Listen "Leon Mann on Diversifying Talent in the Sports Industry"
Episode Synopsis
We welcome Leon Mann MBE onto the podcast this epsiode. Entrepreneur, activist, broadcaster turned filmmaker, who’s spent his career telling stories throughout the world of sport. Founder of independent sports consultancy and production company Refresh Sports, also set up the Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS), the networking group for black sports journalists, as well as the Football Black List, an initiative he co-founded in 2009, which highlights the achievements of black representatives in sport.
This episode we talk about diversifying talent within the sports industry, how BCOMS is elevating young talent and working with an industry that still has a way to go, in order for diversity of thought to improve the content, opportunities and leadership shaping its path.
Things Leon talks about:
The D word research from BCOMS
StreamYard
Week One Summer by Floyd Steadman
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Real Wins: Race, Leadership and How to Redefine Success by Michelle Moore
This episode we talk about diversifying talent within the sports industry, how BCOMS is elevating young talent and working with an industry that still has a way to go, in order for diversity of thought to improve the content, opportunities and leadership shaping its path.
Things Leon talks about:
The D word research from BCOMS
StreamYard
Week One Summer by Floyd Steadman
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Real Wins: Race, Leadership and How to Redefine Success by Michelle Moore
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