IMG ARENA

Fireside Chat with Freddie Longe

In this month's episode we are talking to the leader of IMG ARENA, Freddie Longe.  Freddie formed what was formally known as IMG Gaming back in 2012 and has been the guiding force behind the business for the past ten years. We talk to him about how he started his career at IMG and how he created the idea of the business that we know today as IMG ARENA. We discuss the company's biggest achievements of the year as well as Freddie's hopes for the future of the business.  We also find out what he is asking for this Christmas and his hopes for his beloved football team, Norwich City.  Once again, this is an episode not to miss out on - enjoy!

Hidden Talents

This week we are talking to Nick Glenday, Tina Ngondo and Andre Harrison who all work across IMG and who all have hidden talents! Those hidden talents range from being silver medal winning American football coaches to film directors to actors, pilots, singers and artists.  We will be learning how they got introduced to their talents, challenges and successes they’ve experienced and how they balance their time with their talent outside of work. They will also be sharing how everyone can get involved, how it is never too late to learn something new and some hilarious stories along the way that you won’t want to miss – trust us! Enjoy and don’t forget to like and subscribe.

Signality

Welcome to another episode of the IMG ARENA podcast! This week we are taking a little trip over to Sweden as host Steph will be talking with the co-founders of Signality who are  based over in Linköping.  Co-founder Mikael Rousson words, "Signality was born from the drive of changing sports at a fundamental level using computer vision and artificial intelligence technologies. We aim at creating a complete live understanding of a sports game at a geometric and semantic level using cameras, powering revolutionary fan experiences at all levels, from youth and amateur to the elite." Co-founder Michael Höglund also guests on the podcast and shares his own journey,  how Signality began, how the company got involved with IMG ARENA and just how bright the future looks for both companies.  Another insightful and fun episode, don't miss it!

VGTT, more than just another acronym

Welcome to episode 4 of the IMG ARENA Podcast series!   This month we are talking to some of the Technology Team. We hear from Principal Security Engineer, Val Botnari, Lead Developer, Les Cochrane, and Senior Software Developer, Alessio Marucci - also within Les’ VGT Team (listen to hear all about who the VGT team are!).   As usual we start the episode with Steph’s ice breaker questions and then get into it!   We learn about IMG ARENA’s very different Tech Teams, an insight into where their team names come from (some are influenced by US TV Shows!) and we also discuss misconceptions about working in technology.   We also hear a couple of very cool claims to fame as well as Steph’s usual “Ridiculous Questions Section.”   Listen to the episode in full here.

First jobs and Grad Schemes

Welcome to episode 3 of the IMG ARENA Podcast series!   Who remembers their first job? Well, this month’s episode is all about first jobs and grad schemes.   We hear from Ariane Power who is the Events Executive within the Marketing Team, Ed Felton who is a Research and Data Analyst in the Rights Team and finally John Medina who is currently on our new Technology Grad Scheme and has only been with us for a few weeks.   For them all, IMG ARENA is the first step in the beginning of their career, with Ariane joining the company as part of the IMG Intern Programme, Ed joining after having completed his master’s degree and John being one of the first recruits on our Graduate Scheme. All three share what attracted them to the company, what they’ve been up to so far and what we can do to make IMG ARENA an even more exciting place to work.   Happy listening!