The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Nigel Rushman, "From Major Events To Structured Visual Thinking"
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Nigel, has been around the block for nearly 40 years in our industry, and in his typical no-nonsense British style, delivers a masterclass in Events Operations, starting with his first event in the 80s to his role as Advisor of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Bid in Qatar. Nigel is a true entrepreneur who understands the value of working with tight budgets, putting his own money on the line and using “strategic thinking” as a key tool. Learn about “Structured Visual Thinking” and how Nigel uses this across many new projects around the world now.
Key Highlights
His start in early 80s at a major Athletics Events in the UK and working on the America’s Cup Victory Challenge (Media & PR)
1991 Rugby World Cup, first major gig (Media & Accreditation Services). Alan Callan negotiated a deal for all commercial rights to the Rugby World Cup in perpetuity story (CPMA & Rushmans partnership) and the growth of the rights
Moto GP story and how important it is to build relationships across the board
Asian Games in Doha, Qatar 2006 – first big gig in the Middle East – scale and size of the Asian Games is huge (bigger than Olympics) and significant event for the region
Qatar - “Expect Amazing” at the FIFA World Cup 2022, helping Qatar winning the bid – structured thinking process
Never saw any wrong doings by the Bid Committee, playing Devil’s Advocate and initially sceptical about the air cooling system concept
Many venues are temporary and will be sold to other countries afterwards
Volunteer programs from South Africa to Qatar
London Olympics 2012, Non-accredited Media center for the City of London
Nigel’s view on overblown budgets by large event organizers, staffing vs volunteers
Rushmans new focus on “Structured Vision Thinking” (optimization, planning and strategies)
Biggest learning from 40 years (never react in haste)
Biggest success (Rugby World Cup 1991 and winning the Qatar bid) and failure (online accreditation platform)
Final tip “stay fluid with event dates in current climate”
About
Nigel Rushman has spent 25 years working with governments and enterprises on wide ranging programs all over the world.
“Nigel is a continuous learner, working with enterprises to create ‘clarity of purpose’, ‘get stuff done’, “making it real” and using “uncommon thinking to deliver common sense”.
He continues to study psychology, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, negotiation and strategy as these are becoming foundational to the vital changes businesses need to make.
After founding, building and selling marketing and PR companies, he has established and advised numerous businesses, governments and organisations across a broad range of industries including technology, data, broadcast, sports, medtech, catering, construction, manufacturing and others. He has directed and project managed over 500 political, sports and commercial programmes in more than 30 countries over the last 25 years.
Working with John Caswell, Nigel travels the world helping governments and enterprises large and small solve their challenges and master their opportunities.
A Co-founder of Venica with the mission of ‘Making Good Science Good Business’. Nigel is active in numerous businesses and initiatives worldwide.
You can find out more about Nigel through his blog www.nigelrushman.com.
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Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Dan Ghosh-Roy, "From Music to Fight Sports"
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
From aspiring Music DJ, turned Music Executives working with some of the biggest labels and artist to Chief Digital Officer at the PFL (Professional Fighters League). Learning from the music industry and how platforms evolved and disrupted the industry and how that relates to sports now and how the PFL is leveraging the new trends to its advantage by launching its own OTT.
Key Highlights
From Liquid Audio, to Napster to EMI Music – the first decade in the music industry operations
Early learning, the power of data, if it’s not collected and recorded properly, no revenue from it
EMI Music – growth of ring-tones for Mobile devices globally – platforms starting to emerge
Katy Perry story, Last Friday Night release on Facebook through a “fake” profile
Calvin Harris, how he became a big EDM star, new way of promoting an artist
Beyonce, launch of Lemonade Album (Parkwood Entertainment), from Super Bowl Half time show to other creative “drops”, giving fans access to content before it goes out officially
Complex Networks, learning creative content creation and distribution there
Professional Fighters League (PFL) – the difference to other Fight sports Leagues (League format)
How to become a clear #2 in the space behind the UFC
PFL’s OTT play and the reason why – best place for fans to consume the content
Key learning from his career, be flexible and solutions oriented, turn challenges into new opportunities
Cancelling the 2020 season for health and safety reasons first
International Qualifiers, starting overseas early next year and then the US season
Future of digital, anytime, anywhere, any device. NBA leading with innovations
Final thoughts on piracy
About
Dan Ghosh-Roy joined the PFL from Complex Networks, where he served as SVP, Marketing and Audience Development. During his tenure, he created and curated engaging content, reaching millions of fans with varied passion points, developed customer acquisition campaigns and oversaw year-over-year growth across Complex’s social and web properties.
Prior to Complex, he served as Head of Digital for Parkwood Entertainment, responsible for the strategy and execution of Beyoncé's digital business. Dan previously held senior leadership roles at Ultra Music and EMI Music, working with the likes of Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, Coldplay, Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki and others.
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The Sports Entrepreneurs University is a natural extension of the Podcast series. It's a deep dive into the world of Sports & Esports. Marcus will be sharing his 25 years of experience and learning as a Sports Entrepreneur and connecting the dots. It's a 6 weeks course with an opportunity to join an Affiliate Partnership program after. Check out for more details HERE-----------------------------------------------Follow us on our social sites for the latest updatesInstagram: https://lnkd.in/ferKA6NFacebook: https://lnkd.in/fw7Z_9hLinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/fVQzNj5Website: https://marcusluer.comhttps://marcusluer.comhttps://marcusluer.com/university-----------------------------------------------Feel Good by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_feel-goodMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/bvgIqqRStcQ