Welcome back to The Sporting Change Podcast. We’re glad you’re here.

Today, we’re tackling one of the biggest challenges facing sport right now: governance. There’s a persistent belief that to be involved in governance, you must come from a sports background. While experience in sport can be valuable, this mindset can place the wrong people in the wrong roles and can therefore create serious conflicts of interest.

Too often, we see organizations prioritizing their reputation over the safety of children. We’ve seen non-disclosure agreements used to silence people, maltreatment issues being brushed under the rug, and secret funds created to pay out victims rather than address systemic harm.

Joining us today is Kim Shore, a leading Safe Sport advocate, writer, and governance leader, and we’re excited to welcome her back for her second appearance on the podcast.

Kim brings deep experience in sport governance and child-centered advocacy, and she’ll help us explore what conflict of interest really looks like, where it comes from, the consequences when it’s ignored, and how organizations can prevent it—or respond ethically when situations arise.

Before we begin, a quick disclosure: we are not lawyers or legally certified professionals. Nothing shared in this episode should be considered legal advice.

Let’s get into it.

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