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The sports industry influencers who will shape 2023 and some bold predictions

SportsPro Podcast
SportsPro Podcast
Episode • Jan 5, 2023 • 48m

Regular hosts George Breare and Tom Bassam are joined by features editor Sam Carp to unpick SportsPro's annual list of ten industry influencers who will shape the sporting year, while also finding time to gaze into the crystal ball to predict the major business narratives of the next 12 months.



Talking points:


  • What does it take to make the ten influencers list? (3:00)

  • The role of Women's World Cup COO Jane Fernandez (5:01)

  • How Julie Uhrman is changing the NWSL (12:41)

  • Rory McIlroy... the saviour of golf? (19:42)

  • Is James DeLorenzo set to lead Apple into a bigger role in sports media? (28:24)

  • Sam Carp's predictions for sponsorship in 2023 (38:26)

  • Tom Bassam explains why Warner Bros Discovery is going to dominate the sports media space this year (43:55)

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