Blake Solly on sports business from the CEO's perspective

Blake Solly on sports business from the CEO’s perspective

On this week's episode Sean catches up with Blake Solly from South Sydney Rabbitohs as part of the Sports Geek Podcast CEO Series. Sean chats with Blake about running an NRL franchise, data insights and dealing with players under pressure.

On this podcast you'll learn about:

Blake's background in sports business working in the UK in governing body roles before moving across to club land
How Blake balances the on-field vs off-field success as a CEO
Why data is so important to him and why the Rabbitohs are spending more and investing more to analyse and interpret data to benefit their business
Their future plans for new facilities to bring the commercial and football sides of the business together
The importance of player welfare and how the club is working to support players as the pressures of being a professional athlete grow

Blake Solly - South Sydney Rabbitohs CEO

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Thanks again to Blake Solly from South Sydney Rabbitohs, follow him on Twitter @BlakeSolly and LinkedIn
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Other Sports Geek podcast episodes you might be interested in:
- #121: Adam Grow on incorporating data into sports strategy
- #117: Vancouver Whitecaps powering fan data through Tradable Bits

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About the Author: @seancallanan

Sean understands the sports digital landscape, that’s why he started Sports Geek. Working with clients across the sports digital world he helps teams & leagues drive more revenue from digital and is focussed getting "cheeks on the seats" in stadiums. You can hear him on Sports Geek Podcast or presenting keynotes at sports conferences around the world. Send him a tweet @seancallanan or message him in #SportsBiz Slack community.