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The second in our Insight Podcast series is a conversation with Rob Pearson about the Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Sentiment Index, published in December 2022.

We chat about the nature of a broad-based survey and the different perspectives that can give.

We cover the importance of team and individual in capturing the imagination and the admiration of the public, and we dive into those that are consistently hitting the mark in that area.

There is a conversation about the best sporting moments of the year, how the public is experiencing them, and the importance of social media in amplifying stories.

We hope you enjoy the chat and you can find out more about the Survey and about what else we do at sportforbusiness.com.

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

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In the fifth episode of our Sport for Business Leadership series we speak to Hamish Adams, CEO of Athletics Ireland.

How did a boy born on a farm in rural New Zealand end up at the helm of Irish Athletics and what are the 4 M's that summarise what he is implementing across the sport?

We talk about the expectations in a sport that every country in the world wants to win at, and the surge of young talent coming through.

Hamish's inspirational book choice involves a Ferrari and a Monk.

Find out more about what Sport for Business does in the commercial world of sport at www.sportforbusiness.com and join us soon for future interviews with those that are making a difference across the sporting sector in Ireland and further afield.

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

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In the fourth episode of our Sport for Business Leadership series we speak to Warren Deutrom, CEO of Cricket Ireland.

We talk about the highs and lows of performance; about bringing a sport from an employee base of one to 40 and turnover of €250,000 to more than €12 million; about the ambition to make cricket mainstream in Ireland, matching its position elsewhere around the world.

We discuss the frustration of not having a permanent national home for the sport and the potential reputational damage that will do as we progress.

We finish with an imaginary lunch in the Grand Hotel in Malahide and find out which heroes from in and outside sport would be sitting at the table.

Find out more about what Sport for Business does in the commercial world of sport at www.sportforbusiness.com and join us soon for future interviews with those that are making a difference across the sporting sector in Ireland and further afield.

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

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This is the first of a new Sport for Business Podcast Series where we look behind the why of sports policy and sports thinking.

We will talk to researchers and those who crunch the numbers behind performance, participation and different aspects of our sporting life.

First up is Benny Cullen, the Director of Research and Innovation at Sport Ireland.

We talk about the importance of the Irish Sports Monitor, how research guides us toward good choices, and plenty more.

Find out more about what Sport for Business does in the commercial world of sport at www.sportforbusiness.com and join us soon for future interviews with GAA President Larry McCarthy FAI CEO Jonathan Hill and plenty more...

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

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In the third episode of our Sport for Business Leadership series we speak to Federation of Irish Sport CEO Mary O'Connor.

How did a player who won twelve inter-county All-Ireland titles transition into the world of sports administration and how easy did she find it at first to master the detail and the strategy of representing sport in all its forms to the Government and other interested parties?

We talk through the five key points of what sport needs from the Government even as budget concerns bite around the cost of living and energy crises.

We consider why sport did relatively well as opposed to other sectors in Government response over the last five years and the benefits that come from having a really professional approach to the benefits and the financial impact that your sector can have.

We finish by finding out which of the two Gaelic Games codes she preferred as a player, whether she would fancy playing AFLW down under and which three sporting heroes she would invite to a nice lunch 

Find out more about what Sport for Business does in the commercial world of sport at www.sportforbusiness.com and join us soon for future interviews with GAA President Larry McCarthy FAI CEO Jonathan Hill and plenty more...

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

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Our latest Business of Rugby interview is with Martin Anayi, CEO of the United Rugby Championship.

It was recorded in the First Class Lounge of Hamad International Airport in Doha at the announcement of Qatar Airways as a sponsor of the Championship.

Over the course of 30 minutes, we talk about his career as a player and realisation that business was a better option, how rugby is working closer together to promote itself, why it is so important to reach out to younger fans and how that can be done.

We also discover his Irish- Iraqui heritage and who he would have as ideal lunch companions.

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

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The Business of Rugby Podcast from Sport for Business.  

Our theme is to talk one-to-one with those who are making a difference off the field of play in the sport.

Today we are talking to Ben Calveley, Managing Director of the British and Irish Lions.  We look at where the Lions sit in the rapidly changing landscape of the global game, what it is about the idea of the Lions that has endured and grown ever stronger down the years, how its commercial structure is being recast in order to provide value for sponsors and partners beyond the high of each tour and much, much more.

The Business of Rugby Podcast is supported by our friends at Bank of Ireland who are long-term partners of each of the four proud provinces of Ireland and are themselves creating a significant impact on the wellbeing of the sport.

We spoke to Ben while he was on a flying visit to Dublin and we hope you get something from the time we spent in his company and which we will now spend in yours….

If it whets your appetite early for a trip down under in 2025 then head over to Lionsrugby.com where you can find out everything there is to know about this special corner of the sport.

You can subscribe to our Sport for Business podcasts wherever you get yours from and we hope you will enjoy some great interviews we have coming up with the decision makers that are so important to how we all interact with the sports we love.

We have a Daily bulletin on all matters commercial within sport which you can sign up to at sportforbusiness.com and I look forward to your joining us again soon.  

Thanks once more to Bank of Ireland, our Rugby Partners for making what we do possible, to Ben for taking the time to sit with us and chat so openly, to Peter Sweeney of Teneo for his help and especially to you for listening.

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

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In the second episode of our Sport for Business Leadership series we speak to Dubai Duty Free CEO Colm McLoughlin.

He has been part of the Duty Free scene for more than 50 years but his entry to it took some interesting twists along the way.

He talks openly about the power of sporting sponsorship, about what works, how they became a major sponsor in tennis, golf and horseracing, and why they exited the Irish Open golf.

We find out about his love for a particular sporting tournament, a chance meeting with a famous GAA figure, and how we would need to book the entire restaurant for dinner with his sporting heroes...

Find out more about what Sport for Business does in the commercial world of sport at www.sportforbusiness.com and join us soon for future interviews with GAA President Larry McCarthy,  FAI CEO Jonathan Hill and President of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, Sarah Keane.

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

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In the first episode of our Sport for Business Leadership series we speak to Sport Ireland CEO Dr Una May.

We talk about her hopes and plans for how Sport Ireland can be a positive enabler across the sports sector, about plans for creating one of the best Sports Campus facilities in the world, and about winning a lampshade in her first half marathon in Ballyferriter, County Kerry.

We find out about who she'd like to invite to dinner and plenty of important stuff.

Find out more about what Sport for Business does in the commercial world of sport at www.sportforbusiness.com and join us soon for future interviews with GAA President Larry McCarthy, Dubai Duty Free CEO Colm McLoughlin and FAI CEO Jonathan Hill

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.

Let us know what’s on your mind

The Sport for Business Podcast will bring you interviews with the key players in the commercial world of sport.

They will be open and frank looks behind the dressing room curtain giving you a different perspective on sport in all its many forms.

Find out more about what Sport for Business does in the commercial world of sport at www.sportforbusiness.com and join us soon for future interviews with leaders from across the sporting spectrum

Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com

We publish a daily news bulletin and host regular live events on a wide range of sporting subjects.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, and look forward to more upcoming chats on leadership and the business of sport.

Our upcoming live events, including our League of Ireland Breakfast at Grant Thornton on February 4th, as well as plenty more, are live on the Sport for Business website, and we'd love to have you join us.