Sport's Cutting Edge

Karma Armani is the Sport’s Cutting Edge International Correspondent, and works in New York City with mega sports agency Sportfive. Karma gives us a deep insight in to the latest in women’s sport and sportstech, including a recent study showing that women’s sport could be a better bet than men’s sport, when it comes to economic decision-making. Karma also shares strategies for females facing cyber...

European sport is world-renowned for its prestige and tradition. European sportstech is “old school and cautious”, which is a positive, that helps refine and sharpen decision-making, according to Sam Westberg. Sam is CEO of LaSource- a B2B sportstech agency based in Paris, helping to shape the future of sport and entertainment. Sam is clever, modest and speaks his mind- giving us a great insight i...

The biggest week in Aussie sportstech kicks-off just days away in Olympic City, Brisbane on August 30. The Australian Sports Innovation Week includes a master class, start-up & investor day, field tours and partner workshops. The two headline acts are the Sports Tech World Series and the Australian New Zealand Sports Tech Awards. Johann Odou is co-founder of the Sports Tech World Series- the l...

Rick Burton is the former marketing boss for the US Olympic Committee and Miller Lite, and has worked with the NHL, Nike, Visa and Fedex. He also ran Australia’s National Basketball League, and is a Professor at Syracuse University, in New York. Rick is now North America Chief for Playbk Sports- a company creating new digital information and engagement commodities for clubs and leagues. Rick gives...

James Demetriou is one of the great success stories of modern Australia. The first generation Aussie became the first person of Hellenic background to represent the Essendon Football Club in the VFL/AFL, in 1975. After footy, James carved out a grand career in law, commerce, sport, governance and innovation. In 2012, James founded the Australian Sport Technologies Network, as a mechanism to grow A...

Steven Gatt is Chief Operating Officer of Netball Victoria, co-founder of Sports Accounting Australia, and a Director of the Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund. Steve takes us on Netball Victoria’s journey of big sportstech decision-making. He tells us how tech has the power to connect the vast netballing community. We also discuss how the Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund is providing more equal...

When Pete Hull’s international Motocross career was cut short by injury, he channelled his flair and energy in to building a functional fitness gym. He started in a “small tin shed” in Brisbane, and pre-covid had built a 22-strong gym franchise. When covid hit, Pete Hull seized the day with a rapid tech intervention that saw his business explode. Fitstop now have more than 80 gyms, and they’re siz...

Sarah Wall is a three-times National Championship-winning Netballer. Sarah founded NETFIT Netball as a means to community-build, empower girls and women, and increase healthy living and netball participation. NETFIT powered through Covid with the aid of elite sportstech, and now caters to more than 100,000 people across more than 60 nations.

Ken Lee and Daman Foy are co-founders of Playcasta, a company pioneering Metaverse technology in Australia. Playcasta are tech creators of the State of Origin Metaverse revolution, with Queensland Rugby League’s ‘Ultimate Queenslander NFT’. On the eve of the NFT’s first exclusive drop we talk to the people behind this cutting edge sportstech.

From grassroots through to the elite level, there is a referee and umpire crisis in Australian sport. On the eve of this Aussie Rules season, there was a shortage of 6,000 local umpires across the country. Refbook has stepped-up at this dire time to provide cutting edge tech solutions. Joining us on the show is Australian and international basketball referee Jon Chapman, who co-founded Refbook, an...

In a Sport’s Cutting Edge exclusive, we can reveal Queensland Rugby League are pioneering the Australian metaverse, with ‘The Ultimate Queenslander NFT’ for State of Origin 2022. Wally Lewis, Karl Stefanovic, Johnathan Thurston and the Stafford Brothers have all signed-on, and will be available in NFT form as legendary Queenslanders. The QRL will drop ‘The Ultimate Queenslander NFT’ on Twitter and...

Donna Johnson is the mastermind behind Zena Sport’s world-first female protection garment for the upper torso. Donna identified a major safety concern for women’s sport, and created the solution. She is passionate about preventing injury, enhancing safety and empowering women to participate in sport. Donna and her partner-in-crime, AFL Legend, Brad, are a dynamic wife & husband sportstech star...

Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist Scott McGrory has one of Australian sport’s most inspiring and most heartbreaking stories to tell. As you’ll hear, this man is resilience personified. And Scott is now an Olympic commentator with the Seven Network, and he tells us the supreme role technology plays in cycling. Karma Armani returns to the show, having just completed her double-Masters in Business &...

Jon Shepherd is an Aussie who went to the US and became a College Basketball Star, he’s since become one of the sharpest minds in education and coaching, first with the Australian Sports Commission, and then as an entrepreneur. Damian Hecker has been a leading light in Australian education and coaching for the past two decades, with Australian Sports Commission, as Netball Australia’s Coach Develo...

Kusal Goonewardena is one of the world’s leading sports physiotherapists. Kusal founded Elite Akademy at Melbourne University, he is the sports physio to Women’s Tennis Doubles star pairing Vera Zvonareva & Laura Siegemund, he is on ABC Radio National, and is a highly regarded author. Kusal is at the cutting edge of global sports physio research and tech, and he gives us a powerful insight tod...

Marilou McFarlane has spent the past 30 years as a dynamic force for good in the United States of America. The all-star businesswoman has dominated sport, media and tech, and has made it her mission to help elevate and empower young girls and women. Marilou shares her insights from an incredible career, and tells us all about her company Women in Sports Tech (WiST) Simon Murphy is the acclaimed Ch...

Adam Bishop is helping to drive the future of athletics in Australia with the latest tech and innovation. He’s been integral to the revolutionary ‘Active Bands’ technology launched by Athletics Australia and Weet-Bix, helping to engage and inspire Aussie kids in exercise. KORE Software is a global giant of sportstech, currently managing $USD 47 billion worth of assets. Last year they recruited you...

David Geddes is a leading figure in Global Sports Tech. Dave’s background is in the US Defence Industry- where so much of the world’s new tech is born. Dave is Founder & President of the International Sports Tech Association, and is now President of E-Sports’ Team USA. We hear the latest sports tech and E-Sports insights from a man who is always in the know! Molina Asthana is a highly esteemed...

Sharelle McMahon is one of Australia’s all-time sporting greats, and now Head of Female Cricket at Cricket Victoria. Sharelle is now becoming just the fifth sportswoman to be immortalised in statue form in Victoria. There are 29 sportsmen represented in statues in the state, and three racehorses. On today’s show, we discuss the importance of female representation in sport, and the role modelling i...

Bennett Merriman is co-founder and CEO of Rosterfy- the world leader in workforce managment technology. A company that started in a spare room is now in 23 countries, and has clients including the Super Bowl, FIFA World Cup and Dubai’s Expo 2020. Bennett tells us how Rosterfy turned their dream in to a reality, and gives us an insight in to the tech lessons learnt over the journey. Cory Mostran is...

Australian Rugby Union Immortal Stirling Mortlock, and Global Sports Tech Leader, James Godfrey are behind the ‘Smart Ball’ that has launched in Super Rugby and the NRLW. ‘Stirlo’ and ‘Goddes’ run XV Capital Advisory, and their client Sportable have created this revolutionary new technology. We get the scoop on the Smart Ball’s mechanics, it’s utility, and it’s future. Global Sports Tech Leader Jo...

Mark Zucco is the Strategy Boss at Gemba- a world leader in sports entertainment. Mark shares key insights about the future of sport entertainment, and the crucial role of technology and innovation. Aussie country footy legend Rob Clarke and his great mate, Ian McAdam- a legendary Indigenous leader- came together a decade ago to start the Redtails Right Tracks Program in the Northern Territory. ‘C...

Mark Zucco is Head of Strategy, Data & Analytics at Gemba- a world leader in sports entertainment. Mark shares key insights about the future of sport entertainment, and the crucial role of technology and innovation.

Rob Clarke and his great mate, Ian McAdam- a legendary Indigenous leader- came together a decade ago to start the Redtails Right Tracks Program in the Northern Territory. ‘Clarkey’ joins us to share how they use sport to bring people together and empower young men and women to live their best life.

Fan Favourite Chelsea Disseldorp joins us, for the latest insights in sports tech from the Northern Hemisphere.