Sports Management Podcast

Andrew Stallings is the Founder and President of Athelo Group. Athelo is a combination of the words Athlete & opportunity – and finding opportunities for athletes is exactly what Andrew is doing. He is managing athletes from niche sports, such as motorsport and extreme sports. He has had his fair share of hurdles on the way, but he made it anyway! Key Learnings: - Do you need to be a lawyer to man...

Gustavo Arellano is the Head of Commercial Development at FIBA – International Basketball Federation. He is a chemical engineer who transitioned into the sports industry, which later moved him to Switzerland and FIBA. He is working on several interesting projects including Esports, a Twitch Partnership and more.  Get ready to learn: - About the partnership between FIBA & Twitch - How FIBA is worki...

Mike Emery is the CEO at Joymo TV, an OTT platform to broadcast sports. He is also the founder and Board Member of the British international children's organization "World at Play"  and Board Member for the Zuccarello Foundation (Zuccarellostiftelsen), founded by the Norwegian NHL player Mads Zuccarello. Getting ready to learn: - About OTT in sports in the European market - How Norway's biggest me...

Sara Diaz is the VP of recruiting at Capstone Hospitality, a role she recently took on. She has been named "Sports Business Journal 30 under 30", worked for the PGA tour, been the agent for her younger sister Elsa, and Sara was also a professional golfer herself.  Key learnings: - About Sara's role at Capstone - How it was like working for the PGA tour - Why she decided to be the agent for her sis...

Mikael Hollsten is the Founder of Restless Industries, Aldrig Vila & PXL. Mikael is a personal trainer, entrepreneur, influencer, streamer – you name it. He has also been the Gladiator Prime on TV and a coach on the popular TV show Biggest Loser. Key Learnings: How he started Restless Industries⁠ Why he thinks that he probably has ADD ⁠ How it was like getting fired from Biggest Loser ⁠ If he cons...

Kim Martin Hasson is the General Manager for Frölunda Hockey Club's Women's team. Kim is a former goalkeeper on the highest level. She made her debut for the national team at only 14 years old. She has play in 4 Olympic Games and won several medals at both World Cup and the Olympics. After she retired from playing, she continued working with ice hockey. She has her own Camp for goalkeepers and sin...

Fredrik Joulamo is the Secretary General at the Swedish Basketball Federation. He started his career in retail, but knew early that he wanted to work in Basketball. He has been a coach, the head of the Swedish National Teams and now – secretary general. In this episode, we speak about: - Why Jonas Jerebko is not allowed to play for the Swedish National team - The reason why the national teams have...

Mikko Manner is the head coach of the Swedish hockey team Brynäs IF and assistant coach for the Finnish National Team. Before coming to the Swedish Hockey League, Mikko was the head coach of the Finnish team Kärpät, where he won several titles. With the national team, he has won 2 World cup golds, 1 world cup silver and 1 olympic gold only in the last 4 years. Key Learnings: Why he has not yet ext...

Marilou McFarlane is the founder & CEO of Women in Sports Tech (WiST). She is an experienced sports professional, entrepreneur and business leader. Currently - her focus is on WiST and to get more women in to sports tech, through several initiatives such as the WiST Fellowship program, grants and mentorships & summer internship projects in the sports tech industry. KEY LEARNINGS: Learn about the r...

James Cutting is the founder & CEO of Football Fun Factory, where he is building the world's leading children's football coaching organization. James founded FFF in 2017 and started franchising in 2019. The business model is truly inspiring and important. Considering that only 0,012% of kids in the UK make it to the Premier League highlights the importance of having fun while playing! Key learning...

David Díaz is a partner at Baker McKenzie and heads both the Employment & Compensation and Sports Law practice in Madrid. As head of the Sports Law, Diaz holds extensive experience in this area, particularly in the football industry. Specifically he regularly advice professional athletes and clubs in all the matters related to negotiation of contracts, transfers and its compensation schemes. He al...

Felix Torralba is the Chief Revenue officer at Real Mallorca . Torralba leads several new fan experience, marketing and engagement initiatives. Digital house calls to fans, streaming on Twitch and creating their own documentary are only three examples of initiatives recently taken by the clubs.  SPONSOR Insport Education   Course list -->  HERE The code gives you 10% ANY course offered. Discount c...

Ben Peppi is the Head of Sport at Barn Door based out of London. Ben is brokering and negotiating commercial deals with athletes, brands and sports rights holders. Barn door is a platform that connects professional sports stars to exciting business opportunities. He has worked together with several athletes, one of which the boxer Anthony Joshua. SPONSOR Insport Education   Course list -->  HERE T...

