Michael Flynn
DataPOWA Founder & CEO
Best pitch presenter you’ve ever seen Tim Bourne - exposure CEO
Best sports marketing campaign (that wasn’t yours) Paddy Power - Huddersfield Town shirt sponsorship
Best agency (that isn’t yours)
CAA
Best young industry talent
Sravan Krishnakumar, Data Analyst
Best sporting event attended
1999 Champions League Final in Barcelona (...the last 3 minutes of injury time)
Best sporting event on TV
London 2012 Olympics
Best brand ambassador
Gary Lineker, Walkers Crisps
Best industry event or conference So many great conferences like Leaders in Sport & Soccerex, but best event has to be European Sponsorship Association Awards Dinner.
Best film containing a scene depicting the sports business Kez (School Football match scene)
Best book recommendation When Pride Mattered by David Maraniss....as recommended to me by Alex Ferguson on a Taxi ride out to Champagne for a League Managers Association meeting...he also tried to buy Gianluigi Buffon on the way there (1999)
Best restaurant
Just one? No way! Bocca di Lupo & Roka (Charlotte St) in UK are local favourites. La Tupina, Bordeaux worth a flight out for lunch or dinner
Best holiday resort
Gower in UK, but Kurumba, Maldives will take some beating
Best box set
Never watched a box set - but loved the American Office series
Best influence on your career
My Dad
Best dinner companions (min 4, max 6) Eric Cantona, Barack Obama, Emily Maitlis, David Attenborough, Katie Bouman, Ricky Gervais
Best job in the sports biz
Very happy at DataPOWA, but would've course loved to have made it as a Footballer for Manchester United...I did manage to play for Manchester Uni(versity) though...and did manage to sign a contract for £millions with United...but for a Sponsorship
Best professional regret
Not selling my last company sooner, to set up DataPOWA
Best skill you most covet
Making people smile
Best trait you admire in others Passion
Best overrated virtue
Of the Aristotle's 12 Virtues? Has to be Temperance...I've never really bought in to moderation fully.
Best ambition
Create an Industry standard