Pros In the Arena

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language. But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together? Our Pro in this Episode is Dale Frith, a Pitch Consultant who has managed surfaces for the Paris Olympics, English Premier League, Wimbledon, and FIFA World Cups.  In this conversation, Dale shares with us some of the core...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language. But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together? Our Pro in this Episode is Joao Santos, a multi-sport broadcasting director who thrives in the high-stakes world of live global sports broadcasting In this conversation, Joao shares with us his very colorful and eventful career...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language. But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together? Our Pro in this Episode is Dr. Ola Eriksrud, Founder of Athletic 1080 and Head of Sports Science at 1080 Motion In this insightful conversation, Ola shares with us his unique journey of which spans multiple domains: physical the...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language. But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together? Our Pro in this Episode is Sander Kruis, the Head of Partnership Acquisitions for Audi Formula 1 In this riveting conversation, Sander shares with us what it is like to tackle a unique and extreme challenge: Orienting a new F1 t...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language. But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together? Our Pro in this Episode is Maksims Raspopovs, a Venue Director for UEFA Maks is a seasoned football professional: he has over 15+ years’ experience in the Latvian Football Federation, he is an entrepreneur as a co-founder of a f...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language. But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together? Our Pro in this Episode is Patrick Mai, the Biomechanics Lab Manager at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences In this conversation, Patrick shares with us the balancing act between managing a high-tech university lab and instr...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language. But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together? Our Pro in this Episode is Esther Huijsmans, a Sports & Events Expert + Leadership Coach with 20+ years of experience on the world's biggest stages (FIFA World Cups, UEFA Euros, Tomorrowland, and more!). In this conversation...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.  But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?  Our Pro in this episode is John Bailey (or JB), a Director / Producer in Sporting Events and Competitions. He has worked in a variety of sports - including Cricket, Football, Gymnastics, and “his baby” Aquatics. JB h...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.  But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?  Our Pro in this episode is Henry Hanson, a Senior Manager in Mechanical Engineering in the Innovation Team at adidas. Henry is a brilliant engineer and has worked on very unique projects at the exciting intersection...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.  But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?  Our Pro in this episode is Dr. Sina David, an Assistant Professor in biomechanics at the Vrije University of Amsterdam. Sina is a motivated researcher with a very diverse and interesting scope of sports science resea...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.  But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?  Our Pro in this episode is Jon Ferrara, a Costing Manager in Football footwear and accessories working at adidas. In this conversation, we go behind the scenes of footwear manufacturing, learning about the process in...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.  But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?  Our Pro in this episode is Chiem Kock, a Football Replay Operator for Hawk-Eye Innovation, the world's leading service provider of video technology in sports. In this conversation, we discuss Chiem's very unique role...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.  But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?  Our Pro in this episode is Igor Komnik, a Research Associate at the German Sports University in Cologne. In this conversation, we go behind the scenes of sports science, learning about Igor's innovative (and challeng...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.  But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?  Our Pro in this episode is Dzuljeta Tamsone, Player Agent in women's football working at AS Sports Management. We go behind the scenes of women's football and dive into Dzuljeta's journey in becoming a very influenti...

Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.  But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?  Our Pro in this episode is Phil Jevtovic, Senior Manager of Analytics and Strategy for Canada Basketball Men's High Performance Program. We go behind the scenes of the Basketball industry and dive into Phil's journey...

The "Pros In the Arena" Podcast launches on May 14, 2024. Come for a peek behind the sports arena. Stay for insightful and meaningful conversations with Pros in Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.