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In its flagship show, 'In conversation with...', the football podcast that's not really about football, Joseph Fordham, explores the stories of interesting and influential people shaping the football landscape, learning of their journeys, motivations, and more.
Through unfiltered, informal conversation each episode sheds light on the human experience, sharing insights to entertain, enlighten and, hopefully, embolden.
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63. Kaitlin Marold
July 09, 2024 07:42 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBPhotographer Kaitlin Marold grew up wanting to be a Police officer, seeing it as an opportunity to connect with and help her local community. A stop watch and one second kept that dream from turning into a reality and sent her down a path that would not only open up the game she loves but lead her to the top of the Rockefeller Centre and a shoot with USWNT's Emma Hayes. It's been a quick climb but not an easy one with late nights, long drives and lots of steps outside of her comfort zone....
62. Ed Cowburn
July 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBEd Cowburn is Founder and Design Director of Acid FC, the brand with football undertones rooted in creative culture. You're joining the conversation after some off the record catching up to learn of Ed's pathway from studying Law and Accounting and a career in insurance to designing this seasons kits for his beloved Leeds United. It's quite the leap with Lance Armstrong and David Bellion playing supporting roles in a creative career now in it's twentieth year. Ed walks us through that ...
61. Zack Goldman
June 25, 2024 11:03 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBZack Goldman is Co-Founder of the wonderful Where is Football platform and founder of Tiger 11, the agency working with football's most creative teams, leagues and brands to build their sporting, marketing, and operational strategies. Needless to say we don't really talk about any of that in great detail. Instead, Zack share's his learnings from a career that started at Oxford United in England and has since taken him around the world to collaborate with the likes of Adidas, Nike, MLS an...
60. Sam Robles
June 18, 2024 05:40 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBSam Robles left Brazil for the United States as a teenager and went on to become one of the finest photographers in the world. How? Falling in love with a camera at his friends house and chance meetings with an established photographer had something to do with it. But not everything... Sam's journey highlights the rewards of hustle, risk taking and seizing opportunities when you see them. A little bit of 'immigrant mentality' didn't hurt either. He walks us through the route from workin...
59. Emily Marrocco
June 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBArtist, Emily Marrocco began painting just before the pandemic which, looking at her work, is both incredible and encouraging for anyone thinking about picking something up for the first time. Emily shares the realities of living with ADHD, how it impacts her art and the work in progress of flipping the diagnosis on its head to see it as a super power to be harnessed. Initially drawn to landscapes, Emily quickly shifted into portraiture and out of her comfort zone – something we learn she...
58. Ali Williams
June 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBAli Williams is arguably one of the busiest folks in showbiz. FootballCo's Brand Strategist walks us through a career taking in NWSL's Gotham FC, San Diego Wave and Angel City as well Adidas and MLS. But not before we meet her dog, Fester. Yes, that's him in the background not a motorbike passing by her apartment. Growing up in football-loving Portland, it was perhaps inevitable the game would play some sort of role in her life but, over the course of this chat it's clear football IS her...
57. Pablo Bayona Sapag
May 28, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBPablo Bayona Sapag is Editor-in-Chief and co-Founder of CLUBELEVEN, the digital media publication connecting football fans across North America. Born in Peru to a Peruvian father and Chilean mother he was destined to be passionate about something. Unsurprisingly that was football. Pablo shares his love of storytelling, the opportunistic origins of CLUBELEVEN, formed with brother Gabriel, and how it would ultimately lead him away from a career in medicine. Imagine having to tell your pare...
56. Killian Page
May 21, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBKillian Page is a Boston born, San Francisco based Director, Photographer and Producer. If you're not familiar with the name, don't worry he hadn't heard of me either. But you will have seen his work with San Francisco City FC. Killian details his childhood discovery and love of photography before sports and all the other things that go with being a teen temporarily re routed his path until re-arming himself with a camera whilst studying Industrial Psychology on the West Coast. Post coll...
55. Pete Hoppins
May 14, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBPete Hoppins has a career path to pique your interest. After studying fashion in Northumbria UK, he found himself in London designing for Box Fresh. Wanting a change, he shouted "I'm a designer, get me out of here" and headed to Amsterdam for a role at Nike. They packed him off to Portland, Oregon where he'd eventually become Design Director for the sporting behemoth. Then he sacked it all off to run a pub! From creating designs for football's elite to creating community in his adopt...
