Global sport is worth half-a-trillion dollars. The passion of sport unites people, nations and the world together as one. The agony and the ecstasy, the pursuit of human greatness, captivates us all. Consequently, sport is an economic and cultural powerhouse. We go inside the business of sport every fortnight, and talk to the people who make it happen!
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#10 Revolutionizing Sports Tech with Stirling Mortlock & Alex Chalmers
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Stirling Mortlock, former Wallabies Captain now co-founder of venture capital firm XV Capital, and Alex Chalmers, Managing Partner at Stadia Ventures join Lachie Wills in this episode. Dive into the transformative power of Web3 technologies in sports, the global expansion of sports tech, and how innovations like Sportable’s smart ball technology ar…
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#9: Inside the Brisbane Heat’s pitch for a new major sponsor
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The Brisbane Heat have the biggest social media following of any team in Australia and Oceania- more than double the Broncos, more than quadruple Collingwood. They’ve just won the BBL- and were WBBL finalists- with crowds and TV numbers almost doubled season-on-season. Heat Commercial Partnerships Boss Hugh Raleigh takes us inside his current pitch…
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Only 16% of Australia’s STEM workforce are women. That figure in the United States is only slightly better at 27%. American sports executive Marilou McFarlane founded not-for-profit Women in Sports Tech (WiST) in 2017 to help drive industry change. WiST works with the NBA, Nike, NBC and some of the biggest names in sport to create gender equality.E…
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#7: When the cookie crumbles: Big Tech’s big dilemma
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Data is power, and it is profit. It has made some of the richest companies and the richest people in the world. The game is about to change. Third-party cookies are about to be wiped forever. What comes next? Sportradar’s Vice President Mike Falconer tells us now.Av Ministry of Sport
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NRLW star Andie Robinson is one of the most exciting players in the country. The Cronulla Sharks 21 year-old has been described by Phil Gould as an “X-factor player”. Robinson is also a journalist, working with Fox League. Today we discuss the business of women’s sport, a passion for role modelling, brand building, her media career and the challeng…
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#5: From Climate Scientist in Washington DC, to Grand Slam Debut at the Australian Open: Gabriela Knutson shows you can do it all!
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Gabriela Knutson became a prodigious Collegiate athlete, dominating courts across America.She left the sport age 19 to pursue her passion for Climate Science. Gabriela moved to the UK completed a Master of Science and Marketing, and then a Master of Sustainability, Energy and Environment. She came back to Washington DC for a position with the Centr…
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#4: Tennis Australia Boss Craig Tiley says “We're going to go well beyond being a tennis organisation.”
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Craig Tiley is a world-leading sports CEO.He revolutionised the Australian Open- upending its old business model, by bringing media rights, sponsorship and merchandise in-house.Media rights and sponsorship revenue has tripled, and attendance revenue has more than doubled.The 2023 Australian Open broke the all-time world record for the most attended…
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#3: “Just be yourself”: Paul Roos on how to win
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Paul Roos is the transformative figure of modern Australian sport. He re-wrote the rule book on being a coach. Today- sport is all about culture, values, authenticity and vulnerability. Paul Roos started that- 20 years ago- and mastered it. He coached the Sydney Swans to their first AFL premiership in 72 years, then saved the Melbourne Football Clu…
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#2: EXCLUSIVE Wallabies Legend Stirling Mortlock on Rugby Australia’s future
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Stirling Mortlock says Dan Herbert is the right person at the right time to lead Rugby Australia. Mortlock has also told the Ministry of Sport Podcast, out-going boss Hamish McLennan deserves credit for bringing the game from the financial brink.The former Wallabies Captain gives us an insight into his old team-mate, Herbert, his take on the shake-…
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#1: EXCLUSIVE: Inside the NBA’s player tech revolution
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In an Australian exclusive, the world’s biggest sports tech company, Sportradar has given The Ministry of Sport Podcast behind the scenes access to the NBA’s latest tech revolution. The NBA and Sportradar have joined forces to launch human tracking technology that three-dimensionally captures 29 data points on each player live on court. Previously,…
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