James McLaughlin is the CEO of the charity Cure Leukaemia. Leukaemia is a form of blood cancer and as a part of his role as CEO, James is heading up several fund-raising initiatives, like Tour the Tap, the 21 Tour and he also ran 4 consecutive marathons. Before James started working for Cure Leukaemia he has held several managerial roles within sports. In 1999 he worked as head of sales at Southam...

Ben Smith is a financial advisor and is heading up the sporting department at FLM Wealth Management. Ben has over 10 years of experience as a financial advisor and he shares his knowledge on investing and how to it differs for athletes who retire in their 30s. SPONSOR Insport Education   Course list -->  HERE The code gives you 10% ANY course offered. Discount code: sportsmanagementpodcast10 _____...

Kerrith Brown is the President of IMMAF – The international Mixed Martial Arts Federation. Before starting his managerial career, he was a Judoka and managed to win a bronze at the 1984 Olympics. In Olympics 1988 he once again competed for bronze, and won, but had his medal taken away after testing positive for doping. SPONSOR Insport Education   Course list -->  HERE The code gives you 10% ANY co...

Steve Dainton is the CEO at ITTF – The International Table Tennis Federation. He has been with ITTF for 14 years, but took on the role as CEO in 2017 and has shown incredible result since. He speaks fluent Chinese, which comes in handy within a sport dominated by Chinese players. In this episode, we speak about ITTF's growth strategy, the 50 th anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy, the ITTF Foundati...

Jonas Eriksson was one of FIFA's top referees for eighteen years, before he retired his whistle in 2018. Jonas has an incredible journey which has taken him to the largest stages of soccer, but he is also an entrepreneur, businessman and author, something which has made him a millionaire.  In this episode, Jonas talks about the lonely road to the top, why he quit and what is happening behind the s...

Katie Simmonds is the global COO at Siga – Sport Integrity Global Alliance and the Managing Director for SIGA Women. She is a English qualified lawyer specialized on sports law. Moreover, she is the host of SIGAs Youtube series Women on Wednesday and she also sits on the Admissions and Ethics committee at AxisStars.  PARTNER SIGA - Sport Integrity Global Alliance Proud to be a Permanent Media Part...

Caroline Fitzgerald is the CEO & founder of GOALS Sports, a women's sports sponsorship consultancy she started in August of 2021. Caroline has more than 10 years of experience in marketing and sales across a variety of industries. She holds dual degrees in Marketing and Women/Gender Studies, and is currently working on a M.S. in Global Sport at NYU. The topic of this episode of Sports Management P...

Bas Schnater is a fan engagement consultant and an award-winning data analytics expert. In this episode you will learn about: Fan engagement, how fan engagement has changed during covid, will the fans return to the stadiums, and much more! SPONSOR Insport Education Sign up for their courses  HERE The code gives you 10% ANY course offered. Discount code:  sportsmanagementpodcast10 _________________...

James Hope-Gill is the CEO of Skateboard GB. James has a background from football and has been the CEO of Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA. Since 2017 he is working for Skateboard GB and leads the development for this new Olympic sport in the UK.  SPONSOR Insport Education Sign up for their courses  HERE The code gives you 10% ANY course offered. Discount code:  sportsmanagementpodcast10 ________...

Thank you all for a great 2021! This episode is a short summary with some of my highlights from the year that passed:  00:27 - James O'Brien , Formula 1 Experience (From #12) 02:04 - Mary-Kay Messier , Bauer Hockey (From #13) 04:08 - Nina Wennerström , Wesport (From #15) 06:00 - Josef Boumedienne , Columbus Blue Jackets (From #18) 07:08 - Fiona Green , Winners FDD (From #23) 09:22 - Michael Payne...

Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros is the CEO of SIGA – Sport Integrity Global Alliance. He has over 30 years' of experience from the Sports Management industry and he has, in addition to his current role, also co-founded the Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), he has been Secretary General at the Portuguese Football League, been an ambassador for Sports Ethics by the Portuguese...

Nick Meacham is the Managing Director at SportsPro Media and the Senior Independent Director at the British Volleyball Federation. Nick has plenty of experience from the business of sport and in this episode, he shares his knowledge about OTT, digital trends, Volleyball, crypto currencies, block chain and much more! SPONSOR Insport Education Sign up for their courses  HERE The code gives you 10% A...