That Sports Merch Podcast
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThat Sports Merch Podcast- hosted by Lee Hyde & Matt Hudson, a monthly podcast show discussing all aspects of sports merchandise, within the professional game. Offering insight across the industry through feature inteviews with industry experts, retail leaders and a whole lot more. Covering all sports across the globe from giants of the NFL to minnows of football's non-league.
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Episodes
S2 E3 | Standing Out In A Crowded Space - Pete Lucchesi & Cory Fahey (Streaker Sports)
March 29, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBIn Episode 3 of Season 2, we chat to Pete Lucchesi & Cory Fahey - Creative Director & Co-Owners of Streaker Sports. Streaker Sports are a young start-up with some serious USP's, operating in a very crowded space within US-sports apparel supply and manufacture. Dedicated to telling the unique stories of sports culture, with their own unique vintage style, they're starting to find some great traction in a number of US markets. We hear how the first years have been for Streaker, and how stayin...
S2 E2 | Supporting Sustainable Merchandising - Nicole Bekkers (FC88)
February 29, 2024 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBIn Episode 2 of Season 2, we chat to Nicole Bekkers - Founder and CEO of FC88. FC88 are challenging the status quo with clubs, federations and global sports brands on the subject of sustainability. Having identified a huge issue with dead-stock during her role with KNVB (Dutch Football Federation) and being unsatisfied with the response she got, Nicole knew she had to do something about this. Founded in 2020, FC88 are pushing the needle firmly towards a sustainable solution for this curre...
S2 E1 | Product, Licensing & Consumer Muses - Robbie Sarton (Nick Auditore Represents)
January 29, 2024 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBSeason 2 of That Sports Merch Podcast has arrived! In the first episode of S2, we talk to Robbie Sarton, Head of Product at Nick Auditore Represents. Robbie, based in Australia head up the product division of NAR, which holds the rights for the Mitchell & Ness brand (and others) for the ANZ market. We discuss the brand's rights management, product ideation and go to market strategies. You'll hear how NAR have scaled quickly and how they work with well-placed distribution channels and retai...
EP10 Part 2 | Dressing A Nation - Cristina McAloon, Las Vegas Raiders
June 26, 2023 23:30 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBTSMP continues the feature interview with Cristina McAloon, Sr. Manager of Buying at Las Vegas Raiders.Part 2 of the interview focuses on the protection of the Raiders brand, team values and more in depth detail around managing the buying team at this NFL giant. Cristina speaks with passion about the industry, being a true cheerleader for merchants across the globe.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support the show Join our LinkedIn community by following our Tha...
EP10 Part 1 | Dressing A Nation - Cristina McAloon, Las Vegas Raiders
June 26, 2023 23:01 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBTSMP chats to Cristina McAloon, Sr. Manager of Buying at the Las Vegas Raiders.In Part 1 of this feature interview, you will hear about Cristina's background in the fashion industry and the transition into working for some iconic names within licensed sports merchandise. Cristina talks to the podcast about the size of the Raiders retail business, Raider Image and the fluctuation in size between in-season and off-season. You'll also hear how her team remain competitive against the licensed gia...
EP09 | Ex-Pro To FOCO - Jake Howells, FOCO
May 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourTSMP talks to ex-professional footballer Jake Howells. Jake takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his career in football before sharing his experience and insight into the journey from professional sportsman to the world of sports business. A fascinating listen which covers the reality shock of the world of business outside of the sports 'bubble' and the quick learning curve and mindset reset needed to be able to carve out a new career after a successful, but short, sports career. Hear how Jake ...
EP09 | Ex-Pro To FOCO - Jake Howells, FOCO
May 16, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBTSMP talks to ex-professional footballer Jake Howells. Jake takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his career in football before sharing his experience and insight into the journey from professional sportsman to the world of sports business. A fascinating listen which covers the reality shock of the world of business outside of the sports 'bubble' and the quick learning curve and mindset reset needed to be able to carve out a new career after a successful, but short, sports career. Hear how Jake ...
