Welcome to episode 174 of Sports Management Podcast. Today’s episode is brought to you in collaboration with SIGA – Sport Integrity Global Alliance. Today marks the start of Sport Integrity Week 2024, so head over to SIGA’s website siga-sport.com to learn more. Today’s guest is Roberto Armelin – the executive director of ESG, Risk and Compliance at…

Welcome to episode 173 of Sports Management Podcast. Charlie Hyman is the CEO of Bloomsbury Football. Bloomsbury Football is a grassroots football charity that uses the power of football to change the game for young people in London. Since Bloomsbury’s very first session in 2018, the charity has impacted thousands of kids’ lives by making football …

Welcome to episode 172 of Sports Management Podcast. Joe Dupriest is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of NextUp Ventures and NextUp Partners. Joe has a long background from the sports industry and has worked for the Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Eagles, the Red Skins and more. His education background is in engineering and he has been able to …

Welcome to episode 171 of Sports Management Podcast. Linnéa Lindmark is the founder and CEO of Five 9 Sports Management. Linnéa is a former football player who played in Sweden and at college in the US. She started working for Athletes USA as a regional manager, but for reasons you will soon hear, she had to stop there and then decided to start her…

Welcome to episode 170 of Sports Management Podcast. Marcos Del Pilar is the Co-founder & commissioner for Pro Padel League, the Director of PadelMBA, an entrepreneur or simply “The Godfather of Padel”. Marcos more or less brought padel to the United States and his vision is nothing less than making a better world through padel. We spoke about: Pad…

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 ti…

The world's most underrated shaper? 2X East Coast Shape-off winner and runner in the Boardroom Show Icons of Foam Shape-off honoring Wayne Lynch -- Mr. Jordan Brazie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDoor Scott Bass

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 f…

The most interesting man in surfing. Randy Rarick discusses the John John Florence world championship parade, Rabbit Kekai, Toes Reef and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDoor Scott Bass

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…

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! Follow Sports Manage…

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 …

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 e…

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 Difference…

The stories that our student-athletes tell about their sporting career don't stop to surprise us. In case of this episode's guest, Paulo Sousa, who plays in the under-21 Luxembourgish national team, we learnt not only about how he started playing football, but also talked about injury and mental health. Paulo, who studies Sport and Exercise Science…

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 de…

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 pr…

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 en…

This time, we're joined by Maïté Barthels, a cyclist specialising in cyclo-cross. Discover with us this sport as we talk about impressive and challenging races on the muddy, obstacle-ridden courses. Beyond her sport career, Maïté has also completed a bachelor's thesis exploring the impact of menstrual cycles on athletic performance in women. SHOW N…

Welcome to episode 159 of Sports Management Podcast. Adam Breneman is a 3 time All-American Athlete, Media Personality, College Football Analyst, Entrepreneur, Speaker and more. He is the co-founder of The College Sports Company, previously Mercury, a billion dollar venture-backed college sports media and production company that creates original co…

Welcome to episode 158 of Sports Management Podcast. Phil Andrews is the CEO of USA Fencing. For those of you who followed this podcast since the beginning, you might remember Phil from episode 14, then acting as CEO of USA Weightlifting. It was great to have Phil back on the show and we disussed all the things that have happened since the last tim…

From Roberto Lomba, the guest of this episode, we learnt that judo is a perfect sport for the visually impaired. The booth where we talked came alive as Roberto shared his experiences in para judo and his journey to becoming a physiotherapist. If the previous two episodes were inspirational, imagine what this one brings! USEFUL LINKS More about LUN…

Matt Biolos talks about the upcoming Tahiti Paris 2024 Olympic surfing competition, Twinzers, legends and other assorted topics. One of the most influential surfboard builders in the world. His influence goes beyond the highly important surfboard designs – which are of course world class (I’ve owned three ….Lost Surfboards by Matt and all of them s…

Welcome to episode 157 of Sports Management Podcast. John Koufis is the majority owner and CEO for Johnstown Tomahawks ice hockey team, the General Manager for the Greek National Hockey Team and an experienced CFO. We spoke about: The process of becoming an owner of a team His top 5 hockey movies Becoming GM of the Greek National Team Greek hockey …

Welcome to episode 156 of Sports Management Podcast. Shawn Garrity is the CEO of Circle - a leading Omni channel Guest Experience Agency. Shawn was also instrumental in launching SEICon, the sports, entertainment and innovation conference in Vegas, with guests like Nancy Lieberman, David B Falk and David Levy, happening now in July. Moreover, Shawn…

It's all about being very organised and planning well in advance - that's what we heard from our next guest, Eleonore Hiller, a silver and bronze medalist in the World Championships of Duathlon. At LUNEX Eleonore studies sport and exercise science and chose to specialise in international sport management. She has not only managed to combine intense…

Welcome to episode 155 of Sports Management Podcast. Ben Pilbeam is the director of talent management at thinkBeyond. Ben has previous experiences form sponsorships and is currently leveraging these skills among many other to serve athletes. Ben works with athletes like Michael Johnson, Carl Frampton, Molly Thompson Smith and many more. We spoke ab…