Leaders Worth Knowing Podcast

In conversation with the Chief Commercial Officer at the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football.  This is the Blueprint, the podcast brought to you by Leaders and Deltatre about straightforward strategic thinking in sport.  This series teases out insights from leading industry executives about how they strategise. They’ll provide a fresh perspective on sports' m...

Leaders in EDI shines a light on the progress being made and the challenges being faced in the equity, diversity and inclusion space across sport and neighbouring industries. This season of the Leaders in EDI podcast series features perspectives from outside of the sports industry to develop a more holistic view of the EDI sector, to discuss what specific challenges other industries face, and to u...

The Blueprint returns with a conversation with the EVP of Business Operations & Chief Strategy Officer at one of the most storied team brands in sport. This is the Blueprint, the podcast brought to you by Leaders and Deltatre about straightforward strategic thinking in sport. This series teases out insights from leading industry executives about how they strategise. They’ll provide a fresh per...

A perspective on the music & events industry from the man who brought #Merky Festival to Ibiza before making his mark at the world’s leading talent agency. Leaders in EDI shines a light on the progress being made and the challenges being faced in the equity, diversity and inclusion space across sport and neighbouring industries. This season of the Leaders in EDI podcast series will feature per...

The Founder of Black Eats LDN joins the series to discuss inclusivity in an industry that, through necessity, affects every living person. Leaders in EDI shines a light on the progress being made and the challenges being faced in the equity, diversity and inclusion space across sport and neighbouring industries. This season of the Leaders in EDI podcast series will feature perspectives from outsid...

This is Threats, a podcast about the changing sports media landscape and the conditions that threaten to undermine the traditional model. In this series, Leaders’ Editorial Director James Emmett and Synamedia’s Head of Sport Simon Brydon will identify the conditions that threaten to undermine the traditional model. Alongside a handful of prominent industry experts, they also explore ways that lead...

This is Threats, a podcast about the changing sports media landscape and the conditions that threaten to undermine the traditional model. In this series, Leaders’ Editorial Director James Emmett and Synamedia’s Head of Sport Simon Brydon will identify the conditions that threaten to undermine the traditional model, and alongside a handful of prominent industry experts, explore ways that leaders ca...

This is Threats, a podcast about the changing sports media landscape and the conditions that threaten to undermine the traditional model. In this series, Leaders’ Editorial Director James Emmett and Synamedia’s Head of Sport Simon Brydon will identify the conditions that threaten to undermine the traditional model, and alongside a handful of prominent industry experts, explore ways that leaders ca...

Reviewing the action from the new event experience where sport meets entertainment, lifestyle and culture. Leaders on the Ground takes you behind-the-scenes at our in-person events, where our team recap the goings-on and key takeaways from the on-stage sessions. This week, the Leaders Team have been in New York, working with sister company Sports Business Journal, for the big launch of 4SE followi...

For our season finale of Leaders Live, IMG’s EVP of Head of Global Production joins the show to run the rule over the sports broadcast and production sector. Leaders Live, produced in partnership with IMG, is our studio talk show on hot button issues in the industry, featuring conversations with leaders from across sport. This edition features former Sky Sports chief and current EVP, Head of Globa...

The CEO of UK Sport, the Head of Women’s Sport at Sky Sports and the Director of the Women’s Professional Game at the ECB visit IMG studios for the monthly live chat show. Leaders Live, produced in partnership with IMG, is our studio talk show on hot button issues in the industry, featuring conversations with leaders from across sport. As Paris 2024 draws closer, UK Sport CEO Sally Munday offers i...

The EDI Director at the ECB, the Senior Manager of EDI at Liverpool FC, and two EDI consultants with extensive experience in football in the final installment of Leaders’ step-by-step guide to building an EDI strategy.   Leaders in EDI shines a light on the progress being made and the challenges being faced in the equity, diversity and inclusion space across sport and other industries. This season...

Senior Manager of EDI at Liverpool F.C, the EDI Director at the ECB and EDI advisor Chris Paouros are joined by EDI consultant and campaigner Hayley Bennett to discuss measurement in EDI.    Leaders in EDI shines a light on the progress being made and the challenges being faced in the equity, diversity and inclusion space across sport and other industries. This season of the Leaders in EDI podcast...