54. Aaron Durand
May 07, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBAaron Durand is the Sports Marketing Manager at Avery Dennison and arguably the nicest guy in showbiz. He explains the role Avery Dennison plays within football and beyond (spoiler alert - they're everywhere) and gives a fascinating insight into how they can and will change the way the game is watched. We also rewind through career stints at Twitter, Adidas and youth counselling, and chat dogs, family, photography, and Andrei Kanchelskis. Lots to take away throughout on career opportuni...
Casey Peckio
April 30, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBIf you know Virginia Dream and Vermont Green you’ll know the work of Casey Peckio; the US designers fingerprints are on the output of both clubs, not least Virginia. Their 2024 jersey release (you know the one) had all of our eyelashes fluttering in their direction and Casey shares details on the process behind it, why he works with clubs like these, how they push him as a creative and what this path gives him that playing the game didn’t. He also offers his perspective on seeking growth...
53. Casey Peckio
April 30, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBIf you know Virginia Dream and Vermont Green you’ll know the work of Casey Peckio; the US designers fingerprints are on the output of both clubs, not least Virginia. Their 2024 jersey release (you know the one) had all of our eyelashes fluttering in their direction and Casey shares details on the process behind it, why he works with clubs like these, how they push him as a creative and what this path gives him that playing the game didn’t. He also offers his perspective on seeking growth...
52. Sarah Van Vooren
April 23, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBAs co-founder of Atoot, the grassroots non-profit using football to empower young girls of rural Nepal, Sarah Van Vooren is doing what I’d call God’s work. And the good news is she’s not the only one! Sarah shares the origins and mission of Atoot along with the impact it and other organisations like it has on the individuals involved and the communities they are a part of. For good measure, she walks us through her own route into the ‘sports for development’ landscape which though has se...
Sarah Van Vooren
April 23, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBAs co-founder of Atoot, the grassroots non-profit using football to empower young girls of rural Nepal, Sarah Van Vooren is doing what I’d call God’s work. And the good news is she’s not the only one! Sarah shares the origins and mission of Atoot along with the impact it and other organisations like it has on the individuals involved and the communities they are a part of. For good measure, she walks us through her own route into the ‘sports for development’ landscape which though has se...
DiDi Haracic
April 16, 2024 05:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBDiDi Haračić is the goalkeeper for NWSL side Angel City. With a job like that, It’d be easy to wrap up the intro there. But DiDi lives somewhat of a double life – when she’s not stopping shots, she’s taking them. Off pitch, DiDi finds peace (and therapy) through her lens, the ocean and often a combination of the two. We talk about both her photographic and football journeys, their similarities and how the foundation laid by her parents armed her with a resilience to meet the challenges o...
DiDi Haračić
April 16, 2024 05:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBDiDi Haračić is the goalkeeper for NWSL side Angel City. With a job like that it’d be easy to wrap up the intro there. But DiDi lives somewhat of a double life – when she’s not stopping shots, she’s taking them. Off pitch, DiDi finds peace (and therapy) through her lens, the ocean and often a combination of the two. We talk about both her photographic and football journeys, their similarities and how the foundation laid by her parents armed her with a resilience to meet the challenges of...
51. DiDi Haračić
April 16, 2024 05:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBDiDi Haračić is the goalkeeper for NWSL side Angel City. With a job like that it’d be easy to wrap up the intro there. But DiDi lives somewhat of a double life – when she’s not stopping shots, she’s taking them. Off pitch, DiDi finds peace (and therapy) through her lens, the ocean and often a combination of the two. We talk about both her photographic and football journeys, their similarities and how the foundation laid by her parents armed her with a resilience to meet the challenges of...
Tarek Pertew
April 09, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBAside from being an incredibly handsome man, Tarek Pertew is CEO and co-founder of NYC Footy, the co-ed league initially formed 'for fun' back in 2010. Fourteen years on, Footy has not only consolidated itself in the city, but has grown into the largest amateur league in the United States whilst only existing inside the boundaries of the Big Apple. For now, at least! Tarek discusses the off-pitch battles that come with running the league, the cost to not only his own experience of the com...
50. Tarek Pertew
April 09, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBAside from being an incredibly handsome man, Tarek Pertew is CEO and co-founder of NYC Footy, the co-ed league initially formed 'for fun' back in 2010. Fourteen years on, Footy has not only consolidated itself in the city, but has grown into the largest amateur league in the United States whilst only existing inside the boundaries of the Big Apple. For now, at least! Tarek discusses the off-pitch battles that come with running the league, the cost to not only his own experience of the com...
49. Maximilian Mansfield
April 02, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBMack Mansfield is President and CEO of USL newcomers Brooklyn Football Club and Executive Director of Two Bridges Football Club, a non-profit dedicated to enriching New York’s inner-city youth through a first-class soccer environment, intense academic preparation, and leadership development. But before that, he was a young player with a dream of becoming professional and that dream took him to Germany with stints at the academies of Schalke and Cologne. Mack shares the impact that dream en...
Maximilian Mansfield
April 02, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBMack Mansfield is President and CEO of USL newcomers Brooklyn Football Club and Executive Director of Two Bridges Football Club, a non-profit dedicated to enriching New York’s inner-city youth through a first-class soccer environment, intense academic preparation, and leadership development. But before that, he was a young player with a dream of becoming professional and that dream took him to Germany with stints at the academies of Schalke and Cologne. Mack shares the impact that dream en...
Jordan Jesolva
March 26, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBEnjoying the podcast? Support the show with caffeine here. Jordan Jesolva is one third of Neighborhood Sports Club, the creative collective using football, fashion and art to build community for the people of Oakland, California. That’s pretty cool, but we don’t really talk about that. Instead, Jordan shares the origins of her football love story, that playing professionally was the only option she ever saw for herself and how that dream was met with constant opposition from her body. ...
48. Jordan Jesolva
March 26, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBEnjoying the podcast? Support the show with caffeine here. Jordan Jesolva is one third of Neighborhood Sports Club, the creative collective using football, fashion and art to build community for the people of Oakland, California. That’s pretty cool, but we don’t really talk about that. Instead, Jordan shares the origins of her football love story, that playing professionally was the only option she ever saw for herself and how that dream was met with constant opposition from her body. ...
Amy Drucquer
March 19, 2024 06:00 - 57 minutes - 79.7 MBEnjoying the podcast? Support the show with caffeine here. This week I’m joined by This Fan Girl founder Amy Drucquer. And occasionally her coffee machine. Amy charts her journey from childhood match days with her dad and the sense of belonging that came with those, to the wilderness years of early adulthood when football stadiums no longer felt like home. Knowing this wasn’t a feeling unique to her and with a creative itch to scratch, Amy began an ambitious photographic project across...
47. Amy Drucquer
March 19, 2024 06:00 - 57 minutes - 79.7 MBEnjoying the podcast? Support the show with caffeine here. This week I’m joined by This Fan Girl founder Amy Drucquer. And occasionally her coffee machine. Amy charts her journey from childhood match days with her dad and the sense of belonging that came with those, to the wilderness years of early adulthood when football stadiums no longer felt like home. Knowing this wasn’t a feeling unique to her and with a creative itch to scratch, Amy began an ambitious photographic project across...
Dylan Autran
March 12, 2024 06:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBDylan Autran is one third of creative Collective Neighborhood Sports Club. A childhood desire to carve a career as a player saw him collect a few stamps on his passport via France, Finland and Norway. It was in the latter where the early seeds of NSC were sewn and a flight home to California, to turn out for hometown club Oakland Roots, would open the doors back to a childhood when football wasn’t about finding the next contract, but a vehicle for creative expression and a gateway to conne...
46. Dylan Autran
March 12, 2024 06:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBDylan Autran is one third of creative Collective Neighborhood Sports Club. A childhood desire to carve a career as a player saw him collect a few stamps on his passport via France, Finland and Norway. It was in the latter where the early seeds of NSC were sewn and a flight home to California, to turn out for hometown club Oakland Roots, would open the doors back to a childhood when football wasn’t about finding the next contract, but a vehicle for creative expression and a gateway to conne...
45. Nikita Taparia
March 05, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBThis was an easy one for me. I asked Nikita Taparia how one comes to live a dual life as a mechanical engineer and prolific photographer in the NWSL. She did the rest. From early exposure as a child, taking photos of friends and its role in her studies, Nikita details how the medium, a love of geometry and a helping hand from Geography would open up the game to her in a way she’d never imagined - or anyone else for that matter. In time, it would take her across state, the country and, ev...
Nikita Taparia
March 05, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBThis was an easy one for me. I asked Nikita Taparia how one comes to live a dual life as a mechanical engineer and prolific photographer in the NWSL. She did the rest. From early exposure as a child, taking photos of friends and its role in her studies, Nikita details how the medium, a love of geometry and a helping hand from Geography would open up the game to her in a way she’d never imagined - or anyone else for that matter. In time, it would take her across state, the country and, ev...
44. Max Ornstil
February 27, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBMax Ornstil is a former pro athlete turned entrepreneur and creative from Oakland, California. He shares the challenges of transitioning from a life with a very clear path and identity, to one without either as one third of the creative collective Neighborhood Sports Club. Falling in love with the game aged five, Max lived out his boyhood dream in exchange for a number of sacrifices along the way only for someone else to tell him when the dream was over. Where that door closed, a world...
