The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
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The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast is an "audio biography" series with the leading Entrepreneurs and Movers & Shakers in the business of Sports & Esports of the past 40 years. Marcus drills deep into the career of his guests, what worked and what didn't, the learning from the good, bad, and ugly. The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast is a series of interviews and discussions about the business of..
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
4d ago
Alan Pascoe, former Great Britain Olympian and founding father of Sports marketing in the UK, shares his amazing stories on how he got started, the Athletics events he created, the agencies he build and sold, and many more…
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Early days, how o he got his start as a hurdler in school which lead him to win Medals for Great Britain in the European Championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympics and become one of the most recognized athletes in the UK at the time
Discovering his passion for the events business – while being a lecturer – his very first event at Cystal Palace gro ..read more
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
2M ago
Paul Barber, OBE, the CEO of Brighton & Hove Albion FC – from a childhood dream of being a pro-player to a highly successful career across Football from the FA of England, Tottenham (his childhood club) to becoming the CEO of the Year in the Premier League, driving Brighton to new heights (including European Football action) in the most competitive Football League in the world.
Key Highlights
Football his first love from age of 7, dream to be a pro player but didn’t have the talent. Love being involved in the game
From working with blue chip financial organizations (Ba ..read more
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
3M ago
Peter Draper, a true Yorkshireman with an incredible career in UK sports from UMBRO to Manchester United and many more. We are going all the way back to 1977 and how it all started with the English Basketball Association. Join us for an incredible journey through English sports history.
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How it all started, from Rugby to Basketball – 1977 -1986 , from school and amateur player to administrator in the English Basketball Association in Leeds – sports history
UMBRO – big move (40 miles across the country ?) as marketing executive in ..read more
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
4M ago
Zack Sugarman, deep dive into his 17 years with the Wasserman Group to his current role as Chief Strategy Officer at Demand Sports – an AI powered top-of-funnel lead generation tool for the sports industry.
If you are in sales you need to listen to this.
Key Highlights
From college to first role at Sportnet (Wasserman Media Group), doing business development – finance of action sports films in 2005 (skateboard.com, etc)
Deep dive into Wasserman group - from 70 people when he joined to 1,700 by the time he left recently (15 offices around the world)
Global Sports Marketing & ..read more
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
6M ago
Jason Masherah, President of The Upper Deck Company, living his childhood dream, from a young boy trading cards at school to running one of the biggest Trading cards, Memorabilia and Collectibles company in the world – enjoy our deep dive into the world of The Upper Deck Company, the industry and where the business is going.
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How it all started, selling trading cards in middle school and attending card shows at the age of 13/14, working in trading card shop
Starting his first shop at the age of 16 before going back to school
From Electric Supply company coming back into s ..read more
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
7M ago
Andrew Ryan, corporate lawyer turned sports executive, currently Managing Director of FIBA Media, from a small town in Australia to the big wide world of sports including Perform, IOC to FIBA. We are taking a close look into Andrew’s career and the ongoing FIBA World Cup 2023 in Asia.
Key Highlights
Growing up in a small town near Brisbane, with lots of access to sports in his youth and Brisbane clubs making their mark. Impact of Sydney Olympics in 2000 on him
Corporate law taking him to London and New York in 2006, after Lehmann collapse joined a radio station (Absolute Radio ..read more
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
8M ago
Guy-Laurent Epstein a Football Association veteran and senior UEFA Executive for the past 20 years, shaping European football, the commercial side and beyond. Deep dive into UEFA’s world from Club Football, new National Team competitions, to the growth of the Women’s game and much more. Highly educational and lots of great details you don’t want to miss.
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How it started, from a passion for mathematics, to Arthur Andersen auditing to Sony Music
Commercialising the licensing rights for the FIFA World Cup in 1998 for Sony Music
ISL Marketing da ..read more
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
9M ago
Paul McVeigh, from playing professional football in the Premier League to becoming a trained psychologist, and now advising C-suites and top corporate executives. Tons of great stories and lessons from his career as a professional player and how a Tony Robbins book put him on the path to studying psychology and becoming a keynote speaker.
Key Highlights
Growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a rough neighborhood in the 80s – what it was like playing football with tanks driving around the streets
A journey from Belfast to London, getting offered a contract with Tottenham Hotspur in ..read more
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
1y ago
Misha Sher, a sports marketing veteran, author, lecturer with a unique background and great stories from working with Pele to many other big sports properties and brands. We are going deep why brands engage with sports, esports/gaming, women’s sport and how to activate it, athlete marketing and unpacking his current role as Global Head of Sport, Entertainment and Culture at MediaCom (now called EssenceMediacom and part of WPP’s GroupM).
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Born in Ukraine, immigrating to the US at the age of 13, culture shock, didn’t speak the language. Football/Soccer was his l ..read more
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
1y ago
Great discussion with my old friend Andrea Radrizzani, an Italian sports entrepreneur who build MP & Silva to a billion dollar company, the journey from Milan to Asia to now Leeds as Owner & Chairman of Leeds United.
Key Highlights
How it started, Media Partners, early days of live streaming and website development (Web 1.0)
Working with strong leaders and visionaries at Media Partners
Move to Asia – first two years in Shanghai - distribution of media rights , next move to Tokyo
Dream was to distribute Serie A rights in Asia - it became much bigger
How M ..read more