EP08 | Disrupting Sports Merch - Carl Sewell, The Terrace
March 14, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBTSMP chats to The Terrace director and co-founder, Carl Sewell. Carl takes us on The Terrace's journey from Facebook page to post funny football content, to 'cult' merchandise brand and to today's position as the go-to supplier of On-Demand merchandise supply within UK sports merchandise. Hear of the unique approach to the formation of the business, the reaction to a 92-page 'cease & desist' letter from the Football Association, and the fan-first culture which weaves it's way through the day-...
EP07 | Fighting Adversity - Sam Swanton, Wigan Athletic FC
February 02, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBTSMP chats to Sam Swanton, Head of Retail at Wigan Athletic FC. We hear how Sam has been battling against some of the toughest conditions - a global pandemic AND the club falling into administration at the same time!Sam's retail business was changed overnight - with the team finding out at the same time as the general public, on Sky TV. The challenge for Sam and his team was to then become self-sufficient. Innovative leadership battling through some dark times saw Sam navigate the challenges ...
EP06 (P1) | Closing The Gap - Joan Carrera López, AC Milan
December 28, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this 2-part episode of That Sports Merch Podcast we speak to Joan Carrera López, Head of Retail & Licensing at Italian football giants, AC Milan. During this first part of the episode, Joan introduces his varied career to date and explains how he managed to find himself living in Milan, working for one of the biggest global names in sport. We cover life at AC Milan and talk about in-depth licensing and brand positioning strategy as well as covering some of the more eye-catching announcemen...
EP06 (P2) | Closing The Gap - Joan Carrera López, AC Milan
December 28, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBPart 2 of our interview with Joan Carrera López of AC Milan. Joan chats to That Sports Merch Podcast about the wider strategy around AC's brand licensing. We hear how new licensing opportunities are established and how full Joan's email inbox is! We round off the episode discussing how pop-up stores and clever brand positioning has driven growth and awareness for the AC Milan brand, and how Joan ans his team have tapped into knowledge from other European Clubs and other sports to widen their ...
EP05 | Launching In Vegas? It's Wild! - Whitney Bansin, The Wild Collective
December 08, 2022 15:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBTSMP chat to Whitney Bansin, CEO of Vegas-based fashion apparel disrupter The Wild Collective. We hear Whitney's story of building her brand within professional sports supply and what inspired The Wild Collective to bring their streetwear, fashion-forward, premium feel to the sports market. With celebrities such as TI and Diplo choosing to wear her pieces, Whit's certainly cracked her niche.You won't want to miss this inspiring, positive chat. This episode goes down avenues we never saw comi...
EP04 | Branded Spaces & Digital Futures - Nick Lodge, Onside
October 12, 2022 14:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBTSMP talk to Nick Lodge from Onside Brand. Nick's an expert in branded space activation projects and has an extensive retail brand history - most notably where sports merchandise is concerned, with adidas. Hear how club stores and branded spaces have evolved over the last 10 years, alongside some on Nick's favourite projects, including how Manchester United's Old Trafford megastore was flipped from Nike to adidas in just 1 week! We find out what went well, and more interestingly - what didn't...
EP03 | Building From Scratch - Domenic Notarfrancesco, United Soccer League
September 15, 2022 15:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBTSMP talks to Domenic Notarfrancesco, VP Consumer Products for United Soccer League. We dive deep into how the USL support their new franchise clubs as well as those already established professional and pre-professional clubs.This episode provides fascinating insight into the local community outreach program, research and development of a local fanbase and understanding what fits with the community demographic in order to become a successful new franchise. We hear about the structure of the U...
