Ep 7. Claire Bennett – on life after elite sport
In episode 7, Claire Bennett talks about athlete transition. We explore life as an international athlete, the emotions associated with retirement and how she works with other elite athletes to shape...
View ArticleEp 8. Ian Byers – sports management agent on enabling talent
In episode eight, Ian Byers talks about the motivations, challenges and successes of setting up a sports management company with Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft MBE. Ian is Managing Director of 17...
View ArticleEp 9. Jo Bostock – leadership consultant on questioning performance
In episode 9, Jo Bostock discusses the need to question how others are judging performance and talks about how she gives leaders the space and the provocation to think through who they are and what...
View ArticleEp 10. Andy Barrow – triple paralympian on leadership and inspiration
In episode 10, Andy Barrow talks about living in the bubble of elite sport, his time as GB Wheelchair Rugby captain and his current role inspiring other people. Andy Barrow is a triple Paralympian and...
View ArticleEp 11. Sally Munday MBE – CEO on Rio Gold and why hockey matters
In episode 11, I talk with Sally Munday about her role as Chief Exec of a National Governing Body. We find out what it was like behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics when GB Women won team gold. We...
View ArticleEp 12. Jeanette Kwakye – from Olympic sprinter to career in the media
In episode 12 we talk with Jeanette Kwakye about her sprinting career, the stress of injury and what it was like stepping out into an Olympic final. We also talk about her transition to life in the...
View ArticleEp 13. Sue Anstiss – Sports PR professional on business culture
In episode 13, Sue Anstiss talks about the journey from founding her company in the back bedroom almost 25 years ago at age 26 to running an award winning sports PR agency. Sue Anstiss is the founder...
View ArticleEp 14. Cath Bishop- world champion rower on how culture impacts performance
In episode 14 we talk with three-time Olympian and former world champion rower, Cath Bishop about how culture impacts performance. We discuss competition, how she was chosen as the ‘last resort’ for...
View ArticleEp 15. Kelly Smith MBE – football legend on commitment, retirement and love...
In episode 15 we talk with Kelly Smith about her football career, how the sport has changed over the past twenty years and her views on success. We also talk about what it’s like being in the public...
View ArticleEp 16. Annamarie Phelps CBE – from athlete to sporting leader
In episode 16 we talk with Annamarie Phelps about what it’s like to lead a sport, the importance of elite role models, and how British Rowing has evolved into an Olympic powerhouse sport. We also hear...
View ArticleEp 17. Anna Kessel MBE – journalist and campaigner on the power of sport
In episode 17 we talk with Anna Kessel about the role of sport within society, what makes a high performing story, and what motivates her campaigning drive. We also hear her thoughts about how...
View ArticleEp 18. Sharon Fuller – BBC Sport editor on behavioural and cultural change
How do you inspire a nation? In episode 18 we chat to Sharon Fuller – the editor of BBC Sports new live events service. We discuss behavioural change campaigns, how audiences are consuming sport across...
View ArticleEp 19. Katie Richards – performance scientist on enabling children to develop...
How can we support children to develop into elite athletes? In episode 19 we chat to Performance and Coaching Scientist, Katie Richards. We discuss the explosion in success of British Gymnastics, the...
View ArticleEp 20. Reshmin Chowdhury – sports broadcaster on the challenges and rewards...
Can you have it all? In episode 20 we chat to BBC and BT Sport Broadcaster Reshmin Chowdhury. We discuss the captivating nature of sport, how as a mother of two she juggles multiple responsibilities...
View ArticleEp 21. Rest, recovery and summer holidays
In episode 21 we take a moment to reflect on what Olympians, World Champions, and Leaders in sport think their best performance enhancers actually are. At the end of each of these podcast episodes I’ve...
View ArticleEp 22. Nathan Homer – sport as a vehicle to realising brand ambitions
In episode 22, we talk ‘sports marketing’ with Nathan Homer. It’s a fascinating conversation about how sports marketing is evolving and how rights holders can work with brands to enable both parties to...
View ArticleEp 23. Kelly Simmons MBE on the responsibilities and opportunities of...
