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In today's episode, James speaks to Andy Dalby-Welsh, the CEO of London Youth Games and a former cricketer, who represented at an elite level for the England blind cricket team. Andy’s experiences and passion for sports are both professional and personal. Having developed a rare eye condition at the age of twenty, cricket has been a huge catalyst for Andy’s development on and off the field and he played an executive role in The Change Foundation and Activity Alliance.

  

London Youth Games is a UK charity that has been inspiring young Londoners to find their best for more than 40 years in over 30 sports by building their physical and mental health whilst driving social integration. The charity is proud to have known some of the UKs greatest sportspeople from the last four decades; Mo Farah, Zoe Smith, David Weir, Rachel Yankey, and many more. 

 

In a nutshell, James and Andy speak about:

• Developing a rare eye condition reshaped his life, sports experience, and career

• His thought process during that hard period and what drove him on

• Setting up his project - Sports for Choice to create opportunities for impaired youths

• The importance of challenging yourself more after every milestone

• How the London Youth Games operates in terms of funding and wholly

• Tactics Andy uses to stay on peak performance

• Culture for leadership and coaching for leaders to explore 

…and so much more!

 

Check out London Youth Games:

Website: www.londonyouthgames.org 

LinkedIn: London Youth Games

Instagram:@ldnyouthgames  

 

Connect with Andy:

LinkedIn: Andy Dalby-Welsh

Twitter: ActivityAndyDw 

 

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In today's episode, James speaks to Natalie Justice-Dearn, the CEO of Rounders England, formerly of British Cycling, British Triathlon, and the Birmingham Football Association. Natalie is a firm supporter and promoter of all things surrounding women's sports and is a proud mum of three boys.

 

Building on the simplicity, informality, and sociability of the sport, Rounders England is the National Governing Body for the sport of rounders with a mission to ‘Ignite the Passion’ that many people have for the sport of Rounders, which is nostalgically linked to positive experiences at school and long hot summer days.

 

In a nutshell, James and Natalie speak about:

• Her desire to try out every single sport from a young age
• How Natalie got into football development 
• Moving up her career ladder as she exposed herself to different niches
• More about the amazing Breeze bike riders program
• Key challenges presented to her and the radical changes she made at Rounders England 
• Key pillars of their 10-year reconnect strategy
• Outlook of Rounders England in other countries

…and so much more!

 

Check out Rounders England:

Website:www.rounderengland.co.uk 

LinkedIn: Rounders England   

Instagram: @RoundersEngland

 

Connect with Natalie:

LinkedIn: Natalie Justice-Dearn 

Twitter: @NatalieJD1206

 

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Instagram: @james_ventures

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LinkedIn: James Moore

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In today's episode, James speaks to Katerina Biloruska, the co-owner and member of the supervisory Board at Parimatch Tech and chairperson at Parimatch Foundation. She has helped grow the company's operations in Cyprus, successfully obtaining a Class B license,  significantly establishing their online platform, and gaining a 5% share in the market. 

 

Parimatch Tech provides tech and marketing solutions for the gaming and entertainment industry. Parimatch Foundation — a non-profit organization established by Parimatch, implements the company’s corporate social responsibility. The foundation promotes the health and well-being of the community through education and engaging children in sports while providing equal opportunities for everyone.

 

In a nutshell, James and Katerina speak about:

• Katerina's early physical education memories
• Sports as the best instrument for developing children and their potential
• How they stay ahead of the market in the online betting and online gambling space
• The idea behind the foundation and where its focus lies
• The great work they do for children living with disabilities and professional sportsmen living with disabilities
•  Their amazing collaboration with Israel - Palestine coalition of trauma
• Reflections on what she would tell younger Katerina 

…and so much more!