Max Ornstil
February 27, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBMax Ornstil is a former pro athlete turned entrepreneur and creative from Oakland, California. He shares the challenges of transitioning from a life with a very clear path and identity, to one without either as one third of the creative collective Neighborhood Sports Club. Falling in love with the game aged five, Max lived out his boyhood dream in exchange for a number of sacrifices along the way only for someone else to tell him when the dream was over. Where that door closed, a world...
43. Paul Desbailletts
February 20, 2024 06:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBPaul Desbaillets is a Canadian entrepreneur, media personality and founder of the charity GOAL. Our first conversation came in the midst of the pandemic, when his podcast, The 1st Half was in its embryonic stages. Picking up four years later, the show, his businesses and the charity continue to thrive and it only took about 4 minutes of this call to understand why. Paul details how life in hospitality lends itself well to building a successful podcast, the karmic origins of the charity,...
Paul Desbailletts
February 20, 2024 06:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBPaul Desbaillets is a Canadian entrepreneur, media personality and founder of the charity GOAL. Our first conversation came in the midst of the pandemic, when his podcast, The 1st Half was in its embryonic stages. Picking up four years later, the show, his businesses and the charity continue to thrive and it only took about 4 minutes of this call to understand why. Paul details how life in hospitality lends itself well to building a successful podcast, the karmic origins of the charity,...
42. Andrea Vílchez
February 13, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBAndrea Vílchez is a Florida-based photographer at the beginning of what promises to be an exciting career. Still four months from graduation at the time of recording, Andrea already boasts a portfolio of work from the NWSL, WNBA and MLS, not to mention the Grand Prize Award of Club Eleven’s North American Soccer Photograph of the Year contest – congratulations! She shares her family's journey from Nicaragua to Florida, how the game helped her adapt to life in a new country and how pickin...
Andrea Vílchez
February 13, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBAndrea Vílchez is a Florida-based photographer at the beginning of what promises to be an exciting career. Still four months from graduation at the time of recording, Andrea already boasts a portfolio of work from the NWSL, WNBA and MLS, not to mention the Grand Prize Award of Club Eleven’s North American Soccer Photograph of the Year contest – congratulations! She shares her family's journey from Nicaragua to Florida, how the game helped her adapt to life in a new country and how pickin...
Daniel Sandison
February 06, 2024 06:00 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBDaniel Sandison is best known in the football space for founding seminal indie magazine MUNDIAL, way back in 2014. We spoke at the very beginning this year about the early days of the publication, how it evolved from a spare-time project to an internationally recognised brand over the following decade, and adjusting to life after the mag. But there’s plenty more to his story than the successes of MUNDIAL. Dan shares how his creative journey began with a love of film and wanting to make t...
41. Daniel Sandison
February 06, 2024 06:00 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBDaniel Sandison is best known in the football space for founding seminal indie magazine MUNDIAL, way back in 2014. We spoke at the very beginning this year about the early days of the publication, how it evolved from a spare-time project to an internationally recognised brand over the following decade, and adjusting to life after the mag. But there’s plenty more to his story than the successes of MUNDIAL. Dan shares how his creative journey began with a love of film and wanting to make t...
40. Jacqui McAssey
January 30, 2024 09:25 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MBJacqui McAssey is founder of GIRLFANS, the photo zine pushing for increased female fan visibility, as well as a leading voice on female representation through campaigns with Nike, Liverpool and COPA90. As well as the progress made during 10 years of GIRLFANS, we discuss the early influence of Liverpool’s victory parades during the 80s, the importance of play in formative years and activism through creative output. A self-confessed non-academic student with a GCSE in needlework, we lear...
Jacqui McAssey
January 30, 2024 09:25 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MBJacqui McAssey is founder of GIRLFANS, the photo zine pushing for increased female fan visibility, as well as a leading voice on female representation through campaigns with Nike, Liverpool and COPA90. As well as the progress made during 10 years of GIRLFANS, we discuss the early influence of Liverpool’s victory parades during the 80s, the importance of play in formative years and activism through creative output. A self-confessed non-academic student with a GCSE in needlework, we lear...
Nathen McVittie
January 23, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBNathen McVittie is a Creative Strategist across the sports, gaming, music and entertainment spaces. In the football landscape his fingerprints can be found on the work of well-known brands such as FIFA, MLS, Nike and Adidas, along with leading clubs such as Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City. He’s also co-founder and Creative Director of Where is Football – one of the most respected independent outlets in the game. But we don’t really talk about any of that. Instead, we touch on trauma, its ...
