That Sports Merch Podcast
That 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.
Episodes
21 episodes
S2 E6 (Part 2) | Courtside Commerce - Josh Briggs (Stadium Essentials)
In Episode 6 of Season 2, we chat to Josh Briggs, now of Stadium Essentials but formerly Director of Retail at TD Gardens - one of the US's busiest sports venues.Josh has woven a career in professional sports retail, finding his way bac...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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43:12
S2 E6 (Part 1) | Courtside Commerce - Josh Briggs (Stadium Essentials)
In Episode 6 of Season 2, we chat to Josh Briggs, now of Stadium Essentials but formerly Director of Retail at TD Gardens - one of the US's busiest sports venues.Josh has woven a career in professional sports retail, finding his way bac...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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49:21
S2 E5 | Counterfeit & KitLegit - Alexander Protsenko (KitLegit)
In Episode 5 of Season 2, we chat to Alexander Protsenko - CEO & Founder of KitLegit.KitLegit is a brand new tech solution providing digital authentication for sports apparel, aimed at detecting any potential indicators of counterfe...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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40:50
S2 E4 | Intelligent Use Of Data, Testing & Benchmarking - Gauthier Vervaeke & Thomas Rypens (Club Brugge)
In Episode 4 of Season 2, we chat to Gauthier Vervaeke & Thomas Rypens of Club Brugge.Club Brugge play their football within the Belgian Pro League and regularly within European competitions. With a rich domestic history, they are o...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:05:51
S2 E3 | Standing Out In A Crowded Space - Pete Lucchesi & Cory Fahey (Streaker Sports)
In 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-sport...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:02:43
S2 E2 | Supporting Sustainable Merchandising - Nicole Bekkers (FC88)
In 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 dea...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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58:08
S2 E1 | Product, Licensing & Consumer Muses - Robbie Sarton (Nick Auditore Represents)
Season 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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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54:06
EP10 Part 2 | Dressing A Nation - Cristina McAloon, Las Vegas Raiders
TSMP 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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:46
EP10 Part 1 | Dressing A Nation - Cristina McAloon, Las Vegas Raiders
TSMP 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 lice...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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37:31
EP09 | Ex-Pro To FOCO - Jake Howells, FOCO
TSMP 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 fascina...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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58:43
EP08 | Disrupting Sports Merch - Carl Sewell, The Terrace
TSMP 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 mercha...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:03:04
EP07 | Fighting Adversity - Sam Swanton, Wigan Athletic FC
TSMP 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 chang...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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48:50
EP06 (P1) | Closing The Gap - Joan Carrera López, AC Milan
In 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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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33:56
EP06 (P2) | Closing The Gap - Joan Carrera López, AC Milan
Part 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! ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:38
EP05 | Launching In Vegas? It's Wild! - Whitney Bansin, The Wild Collective
TSMP 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, fashio...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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49:04
EP04 | Branded Spaces & Digital Futures - Nick Lodge, Onside
TSMP 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 h...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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59:49
EP03 | Building From Scratch - Domenic Notarfrancesco, United Soccer League
TSMP 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...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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49:51
EP02 | Behind The Scenes Of Kit Design - Rob Revell, Hummel (UK)
TSMP 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 ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:04:39
EP 01 (P2) | Global Culture & Retail Strategy - Danny Downs, Fanatics Intl.
We 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 globa...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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43:06
EP 01 (P1) | Global Culture & Retail Strategy - Danny Downs, Fanatics Intl.1
We 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 globa...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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35:48
EP00 | That Pilot Episode - Meet The Hosts
E0 - 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 y...
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Season 1
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