Sports Management Podcast

Welcome to episode 169 of Sports Management Podcast.

Thomas van Schaik is a brand strategist with over 25 years of experience in athlete branding and the author of "The Athlete Brand Book". He helps athletes build better brands, boosting their independence, influence, income, and impact. 

We spoke about:

• What is athlete branding
• The three C’s
• His time with Adidas
• Trust in the sports industry
• The importance of AI in branding?
• The concept on “1000 fans”

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 168 of Sports Management Podcast.

  Olof Lundh is a Swedish award-winning journalist, reporter, columnist, podcaster and an author. 

His latest book covers sports washing in general and the sports washing when Qatar was awarded the FIFA World Cup in particular. Olof is not afraid to ask the difficult questions and does no shy away from controversial topics. 

We spoke about:

• Sports washing and why money talks
• Why he decided to write his latest book
• If sports washing in women’s sports in a necessary evil
• The hypocrisy surrounding the topics of sports washing
• The dark future of journalism
• Sports and politics

And much more! 

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Welcome to episode 167 of Sports Management Podcast.

Johanna Dahlén is a sports journalist covering mostly Swedish ice hockey and basketball, but she was also sent to cover the Olympic Games in Beijing 2022. Johanna comes from a sporting family. She has played basketball and soccer, her brother is currently playing icehockey on the highest level in Sweden for Timrå IK and her father was playing ice hockey in the NHL when Johanna and her brother grew up, resulting in them moving around quite a lot. 

We spoke about:

• Why she became a journalist
• Moving around a lot as a kid
• Critics on social media 
• Being a woman in a male dominated field
• Her biggest career dream outside of sports

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 166 of Sports Management Podcast.

Nate Liberman is the VP of sports at Tixr, a company that partner with event creators to go beyond ticketing.

We spoke about:

• The Ticketing Industry
• The Shift in Attention Span
• Why Data is Only as Good as the Action You Can Take Against It
• Nate’s Career Journey

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 165 of Sports Management Podcast.

Keal Blache is the Vice President of Partnerships at vivenu, a global primary ticketing and experience tech company. He is also an adjunct professor, podcaster, Pickleball fanatic and more! 

We spoke about:

• The future of ticketing
• His work at vivenu
• Why he started Sports, Media & Tech Podcast
• His passion for Pickleball

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 164 of Sports Management Podcast.

Elena Mirandola is the newly appointed CEO of F.C. Como Women. FC Como is the first club in Mercury/13’s portfolio and they are playing in the Italian Serie A Femminile.

We spoke about:

• Being appointed CEO of FC Como
• Treating women’s football as a business
• FC Como’s partnership with NIKE
• Female empowerment
• Her best advice for young people in sports
• Her vision for FC Como

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 163 of Sports Management Podcast.

Robbie Douek is the CEO of BLAST. Blast is a Copenhagen-based E-sports entertainment company delivering events across the world. 

We spoke about:

• Blast’s partnership with Alpine F1
• Working for Google & Disney
• Working in sectors where he can make a differences
• The development of E-sports
• Differences & Learnings from traditional sport
• E-Sports vs Competitive Gaming
• Why 2024 is the biggest year for E-Sports in UK history

And much more!

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Welcome to episode 162 of Sports Management Podcast.

Mark Hewlett is the Co-Founder of Soul Padel. Mark has a background from food retail and has worked for Lidl in the UK for many years. In 2023 he decided to start Soul Padel, after seeing its potential as a sport on the rise. Soul Padel wants to bring padel to people from all walks of life and democratize the sport and ensure all-comers can pick up a racket.

We spoke about:

• Democratizing padel
• The importance of proper coach education
• Padel as an Olympic sport
• Soul Padel’s partnership with Decathlon
• The biggest challenges in growing padel in the UK
• Being recruited by the government to help during Covid

And much more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro01:00 Soul Padel 10:07 Partnership with Decathlon 19:34 Mark's Career Journey 28:08 Lessons and Advice 30:00 Outro

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Welcome to episode 161 of Sports Management Podcast

Ryan Sember is the senior vice president of partnerships at Logitix. Logitix is a leader in live event ticketing technology and analytics whose vision is to automate the entire ticket lifecycle and provide data driven insights to serve the diverse needs of its clients. Ryan is a seasoned sports professional with experiences from Atlanta spirit, Atlanta Hawks and Miami Marlins.

In this episode, we spoke about:

• His learnings from working at pro teams
• The Logitechs one platform
• The future of ticketing

And much more!

00:00 Intro 01:00 What is Logitech? 09:30 Data Analysis and Client Relationships 20:11 Sports Industry Insights 29:18 Industry Trends and Future Outlook 32:00 Outro

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Welcome to episode 160 of Sports Management Podcast.

Tim Bainton is He is the president of Blue Chip Sports Management, the COO of Epic Padel and an adjunct professor at Marymount University in the college of BILT. Tim has a background from Tennis, as a collegiate player and a coach. Today he is an experienced sports business professional and an entrepreneur. 

We spoke about:

• Being the Tennis coach for Bill Gates
• How to develop tomorrow’s leaders
• His view on Padel, Pickleball & Tennis
• His teaching style
• Why leaders don’t always take the invite

And much more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro10:41 Padel, Pickleball, and Tennis 19:59 Business Strategy and Operations 31:26 Industry Leadership and Personal Philosophy 41:47 Education and Leadership Development 50:21 Teaching Methodology and Student Empowerment 59:00 Outro

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