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THE SPORTS BUSINESS PODCAST
Caroline Rowland
Founder, Egoli Media (Formerly Founder and CEO of New Moon)
Best pitch presenter you’ve ever seen
Lord Sebastian Coe
Best sports marketing campaign (that wasn’t yours) Sport England, This Girl Can
Best agency (that isn’t yours)
That’s really tough. Great work is really the hero rather than the agency engaged to create it
Best young industry talent – I just have to give a shout out to every one of my young team in the Egoli London Office. They are proving that their generation can take on the world with professionalism, enthusiasm and compassion.
Best sporting event attended London 2012 Olympic Games
Best sporting event on TV Wimbledon (also best annual live event!)
Best industry event or conference
SportsPodge
Best film containing a scene depicting the sports business
Moneyball
Best book recommendation Daemon Voices : On Stories and Storytelling by Phillip Pullman
Best bar or pub
Bar is Bulgari, Milan (best Negroni in the world, by some margin), Pub is Bull’s Head in Barnes (excellent organic dog treats!)
Best restaurant
Riva in Barnes
Best holiday resort
Zermatt
Best box set - Billions
Best influence on your career
Being a woman in a male-dominated sector
Best dinner companions (min 4, max 6) Michael Johnson, Martina Navratilova, Jack Whitehall, Esther Perel and posthumously, Nelson Mandela and Arnold Palmer
Best job in the sports biz
Mine!!
Best professional regret
Not accepting more corporate golf day invitations
Best skill you most covet
Throwing a ball!
Best trait you admire in others Vicissitude (I have a hard time changing my mind once an idea takes hold, but I’m working on that!!)
Best overrated virtue
Patience
Best ambition
Paying it forward with the resources to really make a difference
Best brand ambassador
Roger Federer