39. Nathen McVittie
January 23, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBNathen McVittie is a Creative Strategist across the sports, gaming, music and entertainment spaces. In the football landscape his fingerprints can be found on the work of well-known brands such as FIFA, MLS, Nike and Adidas, along with leading clubs such as Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City. He’s also co-founder and Creative Director of Where is Football – one of the most respected independent outlets in the game. But we don’t really talk about any of that. Instead, we touch on trauma, its ...
38. Geoff Gouveia
January 16, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBUS artist Geoff Gouveia takes us through his journey from cutting his teeth on the unloved buildings of Riverside, CA to working with leading brands such as FIFA and Adidas. He recalls how an inspirational trip to Brazil in 2014 during a crossroads in his career planted the seeds for a change in direction and how he set about making that happen on his return home –including cross country flights for coffee! Geoff’s career shows us how backing yourself publicly and an air of tenacity are of...
Geoff Gouveia
January 16, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBUS artist Geoff Gouveia takes us through his journey from cutting his teeth on the unloved buildings of Riverside, CA to working with leading brands such as FIFA and Adidas. He recalls how an inspirational trip to Brazil in 2014 during a crossroads in his career planted the seeds for a change in direction and how he set about making that happen on his return home –including cross country flights for coffee! Geoff’s career shows us how backing yourself publicly and an air of tenacity are of...
37. Corey Pellatt
January 09, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBCorey Pellatt is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Versus, the media platform championing football and its influence on music and culture. Corey shares the influences and inspiration behind his chosen career path, the circumstances and mission behind the creation of the influential platform, and the responsibilities that come with it. There’s also sound advice on self-care, the importance of fulfilment in your work and connecting with passions outside of it. __ A quick reminder that...
Corey Pellatt
January 09, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBCorey Pellatt is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Versus, the media platform championing football and its influence on music and culture. Corey shares the influences and inspiration behind his chosen career path, the circumstances and mission behind the creation of the influential platform, and the responsibilities that come with it. There’s also sound advice on self-care, the importance of fulfilment in your work and connecting with passions outside of it. __ A quick reminder that...
Editor's note | Back 9 Jan 2024
December 19, 2023 06:00 - 1 minute - 2.03 MB'NPLH In Conversation With...' returns on Tuesday 9 January. If this is your first visit, there's plenty to catch up with from 2023 including Naomi Accardi, Ted Philipakos, Devin L'Amoreaux, Sonya Kondratenko, and many more. Thank you for the support. See you on the other side. JF --- A quick reminder that NPLH is more than a podcast. Visit nplhmag.com where you can enjoy online reads, subscribe to our weekly newsletter and browse our ever growing collection of magazines, prints, an...
36. Maximilian Hetherington
December 12, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBMaximilian Hetherington talks through his career stages, starting with his first camera - a gift from his grandfather – right up to a recent shoot with a leading Premier League Club, how he got there, how he approaches his craft, and how a teenage setback fuels the hunger to succeed in his second calling. This is a conversation in its purest form; full of tangents, vulnerability and insights into the life and motivations of a leading creative. —— A quick reminder that NPLH is more than a...
Maximilian Hetherington
December 12, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBMaximilian Hetherington talks through his career stages, starting with his first camera - a gift from his grandfather – right up to a recent shoot with a leading Premier League Club, how he got there, how he approaches his craft, and how a teenage setback fuels the hunger to succeed in his second calling. This is a conversation in its purest form; full of tangents, vulnerability and insights into the life and motivations of a leading creative. —— A quick reminder that NPLH is more than a...
Daniel Kobin
December 05, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBI’m speaking with Daniel Kobin, a commercial, lifestyle and sports photographer based in North Carolina. It’s hard to believe he only began his photography journey 5 or so years ago having made the switch from a career in marketing, yet it’s the experience in that field which is often a useful tool in his approach to shooting now. Daniel is candid about his regular meetings with imposter syndrome and anxiety, which had him questioning if he was even a photographer a few years into the prof...
35. Daniel Kobin
December 05, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBI’m speaking with Daniel Kobin, a commercial, lifestyle and sports photographer based in North Carolina. It’s hard to believe he only began his photography journey 5 or so years ago having made the switch from a career in marketing, yet it’s the experience in that field which is often a useful tool in his approach to shooting now. Daniel is candid about his regular meetings with imposter syndrome and anxiety, which had him questioning if he was even a photographer a few years into the prof...