Podcast: 05/23/2026
Episode: 15, Season 8
Host/s: Roger Mitchell
Guest/s: Ant Arena
Show: The Confessional

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Podcast: 05/23/2026
Episode: 15, Season 8
Host/s: Roger Mitchell
Guest/s: Ant Arena
Show: The Confessional

From the boardroom to the locker rooms, sport catches imagination like little else. In this podcast we talk to the men and women, who make the big decisions and those who make the big plays to find where sport is; and, importantly, where it is going. We do so, for the only eyes that matter: those of the fan!

Season 8 Episode 15. In this episode of The Confessional, Roger Mitchell sits down with Australian entrepreneur Ant Arena for a candid conversation about ambition, setbacks and what happens when a big idea hits the real world. From building Aura, an AI-driven sports streaming platform, to battling government delays, cash flow pressure and deals that slipped away to bigger players like Microsoft and Sony, Ant reflects on the lessons that came with the journey and the people who stayed with him through it all.

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