Sean Callanan chats with Visit Victoria‘s Damien de Bohun on bringing major sports and arts events to Victoria.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- Damien de Bohun on his career in sports business started
- How Damien's role with Cricket Australia and the A-League provided him with right experience in his current role with Visit Victoria
- How Visit Victoria brings major sporting events and partnerships to Victoria
- What makes Melbourne a successful major sports events city
- How Visit Victoria tells Melbourne's story through the major events
- Why Visit Victoria is behind esports
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Our fave quote from Damien de Bohun interview
Melbourne is a global event city. It really is in the DNA of this city it probably defines in many ways who Melbourne is.
Damien de Bohun
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Resources from the podcast
- Connect with Damien de Bohun on Twitter @DamiendeBohun and LinkedIn
- Follow Visit Victoria on Twitter @visitvictoria, Facebook, LinkedIn and Youtube
- Some related articles you might want to read more about Visit Victoria
- Some Sports Geek episodes you might be interested in:
- Nick Vanzetti on esports and the power of live events
- Brad Mayne on stadium technology at MetLife Stadium
- Scott Kegley on 49ers digital in new Levi’s Stadium
- Michael Brown on a life in sports business
Highlights from podcast with Damien de Bohun
4:01 Damien de Bohun looks back on his sports career in cricket and football
4:47 On making his start with Cricket Australia to make cricket a sport for all Australians
7:32 Heading the transition of A-League helping the league through an important growth phase.
9:19 How much Damien enjoyed working with the W-League players
10:29 Getting kids involved in sports and why it is so important
11:22 Damien’s current role in Visit Victoria and why sports is a big part of it
13:45 Why Melbourne is a go-to city worldwide for major sports and cultural events
17:33 How do deals and partnerships for major events come together
22:32 Damien on how Visit Victoria tells the Melbourne's story through major events
24:25 Melbourne becoming a bucket list destination for golf and cycling among others
26:56 Why Visit Victoria invested in Melbourne Esports Open
30:33 Sports Geek Closing Five
39:59 Learn more about Sports Geek Social Media Athlete Training
42:30 Sean will be going back in the comedy stage again at the School of Hard Knock Knocks. Get your tickets now
Some tweets you may have missed
More surprises for Willow from her hero Sam Kerr
You all saw the amazing moment when Willow got to meet her hero @samkerr1.
Well, we weren't done with the surprises just yet… 😉 #GoMatildas pic.twitter.com/pz1DTJZuZO
— Westfield Matildas (@TheMatildas) November 12, 2018
Come and check out Victoria
Today is #WorldTourismDay a day that raises awareness on the role of tourism and its international importance to communities. Today we celebrate Victoria’s record high growth & thank those who continue to inject their passion, creativity & excellence across the sector. pic.twitter.com/kIUuO4bJKY
— Visit Victoria Corporate (@visitvictoria) September 27, 2018
Some of Victoria's most famous major events.
VIEW our latest sporting wins and nominations from the prestigious @SportBusiness Ultimate Sports City Awards 2018. #sportscapital #globalsportsmeccahttps://t.co/iuS5yIspyI
— Visit Victoria Corporate (@visitvictoria) April 17, 2018
Much anticipated event of Aussie summer
Where else would you rather be than in @Melbourne tonight? Electric atmosphere for the Men’s Final between @rogerfederer & @cilic_marin at the 2018 @AustralianOpen. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/iL7o5RVqSh
— Damien de Bohun (@DamiendeBohun) January 28, 2018
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Thanks for the review on Apple Podcasts
Incredibly informative
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I thought I had an okay core of knowledge in digital, until I started listening to this podcast. I'm learning so much from Sean and his guests, while being entertained. Outstanding.
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