Jason interviews Barrie Pierpoint, former Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club.
Barrie Pierpoint has over 30 years experience as a Plc Chief Executive and Managing Director with an impressive and continuous track record of performance and achievements within a range of service industries, including sport, leisure, hospitality, events, retailing, recruitment, training and publishing. During this time he gained a reputation for developing new opportunities and driving businesses forward.
He is best known for the success of transforming and developing Leicester City Football Club as Chief Executive from a loss-making club to a profitable Premiership business during his 10 years from 1990 to 2000. He was responsible for the turnover growth from £2m to £24m within that period, he oversaw its stock market flotation, raised £12m for Leicester City Plc and developed new subsidiary companies.
Gained vast business experience across many corporate sectors, including sport, leisure, hospitality, catering, events, charities, publishing, printing, retailing, health, education and property.
In 2001 and 2002, Barrie was also Chief Executive of Portsmouth and Bradford professional football clubs. He’s worked with professional football clubs such as Peterborough, Boston and Watford on specific development projects, as well as providing Boardroom management, support, advice and direction, to a wide range of professional sports clubs including Leicester Riders Basketball Club, National Ice Skating Association, Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicester Races, Leicester Tigers Rugby Club and many others.
Barrie now works with several companies as a Non Executive Director.
Some highlights of the podcast include:
- How Barrie turned Leicester City FC into a highly profitable club
- Client led services and products
- How he changed culture to increase profit
- Why Barrie thinks communication is the key to growth
- Don't disconnect with your clients
- How to deal with external pressure and opinions
- What really annoys Barrie
- The biggest mistake Barrie made
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Free LinkedIn Mini Course Training: https://www.ImpactForLeads.com
- Jason's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonaosborn/
- Barrie's phone number: 07720406806
- Barrie's email: [email protected]
- Barrie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrie-pierpoint-fcim-4527097/
- Barrie's website: http://www.bpmanagementandmarketingservices.co.uk/
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