In episode 23 we talk with Director of Participation and Development at the FA, Kelly Simmons MBE. We discuss the scope of her role, what’s changed over the 20 years she’s been working in football and...
View ArticleEp 24. Ebony Rainford-Brent on developing within and beyond cricket
In episode 24 we talk with cricket legend and World Cup (2009) winner Ebony Rainford-Brent. We discuss how she’s navigated the ups and downs of her career and how she’s constantly seeking out new...
View ArticleEp 25. Kate Dale – behind the scenes of a national campaign
In episode 25 we talk with Kate Dale who is campaign lead for one of the highest performing behaviour change campaigns in the UK – This Girl Can. We discuss her personal love of the stories and drama...
View ArticleEp26. Tamsin Greenway – the playmaker on and off the court
In episode 26 we talk with a netball superstar, Tamsin Greenway. As a former England international, a former England coach, a Sky Sports pundit and now Director of Wasps Netball, she has a unique...
View ArticleEp 27. Gavin Makel – the man behind the rise of Man City Women
In episode 27 we talk with the Head of Women’s Football at Manchester City, Gavin Makel. Manchester City are trailblazers for the women’s game with successes both on and off the pitch. They have also...
View ArticleEp 28. Ali Donnelly – “You work your life around your passion”
In episode 28 we talk with founder and editor of Scrumqueens.com Ali Donnelly. Ali is also a monthly contributor to Rugby World Magazine and regularly speaks across media outlets about the game. The...
View ArticleEp 29. Helen Richardson-Walsh MBE – Journey to Gold
Episode 29 is an interview with Helen Richardson-Walsh MBE. Over the course of her 17-year international Hockey career she amassed 19 medals including an Olympic bronze at London 2012, the European...
View ArticleEp 30. Laura Weston – Pushing the envelope in sports marketing
Episode 30 is an interview with the Managing Director of iris Culture, Laura Weston. As MD of a leading sport and entertainment agency she talks about how you can bring a brand to life with sport, the...
View ArticleEp 31. Emma Mitchell – Managing the off pitch distractions
Episode 31 is an interview with Performance Lifestyle Advisor to GB Hockey – Emma Mitchell. Emma is also a former international rugby player and 1994 World Cup winner. We talk about the issues and...
View ArticleEp 32. Baroness Sue Campbell – changing the world through sport
Episode 32 is an interview about the extraordinary power of sport with – Baroness Sue Campbell. It’s an interview about culture and purpose, how you bring people together and how you create a cadre of...
View ArticleEp 33. Lauren Briggs – From elite player to masters athlete
Episode 33 is an interview with over 35’s masters squash world champion Lauren Briggs. We talk about her time as an elite player, and how transitioning to the master’s circuit gave her hope that her...
View ArticleEp 34. Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson DBE – From athlete to political influencer
Episode 34 is an interview with one of the most recognisable names in Paralympic sport and disability rights, Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson DBE. We talk about how she measures her own performance, the...
View ArticleEp 35. John Steele – On leadership in high performance environments
Episode 35 is an interview with John Steele, currently Executive Director of Sport at Loughborough University. Through the years, John has had some powerful sporting positions including CEO of...
View ArticleEp 36. Katy Daley-Mclean MBE – “You can’t rush experience”
Episode 36 in an interview with one of the UK’s most high profile Sportswomen, rugby star Katy Daley-Mclean MBE. We talk about the effect of winning a world cup, the transition to full-time rugby,...
View ArticleEp 37. Sophia Jowett – influencing the future of sport
Episode 37 in an interview with professor of sport and exercise psychology at Loughborough University, Sophia Jowett. Sophia also worked as a consultant for the Greek Olympic team in Athens 2004....
View ArticleEp 38. Kat Copeland MBE – after Olympic gold
Episode 38 in an interview with Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist Kat Copeland MBE. We talk about loving her sport, coping with self-doubt, what made it possible for her to achieve Gold and also the...
View ArticleEp 39. Alex Willis – combining innovation and tradition
Episode 39 in an interview with the Head of Communications, Content & Digital at the All England Lawn Tennis Club – Alex Willis. We talk about how innovation and tradition work together, creating...
