This is the second episode in our series created with Portas, the global strategy consultancy dedicated to sport and physical activity.The conversation today focuses on the specific opportunities and challenges faced by sport rights holders in women’s football and motorsport.Our guests are two of the most influential leaders in women’s sport.Kelly Simmons MBE is The FA’s Director of the women’s professional game, a brief that includes oversight of the Women’s Super League.And Catherine Bond Muir, the CEO of the W-Series, the world’s first all-female single-seater motor racing championshipJoining Kelly and Catherine is Patrick Massey, a partner at Portas Consulting and an advisor to leading major national and international sports organisations, leading the company’s work in football and sport investment in Europe and at a global level in horseracing.Episode 1 of Re-Thinking Sport can be found here.

 

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