podcast gathers and interrogates various global and local perspectives of the rapidly evolving sports business ecosystem. Co-hosted by African sport business experts Edem Spio and Jabu Mtwa.