Listen Up: A Ticket to Conversations Around Industry-Defining Ideas and Trends (Pt. 2) 🎧
Have you heard the Sports Pundit Podcast yet? I interview athletes, executives, founders, and investors to keep you ahead of the pack within the ever-evolving world of sports and entertainment
As I’m away (again), I’m using this as another chance to revisit some other conversations that I’ve had - and which you may have missed!
Conversations like (in no particular order);
Why Juventus are embracing innovation ⚽️
How the RugbyDAO aims to empower fans to influence Rugby’s future 🏉
From pro athlete to launching a $10m sports and health tech venture fund 🎾
Creating Supertri, the ‘T20 of Triathlon’ 🏃
Why Major League Soccer has launched a venture fund in-house ⚽️
Happy Easter! 🐣
Andy 😊 🙏
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THE PODCAST
Brought to you by me, Andy Marston, the Sports Pundit podcast is your ticket to conversations around industry-defining ideas and trends with athletes, executives, founders, and investors - such as Mike, Leanne, CiCi, Michael, and Mihir.
I’ll highlight some of the other episodes and amazing people that I’ve spoken to - people like Rory, Julia, Eddie, Chris, and Matt - in a future newsletter.
Among the ones highlighted today, Mihir currently leads the way (based on number of listens) but let me know which of these conversations was your favourite!
A MANDATE TO INNOVATE
In my conversation with Mike, we discuss Ronaldo’s exit, addressing the economic headwinds facing European football, lessons from working in Consumer Packaged Goods, embracing generative AI tools, creating for Netflix vs TikTok, getting more women in football, and much much more.
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EMBRACING WEB3
In my conversation with Leanne, we discuss community vs audience, taking inspiration from the Bored Ape Yacht Club, implementing innovation and Web3 projects within a high-profile sports organisation like New Zealand Rugby, founding the internet's coolest climate action corporation, and much much more.
ATHLETE INVESTMENT
In my conversation CiCi, we discuss her early professional tennis career, developing an interest in venture capital, the opportunity in the wearables space, Cartan Capital’s investment into Proto Hologram, finding a silver lining to her first-hand experiences in rehab and recovery, and the MASSIVE opportunity to invest into Femtech.
The Sports Pundit Social Club (SPSC) was designed to enable you to hang out with other readers (i.e. exceptional folk from across the industry) without the heavy cost that often goes with traditional sports industry events.
This month, we’ve hosted an event in London and have ones coming up in New York, and Manchester (LA will return next month) 👇
MAKING TRIATHLON A TEAM SPORT
In my conversation with Michael, we discuss his initial interest in Triathlon, identifying a gap in the market, coming up with the idea for Supertri, unlocking new venue opportunities, generating revenues without the big media cheque, hosting the eSports World Championships for Triathlon, and much much more.
LEVERAGING LEAGUE ASSETS
In my conversation with Mihir, we discuss launching the MLS Innovation Lab, applying innovation across the MLS ecosystem, sourcing investment opportunities, areas of focus for MLS Innovation Labs’ future cohorts, TOCA and opportunities around live experiences, and whether the MLS could create their own consumer products.
JOB BOARD
Head of Partnership Sales - Saracens (London, UK)
Partner Manager - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team (Brackley, UK)
Senior Accounts Executive, Media Rights - Formula 1 (London, UK)
Project Manager - National Hockey League (NHL) (New York, US)
Director International Market Development - PGA TOUR (Florida, US)
Do you have a job you’d like to promote to the amazing readers of this newsletter? Email me 📩
Today’s Newsletter is brought to you by the Global Institute of Sport!
The Global Institute of Sport is the leading destination for Master's degrees, executive education and professional qualifications in sport around the world.
They count world-famous stadiums and surrounding venues among their state-of-the-art campus facilities across the globe, including London's Wembley Stadium, Miami's DRV PNK Stadium and Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Ready to master the global sports industry? Enquire today about their in-person and online courses.
Not yet a subscriber? Join over 2,000 sports business leaders, from Formula 1 to the Premier League, that read Sports Pundit every week to get impactful industry insights.