 

Check out Parimatch Tech:

Website: https://parimatch.tech 

LinkedIn: Parimatch Tech

                 Parimatch Foundation 

Instagram:@parimatch.tech

Twitter: @Parimatch tech 

 

Connect with Katerina:

LinkedIn: Katerina Biloruska

Instagram: @katrinbi  

 

Connect with James:

Instagram: @james_ventures

Facebook: Coordinate Sports FB Page

LinkedIn: James Moore

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In today's episode, James speaks to Max Cotton, an endurance athlete, fitness tech entrepreneur, and former professional mixed martial art fighter based in the UK. Max came to MMA whilst at the University studying English literature and had to balance fighting and injuries alongside a sales career that ultimately relocated him to the London scene, where it all started to check. He is the founder and CEO of Another Round.   Another Round is an app as well as a fitness program that applies its proprietary artificial intelligence to make personal training smarter, more convenient, and more affordable than ever. In the company's latest funding, Max secured a six-figure investment from serial entrepreneur and founder of Pure Gym, Peter Roberts.   In a nutshell, James and Max speak about:

• When Max gained interest in boxing and the debut of his martial arts career
• Why most top-level MMA fighters don't get into the sport through academies
• Leaving his corporate sales career to work as a full-time personal trainer
• How he turned his passion and side hustle into a full-time successful business
• The AI sphere and how it is and will help us be fitter, stronger and faster
• Incredible perspective on how to manage stress and anxiety

…and so much more!   Check out Another Round: Company's Website: http://anotherround.co.uk Company's LinkedIn: Another Round   This show was recorded in December 2022 to check out what Max Cotton and Another Round are up to today check out his LinkedIn below:   Connect with Max: LinkedIn: Max Cotton Max’s first professional MMA fight Video HERE Here is the Thai Boxing match mentioned on the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Nqbj3TIM8   Connect with James: Instagram: @james_ventures Facebook: Coordinate Sports FB Page LinkedIn: James Moore Coordinate cloud: The Drive Phase Podcast

In today's episode, James speaks to Andrew Forsey and Greta Defeyter.  Andrew Forsey is the National Director of the Feeding Britain program and the chair of the HAF Alliance while Greta is the founder and director of the Healthy Living Lab at Northumbria University, a trustee of Feeding Britain, and a founding member of the Global School Food and Health Consortium. 

 

Feeding Britain is an award-winning charity with a vision of a UK where no one goes hungry. The charity supports a national network of 66 regional anti-hunger partnerships of more than 600 local organizations working to ensure hunger becomes a thing of the past for the communities they serve.

 

In a nutshell, James, Andrew, and Greta speak about:

• The history of the HAF Alliance from its inception and what it aims to achieve in the long run
• HAF sprint initiative that is currently running and having a National Design sprint and the significant impact it has had on lots of people’s lives
• How the Feeding Britain program came into place and how it has helped provide meals for school children across Britain
• Where they are skewed in terms of demographics
• The financial impact of COVID-19 on the food system and young people and how this has put more pressure on the program 
• They plan to attract a larger number of secondary school going young people to the program and bring them together 
• Their achievements strive to shape, influence, and make it the best program for young people

…and so much more!           

 

Check out Feeding Britain:      

Website: https://feedingbritain.org 

Instagram: @feeding_britain  

Twitter: @Feeding_Britain           

 

Connect with Andrew and Greta:

Email: [email protected] 

LinkedIn: Professor Greta Defeyter

Twitter: @livinghealthy  

 

Connect with James

Instagram: @james_ventures

Facebook: Coordinate Sports FB Page

LinkedIn: James Moore

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Our show is different today as we have a change in format. James is joined by the UK's leading sports tech consultant Andrew Hicks, who has been involved in many of the breakout and sector-leading companies.  

 

They discuss what they think of 2022 and what will happen in 2023. Predictions are purely opinion based and on their own knowledge of the wider sports, business and tech industry. 

 

In a nutshell, James and Andrew speak about:

• The remarkable Move AI
• How the unreal engine epic games are becoming more tangible for sports
• Untapped and fascinating markets worldwide in the sporting space
• The correlation between demographics of basketball and music 
• More about stack sports team up
• Manchester United and Liverpool going up for sales recently and why we should be worried about the leaders that are going to buy them
• His insights into what Live Golf has already done and what it  is doing 
• The shift in attitude and psychology landscape of athletes Investing in creating their investment funds, knowing their value
• 2023 macro predictions of the sports technology and  business  landscape

 

Connect with Andrew: 

LinkedIn: Andrew Hicks 

Twitter: @AndyHIX9884

 

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Instagram: @james_ventures

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In today's episode, James speaks to Angela Wilson, a former international swimmer who competed in World, European, and Commonwealth competitions. Angela was also selected to Team GB in 1991 and 1996. She is also the CEO of the franchise Angela's Swim School. 

