The Business of Sport

Richard Lewis, the outgoing chief executive of the All England Club, organiser of the annual Wimbledon tennis championships, is Callum Murray's guest on this edition of the Business of Sport Podcast with the International Sports Convention. A former player himself – he competed 13 times at Wimbledon – Lewis joined the club eight years ago, witnessing some great moments during his tenure, including...

Callum Murray's guest on this edition of the Business of Sport podcast with the International Sports Convention is Mary Harvey, who graduated from playing in goal for the US women's national soccer team that won both the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991 and gold medals at the 1996 Olympic games, to her present role as chief executive of the recently established Centre for Sport and Human Rights...

Henry Menezes has over 35 years experience in Indian Football. Starting as a national team goalkeeper as well as a variety of football development, administration and business experience. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the All Indian Football Association Technical Committee. In this edition of inside the Football Industry we will explore: Football Development and Grassroots structure in India...

If you've never heard of Deltatre, and you're a sports fan, you've almost certainly seen their work, whether in the form of statistics, graphics, some of the world's top sports websites and mobile applications, or in the burgeoning OTT market for streaming live sports. Historically, the Turin-based TV technology company has been involved behind the scenes in some of sport's greatest events, from O...

Tim Ramsberger is Chief Operating Officer for Visit St. Pete / Clearwater In this edition on Sports Tourism and Events, we explore: The destination of St. Pete and Clearwater within the state of Florida Sports Events past and future in St. Pete and Clearwater Sports Tourism – Strategy, Impact and Measurement Long term focus – The Brand Marketing B2C, B2B NFL SuperBowl, Tampa 2021

Our guest today is Pavel Klymenko, Head of Policy – Global Monitoring and Human Rights. In this edition we focus on: FARE – Football Against Racism in Europe – Origins and remit of FARE and what FARE does Campaigning as an important component of FARE and  cases from: Eastern European Development Project, Erasmus Plus Sport Projects and Football v Homophobia. Sport as a means for social change Exam...

This is the Business of Sport Podcast with the International Sports Convention. Our Show on careers in sport giving you insights, expertise and guidance. Our guest is Misha Sher. Misha is WorldWide Vice President at MediaCom. In this edition we cover: How a mindset of being curious is Misha's mantra and what this really means in the world of sport and business An in depth Case study on Pele, devel...

Dariusz Mioduski, is owner and chairman of Legia Warsaw. He is also Vice-Chairman of the European Club Association and member of the board of administration for UEFA Club competitions and member of UEFA club competitions committee. In this edition of the Football Industry podcast we explore: Legia Warsaw brands and culture Legia ambitions on the field – national, European and the development of th...

Franz Jung, Vice President of China's Envision Group and Chairman of the Board of Envision Virgin Racing, the team that competes in the Formula E electric motor racing series, is our latest guest on the Business of Sport Podcast with the International Sports Convention. What is the future of motor sport in a climate emergency? With Envision Group, the world- leading greentech company as the team's...

Robin Russell is CEO and Chairman at Sports Path. In 2005 after 26 years with The Football Association (the FA), Robin left to start his own business in e-learning specialized in football and also to become UEFA Football Development Consultant for whom he still works. He has also acted as a consultant on coach education and football development projects with FIFA, CONCACAF, Asia Football Confedera...

Stefan Gunnarsson is head of marketing and commercial at the Icelandic Football Association. In this edition of the Football Industry podcast Stefan explains: The marketing and commercial structure at the Icelandic FA Some of the key initiatives with sponsorship partners -Opportunities for commercial growth, the development of esports How the fans and supporters are the DNA of the national team an...

Vincent Gaillard, CEO and Director General of European Professional Club Rugby, is our latest guest on the Business of Sport Podcast with the International Sports Convention. EPCR, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is responsible for the two top, annual pan-European rugby union clubs competitions: the Heineken Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Speaking to Callum Murray, Gaillard di...

Mats is currently head of efootball and gaming at the Norweigan Football Federation. In this edition of the Football Industry podcast:  Mats explains efootball and gaming and what the status is currently in Norway and how efootball is growing.  The link between social media, digital activation and e-football, and the collaboration between professional players and pro gamers.  The opportunities...

In this edition on Sports Tourism, we will explore: Catalonia as a sports destination Catalonia Events strategy Catalan Athletes acting as ambassadors The diversity of Sports as an attraction for tourism and business tourism The region as a Technology hub, reviewing esports as priority - Public and Private partnerships 2030 plan – Pyrenees-Barcelona candidature of the 2030 Winter Olympics We revie...

Our guest today is Stuart Larman. Stuart is currently director of Club Licensing and Club Development at the UAE Pro League. He has had previous roles with FIFA, the Asian Football Confederation and worked for numerous development projects in Japan. Stuart supports local team Southend United in the lower divisions of the English professional football. In this edition, Stuart explains football deve...

Today we will focus on Esports Sport fans engaged with Sports because of all the positive vibes conveyed by the energy created by a racing start's "lights out", a basketball slam dunk or a football last minute screamer. With the arriving of Covid-19 al those feelings have been taken away leaving the spectator with a void. Can eSports fill that void? Is it now the time for eSports to grab all the c...

Today we will focus on how the Spanish Sports industry is facing up the Covid-19 outbreak. So far Spain is the second most hit country in the world behind Italy with more than 15 thousands of fatalities and government is taking more strict measures on the country. La Liga is now studying on how to finish the championship. But questions are many: How to take care of the budget for the next season?...

Joe de Sena, founder of Spartan Race, the USA-based obstacle-racing series that has just taken over its rival, Tough Mudder, is Callum Murray's latest guest on the Business of Sport Podcast with the International Sports Convention. Joe started Spartan Race two decades ago while working on Wall Street, having participated in many adventure races and triathlons himself, concluding that: "Humans were...