Leaders Worth Knowing Podcast

The sport business podcast from Leaders. Hosted by Leaders Editorial Director, James Emmett, and Content Director, David Cushnan.

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Leaders in Focus: Barbara Slater, Former Director of Sport, BBC

Posted May 8, 202400:35:41

Barbara Slater is one of the most respected figures in the sports broadcasting industry.


A former international gymnast and Olympian,...

How Ferrari and HP got together; George Pyne’s turf management; and the rise and rise of Cowboy culture

Posted May 1, 202400:57:06

Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan shake down the global sports industry for the stories of the week.

Aquatics GB CEO joins the podcast with World Swimming in deep water; Fifa's new rights carve-out; and Thomas Bach avoids a Godfather III moment

Posted April 24, 202401:02:13

Leaders Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan run the rule over the stories moving the global sports industry needle this...

Paying athletes; the future of BBC Sport; why PFL and DAZN have joined the MMA party

Posted April 17, 202400:59:17

Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan pick out and poke around the stories of the sports industry week, joined...

Masters Week; the Caitlin Clark effect; what we’re watching on YouTube

Posted April 10, 202400:38:47

Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan have a roam around the stories of the sports industry week.


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