E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast

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The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast shares inspiring conversations with the trailblazing founders shaping sport and entertainment, unpacking the journey, motivations and secrets behind their success. Hosted by Jamie Cunningham, entrepreneur and E1H co-founder, with E1H Overtime, a quickfire Q&A where Dawn Barnable and E1H founders question the guest. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi eco-system fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and OneToWatch. www.e1h.biz/en/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago ·  Bonus Video

    E1H Overtime | Two Circles Co-Founder Gareth Balch: “Fandoms Get Forged at Seven Years Old”

    In this E1H Overtime, founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Two Circles co-founder Gareth Balch, before producer Dawn Barnable takes him through a quickfire round. In this episode: Keeping young talent in sport, with E1H Cohort 2 founder Leanna Newman of The People AgencyThe one trait he looks for when hiringLessons from the track and advice to his younger self, with E1H Cohort 1 founder François Chabaudie of NEOMAWhat sports organisations still get wrong about fans, with E1H Cohort 3 founder Bubs Felix of ShePlayz SportHis dream client, and the businesses he most admiresHis entrepreneurial hot takeThe business he'd start in his next lifeThe biggest opportunity in sport that not enough people are paying attention toThe habit he wishes he'd never dropped Hosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1H Produced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset Studios Production Assistant: Blake Cotterrell E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast features inspirational conversations with the trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping global sport and entertainment. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi ecosystem fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and ONETOWATCH. Find our guest, and us, online: Gareth Balch: LinkedIn | Two CirclesE1H: LinkedIn | InstagramLeanna Newman: LinkedIn | The People AgencyFrançois Chabaudie: LinkedIn | NEOMABubs Felix: LinkedIn | ShePlayz SportJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 5d ago ·  Video

    Two Circles Co-Founder Gareth Balch: “Know How You Want the Story to End”

    Fifteen years ago, former GB 800m runner Gareth Balch co-founded Two Circles around a kitchen table. Today it's a global sports marketing business with more than 1,000 people in 10 offices, working with FIFA, UEFA, the Premier League and the NFL.Host Jamie Cunningham asks Gareth how putting fans first is at the core of his mission to build the defining sports marketing business of this era. In this episode: Why fandom is outgrowing the world economyWhat the track taught him about building a businessThe kitchen table where it all started, and where it is todayThe three-year plan that set the bar, and what happened nextTwo Circles' ownership chapters, and why he won't use the word “exit”The one rule that keeps clients coming backWhy there's no head of AI at Two CirclesHow fast women's sport fandom can really grow Stay for E1H Overtime, where founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Gareth before a quickfire round with producer Dawn Barnable. E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast features inspirational conversations with the trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping global sport and entertainment. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi ecosystem fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and ONETOWATCH. Find our guest, and E1H, online: Gareth Balch: LinkedIn | Two Circles The Fan Economy 2026 report E1H: LinkedIn | Instagram Jamie Cunningham Dawn Barnable Listen on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast shares inspiring conversations with the trailblazing founders shaping sport and entertainment, unpacking the journey, motivations and secrets behind their success. Hosted by Jamie Cunningham, entrepreneur and E1H co-founder, with E1H Overtime, a quickfire Q&A where Dawn Barnable and E1H founders question the guest. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi eco-system fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and OneToWatch. www.e1h.biz/en/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.