E34: The Football Business Episode

This week’s guests are Mark Catlin and Kevin Rye.

Former Bury director and Spanish telecommunications business leader Mark Catlin is chief executive of Portsmouth football club, and a recent winner of the Football Business Awards CEO of the Year and a judge at this year’s event.

We talk to Mark about who assisted fans in the saving the club from administration in 2012, the acquisition of the club by supporters and the consequent takeover by former Disney chief Michael Eisner in 2017.

Our other guest is Kevin Rye, founder and director of Fan Insights, who has created the first Fan Engagement Index, in which all 92 league clubs are rated for their relationship with their own supporters.

Finally a big thank you to our brilliant friends at SDA, one of London's best boutique brand consultancies for opening their doors for us and generously allowing us to record the pod at their lovely Charlotte Street office, it’s much appreciated.

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