ANDY – Former Golf Professional turned commercial sports deal maker, now considered one of Europe’s leading sports technology advisors, working across software, broadcast, digital and data.
BENJ – 25 years as a consultant, founder and board member supporting firms to develop sustainable, scalable, tech enabled solutions to their challenges, unlocking the hidden latent value offered by data and partnerships.
DAMIEN – Social & Environment Impact specialist. CEO of innovative software company who have created the primary source of ESG data that analysts, corporates, investors, rating agencies and civic society use to make better decisions.
JEMMA – Over 13 years experience working across the sport, education, not for profit and commercial sectors developing and implementing impactful partnerships and strategies.
JIM – Professor of Physical Activity & Health and Director of the Active Lifestyles Research Centre at Leeds Beckett University. A recognised global expert in behaviour change.
JOSH – A commercial, operational and technology executive across FMCG, sports administration and consulting – educating sports rights holders to harness technologies that maximizes commercial, engagement, operational and data benefits across their physical and digital assets.
KARL – Over 30 years’ experience in commercial and not for profit environments. Has formulated and implemented long term departmental, national and global strategies for Comic Relief and the British Paralympic Association. Former Commercial Director at BPA.
LAURA Double World Record Holder leading the first all-female crew to row the Pacific. Contributed to Olympic & Paralympic gold medals wins in lead physio roles & Performance Managed World Records.
MATTHEW BARNES – Growth company specialist. Uniquely wide experience as lawyer, corporate financier and founder/director/adviser of growth companies in technology, including medical devices, sport and media. Also Professional Mediator.
MATT – Developed his skills building teams around tennis players, two of whom who have gone on to win grand slams. Now supporting companies and founders that want to collaborate to have a positive impact.
SCOTT – Founder and CEO of RunFriendly, a ground-breaking start-up which matches and helps grow demand from runners, cyclists and others on-the-go with under-used showers in hotels, gyms, leisure centres and other facilities.
SHARON – Seventeen years of finance, customer experience, sales and marketing, with Nike and adidas Group. Founded Nurture Consultants to design and execute go-to-market strategies with tech start-ups and SME’s, creating value around investment and scaling for growth.
TANYA Olympic & Paralympic consultant, working with NOCs, NPCs and NGBs across the globe. Former COO of Paralympics GB and Head of Summer Sport for the BOA. Current board member for British Wheelchair Basketball.
VIKI – Led her PR/Sponsorship & Event Mgt company for 23 years and has been involved in leading and supporting a variety of global brands over her career. Also mentors startup businesses via her role with RBS Innovator.
WILL – Leader of transformational change who has, across multiple sectors built capability that unlocks business growth and shapes strategic direction. At scale-ups, SMEs and large networked organisations, Will has digitised businesses, created new B2B and B2C propositions and mobilised sustainability strategy.