In this week’s episode, James will be talking to Fred Turner, Executive Director at Beyond Sport. Fred was raised in a sports family, with most of his immediate family being in TV production for sporting events from the last seventy years. In this episode, he shares how whilst TV production wasn’t for him, he found a calling in social impact through sports.

 

He is driven by a passion for placing Sport with intention at the heart of creating solutions to the world’s most pressing issues - through partnership, collaboration, and real-life storytelling, varied experience in global partnerships, programming, strategy, and fundraising.

 

What you’ll find out in this week’s episode:

 

• Fred’s earliest memories in sports and background
• Fred’s sporting family and he got into the sports TV production world
• Fred’s events experience at Benchmark Sports
• The origin of Beyond Sport and how they choose partnerships
• Challenges that Fred has encountered in business development
• Recurring operational challenges that Fred faces managing a global organization with many partners
• Major setbacks that Fred and the organization have had because of COVID-19
• How Beyond Sport uses data to make decisions
• Fred’s vision for Beyond Sport & his strategies for leading an international team

…and so much more!

 

Connect with Fred Turner & Beyond Sport:

Website: https://www.beyondsport.org/

LinkedIn: Fred Turner

 

Connect with James:

Instagram: @james_ventures

Facebook: Coordinate Sport FB Page

LinkedIn: James Moore

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