EP02 - Behind The Scenes Of Kit Design - Rob Revell, Hummel (UK)
August 04, 2022 16:30 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBTSMP talks to Rob Revell, Head of Product at Hummel (UK) with in-depth insight into the world of product design. We go behind the scenes of what it takes to go from brief, to concept, to finished product. Hear from Rob on how his team at Hummel get through an insane amount of designs, before selecting the three kits for each team and much, much more! Lee & Matt explain the 16-month hiatus, and give lots of info on upcoming content as the guys get the podcast well and truly back on track. Su...
EP02 | Behind The Scenes Of Kit Design - Rob Revell, Hummel (UK)
August 04, 2022 16:30 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBTSMP talks to Rob Revell, Head of Product at Hummel (UK) with in-depth insight into the world of product design. We go behind the scenes of what it takes to go from brief, to concept, to finished product. Hear from Rob on how his team at Hummel get through an insane amount of designs, before selecting the three kits for each team and much, much more!Lee & Matt explain the 16-month hiatus, and give lots of info on upcoming content as the guys get the podcast well and truly back on track.Suppor...
EP 01 (Part 2) - Global Culture & Retail Strategy
March 09, 2021 11:45 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBWe kick off That Sports Merch Podcast with a feature length interview (across Parts 1 & 2) with Danny Downs, General Manager of Fanatics International. Danny gives an incredible insight into the Fanatics retail business, covering the varying global fan cultures and what that means to the Fanatics retail strategy. In Part 2, we go deeper into the retail strategies that Fanatics operate, find out how the Fanatics acquisition of the existing UK company, Kitbag, changed the way the business oper...
EP 01 (P2) | Global Culture & Retail Strategy - Danny Downs, Fanatics Intl.
March 09, 2021 11:45 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBWe kick off That Sports Merch Podcast with a feature length interview (across Parts 1 & 2) with Danny Downs, General Manager of Fanatics International. Danny gives an incredible insight into the Fanatics retail business, covering the varying global fan cultures and what that means to the Fanatics retail strategy. In Part 2, we go deeper into the retail strategies that Fanatics operate, find out how the Fanatics acquisition of the existing UK company, Kitbag, changed the way the business opera...
EP 01 (Part 1) - Global Culture & Retail Strategy
March 09, 2021 11:30 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBWe kick off That Sports Merch Podcast with a feature length interview (across Parts 1 & 2) with Danny Downs, General Manager of Fanatics International. Danny gives an incredible insight into the Fanatics retail business, covering the varying global fan cultures and what that means to the Fanatics retail strategy. In Part 1, we get a great introduction to Danny and the journey he's been on to get where he's at now, plus a deeper look at the Fanatics brand and some great insight into their sec...
EP 01 (P1) | Global Culture & Retail Strategy - Danny Downs, Fanatics Intl.1
March 09, 2021 11:30 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBWe kick off That Sports Merch Podcast with a feature length interview (across Parts 1 & 2) with Danny Downs, General Manager of Fanatics International. Danny gives an incredible insight into the Fanatics retail business, covering the varying global fan cultures and what that means to the Fanatics retail strategy. In Part 1, we get a great introduction to Danny and the journey he's been on to get where he's at now, plus a deeper look at the Fanatics brand and some great insight into their secr...
E0 - that pilot episode
January 18, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.53 MBE0 - that pilot episode An introductory episode to that sports merch podcast featuring host Lee Hyde and co-host Matt Hudson. Hear what they have planned for the podcast series, a brief pop-history of both's credentials and get to know the voices you'll hear across the episodes!
EP00 | That Pilot Episode - Meet The Hosts
January 18, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBE0 - that pilot episodeAn introductory episode to that sports merch podcast featuring host Lee Hyde and co-host Matt Hudson. Hear what they have planned for the podcast series, a brief pop-history of both's credentials and get to know the voices you'll hear across the episodes!Support the showFollow us on socials:-Twitter - @sportsmerchpodInstagram - @sportsmerchpodFacebook - @sportsmerchpodOr join our LinkedIn community by following our ThatSportsMerchPodcast page.Host: Lee HydeCo-Host: Matt...