An EDI consultant and advisor, the EDI Director at the ECB, and the Senior Manager of EDI at Liverpool F.C provide insight into their process for creating an action plan. Leaders in EDI shines a light on the progress being made and the challenges being faced in the equity, diversity and inclusion space across sport and other industries. This second episode of our season on EDI strategy focuses on...

The first episode in a new series in which a Premier league PLEDIS Panel Member, the ECB’s EDI Director and Liverpool FC’s Senior Manager of EDI offer a step-by-step guide on how to build an EDI strategy.  Leaders in EDI shines a light on the progress being made and the challenges being faced in the equity, diversity and inclusion space across sport and other industries.  This first episode of our...

Premiership Rugby’s CEO and Pepsi’s Director of Sports Marketing (North America) and Expedia Group’s Director of Football and Music Partnerships. Leaders Live, produced in partnership with IMG, is our studio talk show on hot button issues in the industry, featuring conversations with leaders from across sport. As a tumultuous Premiership Rugby season rumbles on, the league’s CEO, Simon Massie-Tayl...

Insights from an experienced leader in one of the world’s most recognisable sports franchises. This is the Blueprint, the podcast brought to you by Leaders and Deltatre about straightforward strategic thinking in sport. Over the course of the series, we’ve been hearing from leading industry executives about how they strategise - how do they build in flexibility? Inject creativity? Bring projects a...

Reviewing Day 2 of the Leaders Sport Business Summit Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit, brought to you in partnership with Abu Dhabi Sports Council. Leaders on the Ground takes you behind-the-scenes at our in-person events, where our team recap the goings-on and key takeaways from the on-stage sessions. In this episode, David Cushnan and James Emmett are joined by sports marketing veteran Kate Bosom...

Behind the Scenes of Day 1 of the fifth edition of the Leaders Sport Business Summit in Abu Dhabi. Leaders on the Ground takes you behind-the-scenes at our in-person events, where our team review the action and key takeaways from the on-stage sessions. In partnership with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, the Leaders team invited 750 senior executives to the world-renowned Yas Marina Circuit for the f...

The man leading the largest commercial group in British racing on leading through crises. Welcome to Leaders and how they lead, the podcast series that spotlights different leaders and different leadership styles from across the world of sport. This week’s guest is Nevin Truesdale, who has been with The Jockey Club for almost a decade, having joined as Finance Director in 2013. His time at The Joc...

The Legends Co-President on the multi-leader model, and the Atlanta Hawks’ CMO on the meaning of authentic leadership.  Hello and welcome to Leaders and how they lead, the podcast that brings all manner of sporting CEOs into the Leaders studio to ask them how they manage – and to nudge and nurdle them into thinking deeper about what they do on a day-to-day basis.  This week’s guest is Mike Tomon,...

The CEO of the ATP Tour, CEO and Founder of Noah Media Group and the director of ‘No Woman, No Try’ join the monthly live chat show. In February’s episode, recorded live from IMG Studios, the business of tennis first takes centre stage (court). Massimo Calvelli, CEO of the ATP Tour joins the show in our ‘Big Interview’ to discuss the emergence of a new generation of players, finding a new generati...

The President and CEO of the US governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding joins Editor-at-Large James Emmett in the Leaders studio. Welcome back to Leaders and How They Lead, the podcast series that looks at what it means to be a leader in the sports industry. The series explores a range of leaders’ perspectives from a range of different organisations; pressing them on what makes them tic...

Leaders bring you a conversation with the Commissioner of one of esports’ biggest leagues and an interview snippet with record-breaking cricketer Sir Alastair Cook. Welcome back to Leaders and How They Lead, the podcast series that looks at what it means to be a leader in the sports industry. The series explores a range of leaders’ perspectives from a range of different organisations; pressing the...

Seven League's CEO and SailGP's Chief Content Officer come to IMG studios to offer expert insight into what to expect from the sports industry in 2023. Leaders Live, produced in partnership with IMG, is our studio talk show on hot button issues facing the industry, featuring interviews with leaders from across and beyond sport. January's episode offers the ultimate start-of-year guide on what to e...