That's a Wrap: Conversations with the NFL, Bundesliga, ICC, and more... 🎧
Season 1 of the Sports Pundit Podcast comes to a close having interviewed 30 executives, founders, investors and athletes from across the world of sport. Here's a recap...
Kicking off in late November with a conversation alongside Chelsea Women’s Commercial Director, Zarah Al Kudcy, the Sports Pundit Podcast has continued to have some other incredible conversations with some other incredible people.
Conversations like;
Why having a women’s team isn’t a female fan strategy 💁♀️
Creating the data foundation on which the NFL is building 🏈
Bringing German football to the world ⚽️
How the ICC plans to grow the game in the Americas 🏏
How Harry Kane-backed Reflo aims to become the ‘Patagonia of activewear’ 👕
THE PODCAST
The Sports Pundit podcast is your ticket to conversations around industry-defining ideas and trends with athletes, executives, founders, and investors - such as Cherry, Josh, Peer, Fara, Rory.
I’ll highlight some of the other episodes and amazing people that I’ve spoken to over the past 6 months - people like Ben, Kahlen, Jeff, Carmen, Faith - in a future newsletter.
Among the ones highlighted today, Cherry currently leads the way (based on number of listens) but let me know which of these conversations was your favourite!
FEMALE FAN FOCUS
In my conversation with Cherry, we discussed the athlete x brand flywheel, culturally relevant brand partnerships and collaborations, that Taylor Swift jacket, what athletes can learn from social-first brands, creating a campaign with Arsenal FC, and much, much more.
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INNOVATION GAME
In my conversation with Josh, we discussed why Puka Nacua was only picked up in the 5th Round, going from pallet to player tracking with Zebra Technologies, the evolution of data collection, and the opportunities for data application, from scouting and coaching, to broadcast and betting.
GOING GLOBAL
In my conversation Peer, we discussed his journey to the Bundesliga, the arrival of England captain Harry Kane, the launch of Fortuna for All, appealing to the US soccer fan, the NFL and playing internationally, overcoming the language problem, and much much more.
Getting insights and news via email is great, but there's so much untapped knowledge in our community. We want to open up the floor and hear from everyone.
It’s all part of moving from mass emails to meaningful, one-on-one conversations.
NEW BOUNDARIES
In my conversation with Fara, we discussed the impact of the U.S. beating Pakistan, the overall legacy of the T20 Cricket World Cup, the role of Major League Cricket in continuing fan engagement, whether cricket could become a college sport, looking forward to LA28, and much, much more.
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
In my conversation with Rory, we discussed working at the Icons Series and meeting Harry Kane, developing a passion for sustainability, differentiating from giants like Nike and Adidas, the opportunities inside Roblox and video games, balancing sustainability with commerciality and much, much more.
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PARTNER WITH US
Are you interested in partnering with the Sports Pundit Podcast?
In Series 1 of the Sports Pundit Podcast, we spoke to decision makers across the world of sport, including from the likes of Chelsea FC, TOCA Social, Drone Racing League, Hexagon Cup, Authentic Brands Group, MLS, Zwift, USL, Cartan Capital, Juventus, supertri, Bundesliga, Veo Technologies, NFL, Formula E, PSA, EuroLeague, ESL FACEIT Group, TeamViewer, Snapchat, MLB, ICC, and LALIGA Studios.
For series 2, we want to dive in even deeper, as well as launch verticals specific to areas such as marketing, media, and digital. If you want to be part of the conversation? Email me 📩
SOCIAL CLUB
The Sports Pundit Social Club is a monthly series of industry Happy Hours happening in New York and London.
These free gatherings are designed to connect individuals who might not meet at conventional industry events. Our community includes senior and junior executives from rightsholders, founders of venture-backed startups, private equity investors, and even (a few) professional athletes, all bringing unique value to the table - and very rarely mixing in other settings.
With capacity set at 100 per venue, make sure to RSVP now 👇
New York 🗽 (Wednesday 24th July @ Maxwell Social)
London 🎡 (Thursday 25th July @ Eight Club London, Bank)
JOB BOARD
Head of Business Development, Europe & Middle East - NBA (London, UK)
PMO Manager - Chelsea FC (London, UK)
Business Development Executive – The Premier League (London, UK)
Events and Experiential Manager – The Six Nations (London, UK)
Partnerships Manager – Norwich City FC (Norwich, UK)
Senior Manager, Brand Strategy – BSE Global (New York, US)
To see these jobs, and more jobs like these, visit the Sports Pundit Job Board, hosted by Peak 72.
P.S. Peak 72 are also delighted to be working with a state-of-the-art partnerships platform to find their new Business Development Rep! If you've got 12+ months sales experience and want to join a fast growing, exciting, culture led environment then this make sure to get in touch with Dan.
Do you have a job you’d like to promote to the amazing readers of this newsletter? Email me 📩