Ministry of Sport Podcast

#10 Revolutionizing Sports Tech with Stirling Mortlock & Alex Chalmers

Stirling Mortlock, former Wallabies Captain now co-founder of venture capital firm XV Capital, and Alex Chalmers, Managing Partner at Stadia Ventures join Lachie Wills in this episode. Dive into the transformative power of Web3 technologies in sports, the global expansion of sports tech, and how innovations like Sportable’s smart ball technology are changing the game. Hear insights on strategic partnerships, market dynamics, and successful case studies like Catapult Sports and Hawk-Eye Innovations. Whether you're a sports business professional or tech enthusiast, this episode offers valuable perspectives on the future of sports technology and business.

#9: Inside the Brisbane Heat’s pitch for a new major sponsor

The Brisbane Heat have the biggest social media following of any team in Australia and Oceania- more than double the Broncos, more than quadruple Collingwood. They’ve just won the BBL- and were WBBL finalists- with crowds and TV numbers almost doubled season-on-season. Heat Commercial Partnerships Boss Hugh Raleigh takes us inside his current pitch to the major sponsor market.

#8: Women in Sports Tech

Only 16% of Australia’s STEM workforce are women. That figure in the United States is only slightly better at 27%. American sports executive Marilou McFarlane founded not-for-profit Women in Sports Tech (WiST) in 2017 to help drive industry change. WiST works with the NBA, Nike, NBC and some of the biggest names in sport to create gender equality.Emma Henzes works with sports performance tech company Teamworks- who’s clients range from NFL team to the US military. Emma is a product of th...

#7: When the cookie crumbles: Big Tech’s big dilemma

Data is power, and it is profit. It has made some of the richest companies and the richest people in the world. The game is about to change. Third-party cookies are about to be wiped forever. What comes next? Sportradar’s Vice President Mike Falconer tells us now.

#6: NRLW star Andie Robinson

NRLW star Andie Robinson is one of the most exciting players in the country. The Cronulla Sharks 21 year-old has been described by Phil Gould as an “X-factor player”. Robinson is also a journalist, working with Fox League. Today we discuss the business of women’s sport, a passion for role modelling, brand building, her media career and the challenge of social media bullying.