View ArticleEp 40. Joanna Adams – on making the business deliver
Episode 40 is an interview with the CEO of England Netball – Joanna Adams. With more than 20+ years of experience working with brands, rights holders and the media, Joanna is one of the most highly...
View ArticleEp 41. Nigel Walker – giving athletes the performance advantage
Episode 41 is an interview with English Institute of Sport National Director – Nigel Walker. We talk about the importance of an equitable system, thoughts on how funding will change and also how high...
View ArticleEp 42. Adam Sills – Keeping ahead of the game
Episode 42 is an interview Adam Sills. Adam is Head of Sport at The Telegraph, leading their coverage across all platforms and disciplines. Adam joined The Telegraph in 2010 as Sports Editor of the...
View ArticleEp 43. John Alder – Leaving a positive footprint
Episode 43 is an interview with English Institute of Sport’s Head of Performance Pathways – John Alder. John is a people development practitioner whose life mission is to help individuals, teams and...
View ArticleEp 44. Tim Hollingsworth OBE – on leadership in the sports sector
Episode 44 is an interview with the CEO of Sport England, Tim Hollingsworth. Tim’s worked at a senior level in a number of high-profile roles in sport – including seven years as Chief Executive at the...
View ArticleEp 45. Joanna Stimpson – on what it means to be a referee
Today I travelled to Wembley to speak to Joanna Stimpson The FA’s women’s refereeing Manager. Right now, we’re in the middle of an exciting women’s football world cup. But the Lionesses aren’t the only...
View ArticleEp 46. Paul Elliott CBE – adversity as the catalyst for success
I’m back at Wembley today, talking with former professional footballer Paul Elliott CBE. Paul’s playing career began at Charlton Athletic in 1979, and he went on to represent Luton Town and Aston Villa...
View ArticleEp 47. Paul Blanchard – delivering in a multi-sport environment
Today I’m delving into the multi-sports arena and have traveled to Holborn in London to meet with the Chief Exec of Commonwealth Games England, Paul Blanchard. In this interview, we talk about how he...
View ArticleEp 48. Andy Reed OBE – on sport policy
I’m in the canteen of the Elite Athlete Centre at Loughborough University today, sitting down for a coffee with Andy Reed. I wanted to talk to Andy because of his political background. Andy was an MP...
View ArticleEp 49. Jon Dutton – on delivering a World Cup
I’ve survived a Pendolino train today and arrived at Media City in Manchester to meet with the Chief Executive of Rugby League World Cup 2021, Jon Dutton. The tournament has set itself some ambitious...
View ArticleEp 50. Maggie Murphy – on talent, community and proving equality works
Today I’ve travelled south to meet Maggie Murphy – the new Women’s General Manager at Lewes Football Club. Two years ago, Lewes FC became the first football club in the world to pay their women’s team...
View ArticleEp 51. Lisa Pearce – on leading change in sport
Today I travel to the Elite Performance Centre in Sheffield to talk with the CEO of GB Wheelchair Basketball – Lisa Pearce. I really like Lisa’s ambition. When I ask her about success, she answers...
View ArticleEp 52. Annie Vernon – on the psychology of elite athletes
I’m in Waterloo station today sitting down for coffee with Annie Vernon. Now retired from competition, Annie is an Olympic silver medallist and two-time World Champion rower. She’s also just written a...
View ArticleEp 53. Lewis Wiltshire – on the power of digital
Over the past decade the advances in digital have transformed the sports industry and how we consume information. How will the industry evolve in the future? How can sports benefit more from digital?...
View ArticleEp 54. Fandom – investing in a team
Through this podcast I’ve been exploring sport and all the sectors that surround it – looking at what success means to people in each area. For sport to perform as a product it’s not just about what...
View ArticleEp55. Charlie Boss – on creating value
A few weeks into the lockdown I spoke with Charlie Boss. Charlie is Commercial Director for Disney’s sports portfolio in Europe & Africa and runs the ESPN office in London. We talk about how value...
View ArticleEp56. Katie Sadleir – on culture change
Katie Sadleir’s role as World Rugby’s general manager for women’s rugby puts her at the forefront of developing the game. I met with Ketie a few weeks before the coronavirus lockdown, because I was...
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