 

Combining her success in swimming and her desire to change lives through it, Angela's Swim School was born. The swim school teaches children from as young as 4 months how to swim, and offers swimming lessons to all ages and abilities, including adults.

 

In a nutshell, James and Angela speak about:

• Angela's domination in Scottish swimming for 10 years after swimming competitively from age 5
• How the strong foundation of swimming was instilled in her by her mother
• The pathway one should take in pursuit of being an International swimmer
• Pains and upset in her sporting career and how she bounced back
• Steps as to how she transitioned from an instructor to a mature franchise
• The ideal profile of a franchisee they look for
• How to deal with the day-to-day inevitable disappointments 

… and so much more! 

 

Check out Angela's Swim School:

Website: http://angelasswimschool.com 

LinkedIn: Angela's Swim School LinkedIn  

Facebook: Angela's Swim School 

 

Connect with Angela:

LinkedIn:Angela Beckford (Pendrich)

 

Connect with James:

Instagram: @james_ventures

Facebook: Coordinate Sports FB Page

LinkedIn: James Moore

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In today's episode, James speaks to Amy Lalla, the co-founder and director of the LMP Group, an immensely passionate advocate for education. Amy has experience working in professional sports in the US and the UK and developed a wealth of experience in sports, activities, marketing, and sports development, before co-founding her first residential camp at Let Me Play.   Let Me Play was established in 2004 with a residential summer basketball camp and with the mission to create opportunities for young people. Since then, the company has developed to deliver alternative education, adult education and apprenticeships via LMP Education. LMP Education is a national apprenticeship training provider that was graded "Good" by Ofsted in March 2020 and is currently ranked 3rd in the "Rate My Apprenticeship" list of Top 50 Training Providers 2022-23.   In a nutshell, James and Amy speak about:

• Her sporting and academic childhood experiences

• Amy's journey to the corporate world

• How they launched LMP and their operations now as one of the industry leaders in sport, education, and community development.

• Their approach to recruitment and building a win-win team
• How they are supporting young people navigating their dreams

… and so much more!

 

Check out LMP Group:

Website:www.letmeplay.co.uk 

LinkedIn: LMP GROUP 

Twitter:@LMP_ Education 

 

Connect with Amy:

LinkedIn: Amy Lalla

Twitter:@AmyLalla

Instagram:@amylalla

 

Connect with James:

Instagram: @james_ventures

Facebook: Coordinate Sports FB Page

LinkedIn: James Moore

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In today's episode, James speaks to Adam Fraser, the Chief Executive of Laureus Sport for Good who began his career in sports journalism. No stranger to the organisation he has nearly 10 years under his belt, becoming CEO in 2019. In one of the most difficult periods for charities globally, he and his team continued to deliver and, in fact, increased the organisation’s impact.   Laureus Sport for Good is a global organisation that supports sport for development projects across the world. It was initially created under the patronage of Nelson Mandela with the founding belief that “sport has the power to change the world,”. The organisation uses the power of sports to end violence, discrimination, and disadvantage, supporting more than 250 sports-based youth programs in 50 countries and territories   In a nutshell, James and Adams speak about:

• Adam's background in creative media journalism and his transition to sport for development
• The change in the quality of readership interaction then and in our current social media era
• Storytelling as a pivotal segment of unlocking funds
• Their organisations model and the actual tangible impact in different countries and territories
• His business approaches to leading a global team

… and so much more!   Check out LinkedIn: Laureus Website:www.laureus.com/sport-for-good Twitter: @LaureusSport   Connect with Adams: LinkedIn: Adam Fraser Twitter: @AFraser   Connect with James: Instagram: @james_ventures Facebook: Coordinate Sports FB Page LinkedIn: James Moore Coordinate Cloud: The Drive Phase Podcast

Its time for our wrap-up series brings together the best insights from episodes 81 to 89 and is a great way to jump in and sample the Drive Phase content.

We’ve picked out some of the best clips and tips from our conversations across the last 9 episodes. We also want to take the opportunity to thank all of our listeners for your support and ask that you subscribe and leave a review on Apple podcast or follow us on Spotify. 

Welcome to this week’s episode of The Drive Phase Podcast and part 9 of the Lessons From Leaders series.

 

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