VSI Sporting Director’s Podcast

VSI Sporting Directors’ Podcast: Simon Wilson (Episode 5)

A must listen!  Insightful, educational, and and an inspiration that football clubs do operate with responsible owners capable of leading a football business.
Simon Wilson, sporting director for Stockport county FC, sits down with James Cooper. 
Simon discusses his journey into the role starting as an analyst with ProZone, before moving into professional football. Simon spent 10 years at Manchester City in a strategic leadership position before moving into the Sporting Director role at Sunderland FC and currently at Stockport County.
Simon touches upon his development working in a multi-club ownership model at Manchester City and the vision and philosophy Stockport County are implementing to put the club in a more sustainable position for the community and future owners.
It's not only Premier League clubs that have sporting directors, in fact there is an argument that the lower down the football pyramid you go, the greater the need for a sporting director with a clear remit to oversee the entire football function whilst understanding the business of football.
Delegates on VSI executive education programmes have been from world leading sports organisations, such as The Premier League, The RFU, Premiership Rugby, The ECB, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Inter Miami FC, MLS, FIFA, and many more global sporting organisations. 
As professional sport is moving into a new era of financial sustainability and governance around the globe, there has never been a greater time to develop strategic and operational leaders fit for purpose int he modern world. 
VSI Executive Education is behind the world’s first MSc in Sports Directorship and MBA of a Sports Organisation programmes. Pioneering tomorrow's leaders in sport.For more information, visit www.vsiee.com

VSI Sporting Directors’ Podcast: Kelly Skeggs (Episode 4)

Kelly Skeggs, Chief Operating Officer and General Council at OmniSports.  Kelly is a football business expert, having spent 12 years working in both legal and operational capacities within the settings of both professional football clubs and player agencies.  Kelly speaks to VSI around the day to day intricacies of running the operations for an established football agency.  Kelly is working closely with organisations, clubs, agents, and players in relation to the proposed change in agent regulations. 
"People assume it's the Wild West, with people running around with bags of money and guns.... It's a little bit more civilised than that" - Kelly Skeggs
  
Delegates on VSI executive education programmes have come from world leading sports organisations, such as The Premier League, The RFU, Premiership Rugby, The ECB, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Inter Miami FC, MLS, FIFA, and many more global sporting organisations. 
As professional sport is moving into a new era of financial sustainability and governance around the globe, there has never been a greater time to develop strategic and operational leaders fit for purpose int he modern world. 
VSI Executive Education is behind the world’s first MSc in Sports Directorship and MBA of a Sports Organisation programmes. Pioneering tomorrow's leaders in sport.

VSI Sporting Director’s Podcast: Paul Fernie, the only ’English Sporting Director’ operating in Germany with James Cooper (Episode 3)

Paul Fernie is the only 'English Sporting Director' operating in Germany for Wehen Wiesbaden. Paul sits down with host James Cooper to discuss his eclectic journey across a number of roles for clubs such as Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, New York Red Bull and now in the Bundesliga 2.
Paul explains how his journey has taken him into a role where he is accountable for the football department reflecting on some of the challenging and unexpected scenarios that have developed him professionally and personally. Paul has been spoken about in the media as being capable of leading Europe's biggest clubs. 
  
Delegates on VSI executive education programmes have come from world leading sports organisations, such as The Premier League, The RFU, Premiership Rugby, The ECB, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Inter Miami FC, MLS, FIFA, and many more global sporting organisations. 
As professional sport is moving into a new era of financial sustainability and governance around the globe, there has never been a greater time to develop strategic and operational leaders fit for purpose int he modern world. 
VSI Executive Education is behind the world’s first MSc in Sports Directorship and MBA of a Sports Organisation programmes. Pioneering tomorrow's leaders in sport.

VSI Sporting Director’s Podcast: Lee Dykes. Brentford FC’s Technical Director talks all things Football with James Cooper (Episode 2)

Lee  Dykes, Technical Director at Brentford Football club graduated VSI's MSc Sports Directorship programme in 2019. Listen in for a detailed discussion on the role of the sporting director, transfers as well as his relationship with Thomas Frank and Brentford owner, Matthew Benham.
 
Delegates on VSI executive education programmes have come from world leading sports organisations, such as The Premier League, The RFU, Premiership Rugby, The ECB, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Inter Miami FC, MLS, FIFA, and many more global sporting organisations. 
As professional sport is moving into a new era of financial sustainability and governance around the globe, there has never been a greater time to develop strategic and operational leaders fit for purpose int he modern world. 
VSI Executive Education is behind the world’s first MSc in Sports Directorship and MBA of a Sports Organisation programmes. Pioneering tomorrow's leaders in sport.
 

VSI Sporting Director’s Podcast: The Story Behind the World’s First MSc in Sports Directorship Programme. (Episode 1)

VSI founders introduce the research behind the world leading MSc in Sports Directorship programme, developing tomorrow's leaders in sport. 
Hosted by Sports Broadcaster, James Cooper; Andy McIntyre and Tony Faulkner discuss the journey they have been on since 2012.
Delegates on VSI executive education programmes have been from world leading sports organisations, such as The Premier League, The RFU, Premiership Rugby, The ECB, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Inter Miami FC, MLS, FIFA, and many more global sporting organisations. 
As professional sport is moving into a new era of financial sustainability and governance around the globe, there has never been a greater time to develop strategic and operational leaders fit for purpose int he modern world. 
VSI Executive Education is behind the world’s first MSc in Sports Directorship and MBA of a Sports Organisation programmes. Pioneering tomorrow's leaders in sport.
 

VSI Sporting Director’s Podcast Introduction

VSI founders, Tony Faulkner and Andy McIntyre introduce VSI's Sporting Director's Podcast 
 
For more information, visit www.vsiee.com