Episodes

  • #83 Great British Bosses - Christian Rose

    #83 Great British Bosses - Christian Rose
    Nov 4 2024
    Powerleague is famous for footy we know! 40+ sites in UK, Ireland and the Netherlands with 6.5 million customers every year! So why is a podcast called 'Anything but Footy' talking to the CEO? Well Powerleague is now dipping its toe into the fastest growing sport in the world - Padel! Its first new Padel centres are in Shoreditch and Birmingham and we're told there's more to come! And as we hear, maybe a new sport for the Olympics in the year's to come too! This is Great British Bosses with Christian Rose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

    Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
    Oct 22 2024
    Ten years on from staging the Commonwealth Games, Scotland has stepped up again to rescue the event. Glasgow will once again be the host city, this time for the 2026 Games, but it'll be very different from 2014. It'll all be staged in 4 venues within an 8 mile radius with 10 sports across 11 days. And the ten sports are: Athletics and Para Athletics (Track & Field) Swimming and Para Swimming Artistic Gymnastics Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling Netball Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting Boxing Judo Bowls and Para Bowls 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball In this special episode, we find out more from Commonwealth Games Scotland on how the Games will be staged, and why Scotland is in the right place to deliver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • #82 Great British Bosses - Drew Barrand

    #82 Great British Bosses - Drew Barrand
    Oct 13 2024
    A spectacular summer in the pool in Paris for Aquatics GB - across swimming, diving, para swimming and artistic swimming - with medals galore and the first ever Olympic medal in the artistic discipline (formerly known as synchro swimming!) But what comes next as it’s a long time to the next Games in Los Angeles in 2028? What does the national governing body responsible for the elite and high performances of British athletes have in store in the meantime, and how does it tell the stories of its world class talent? It’s something that new CEO Drew Barrand is very conscientious of in this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation with the people who run sport in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • #81 Great Bosses - Alban Dechelotte

    #81 Great Bosses - Alban Dechelotte
    Oct 6 2024
    Please allow us a slight brand diversification in this episode of the podcast, because we so wanted to speak to someone behind the scenes of the next big Olympics Games - the first ever Esports Olympics in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Alban Dechelotte is one of these people - the CEO of G2 Esports - and IOC member on the Esports Commission. What's in store and what's the future? Find out in this special episode of 'Great Bosses' from Anything but Footy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • #80 Great British Bosses - Ruth Daniels

    #80 Great British Bosses - Ruth Daniels
    Oct 1 2024
    A spectacular summer of success at the Olympics and Paralympics for British Triathlon, and without a Brownlee brother in the team for the first time since Beijing 2008. But what next for the organisation, it's athletes, members and the sport itself. In this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, we're joined by new CEO Ruth Daniels, who joined the National Governing Body in early 2024... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • #79 Great British Bosses - Julia Lee

    #79 Great British Bosses - Julia Lee
    Sep 22 2024
    In her own words on the 'Women in Rugby League' website, Julia Lee says "she's an ordinary person". When you hear this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the work she's done over the years, and continues to do, you'll agree she's extraordinary. Like a lot of team sports, the role of women and the history of the growth of the game has been hidden and undervalued, something Julia doesn't accept and is determined to put right, and one example is the ‘Life with the Lioness’s’ project which shines a light on untold stories and experiences of those women who represented Great Britain between 1996 and 2003. And for more info check out https://www.womeninrugbyleague.org.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • #78 Great British Bosses - Liz Stainthorpe

    #78 Great British Bosses - Liz Stainthorpe
    Sep 9 2024
    As the Olympic and Paralympic summer comes to an end, many of us will be thinking what next? The UK is already preparing to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup next year, the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 2026 and hopefully the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow! But like Paris 2024, none of these will take place without a huge number of volunteers, or ambassadors, of the event. Liz Stainthorpe is an event volunteer and manager & booking agent of The Games Maker Choir and in this special episode of Great British Bosses, we hear about the important role volunteers play in sport presentation, how if managed correctly, they could add further value to events, how to get involved and sign up the Choir for Sport for future Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • #129 Paris 2024 Paralympics and beyond!

    #129 Paris 2024 Paralympics and beyond!
    Sep 5 2024
    The first ever Paris Paralympics are coming to a close, and although it may not have had quite the glitz of the French Olympics earlier this summer, the Games will no doubt go down as the best yet, with organisers creating more magical memories in key locations across the French capital, and selling more than 2 million tickets. Paralympics GB has seen success in the water, on the water, on the track and out on the road. New names have come to the fore and Aquatics GB's para swimming team - particularly the women - has been the standout sport so far. But what next? What's the next 4 years look like ahead of LA? And beyond for the moment. Michael reveals his thoughts on staging the Paralympics every two years, in smaller cities right across the world who are unable to deliver bigger Games, and in fact remove all ties with the Olympics. Could this be what's needed for Para sport? We discuss and want to hear from you too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins