On The Captain’s Table this month, we are joined by Wendy Becker, the Chair of Logitech and non-executive director of GSK. One of the most versatile global business leaders of the past 30 years. She shares with us her passion for leadership, mentoring across a multitude of business sectors and her personal love of cooking.
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AYNE 12, Season 7 – 10 October 2024
On The Captain’s Table we are joined by Baroness Rona Fairhead, the former Chair of the BBC Trust and the Financial Times Group and current chair of RS Group, one of the most influential global business leaders of the past 30 years.
AYNE 4, Season 7 – 11 July 2024
The Captain’s Table meets Sir Douglas Flint – former Chairman of HSBC and one of the most influential global business leaders of the past 30 years. He shares with us his passion for leadership, mentoring across a multitude of business sectors and geographies.
AYNE 36, Season 6 – 13 June 2024
The Captain’s Table meets Lord Charles Allen of Kensington – one of the most influential international business leaders of the past 30 years.
AYNE 38, Season 6 – 6 June 2024
Goal Own Goal is back. The most unique podcast in the world of sport and finance. Often petty, seldom illinformed. Always unmissable.
AYNE 37, Season 6 – 30 May 2024
The Groundsmen meet Jo Redfern, children’s media and marketing expert. They discuss how the sportbiz can attract and monetise the new generations, to replace the subscription $ of the over 30s.
AYNE 36, Season 6 – 23 May 2024
In the first of a revamped “The Captain’s Table”, Giles is joined by global mining titan, Mark Cutifani. In this new series, brought to you by Chair Mentors International, Giles speaks to some of the world’s most illustrious business leaders about their passion for leadership and their love of food – over a cup of tea in the world famous tea-salon in London’s Fortnum & Mason.
AYNE 34, Season 6 – 9 May 2024
Goal Own Goal is back. The most unique podcast in the world of sport and finance. Often petty, seldom illinformed. Always unmissable.
AYNE 33, Season 6 – 2 May 2024
The Groundsmen meet Charlie Methven and, as Grant Williams concluded, this is one of our best ever shows in the 6 years of being on air.
AYNE 32, Season 6 – 25 April 2024
Goal Own Goal is back. The most unique podcast in the world of sport and finance. Often petty, seldom illinformed. Always unmissable.
AYNE 31, Season 6 – 18 April 2024
The Groundsmen meet Simon Rowe, VP of Sports Marketing at Pentland Brands, the name behind some of the world’s best loved sports, outdoors and lifestyle brands.
AYNE 30, Season 6 – 11 April 2024
This week Goal/Own Goal looks at hate crimes at an Old Firm. The edge that sells, even in women’s basketball. The golden rules for content is if it Bleeds it Leads. So why is sport determined to remove all offense and trash talk?
AYNE 29, Season 6 – 28 March 2024
The Groundsmen meet Dana Sinclair, renowned elite performance psychologistt, to discuss her book Dialled In. The mental side of sport and business is now so important and Dr. Sinclair helps us to understand the pitfalls and opportunities of “delivering” when needed.
AYNE 28, Season 6 – 21 March 2024
This episode of the Bucket List discusses with an English golfer, Paul Casey, about golf’s 3 greatest events (The Open, The Ryder Cup and The Masters) and where he sees the game right now and where it might be headed.
AYNE 27, Season 6 – 14 March 2024
Grant and Roger take their usual look at recent events in the world of sport. Good and very bad. All through a lens of 90s popular culture. From Mike Tyson to Winona Ryder.
AYNE 26, Season 6 – 7 March 2024
Hosted by Elliott Richardson at the Howden HQ in London, author Roger Mitchell and Etienne Dussartre discuss what this book addresses and why its themes are so prescient in today’s sports business world.
AYNE 25, Season 6 – 29 February 2024
This week’s GOG is all about authenticity in football and golf. When capital markets look to be at a top.
AYNE 24, Season 6 – 22 February 2024
The Groundsmen meet one of the most impressive of young CEOs in sport, Sam Renouf of the PTO. He tells us about the progress of triathlon and the T100 in the last 3 years and where we are now.
AYNE 23, Season 6 – 15 February 2024
All the week’s serious and funny events in sport analysed by a couple of normal sports fans fed up with holding their tongues.
AYNE 22, Season 6 – 8 February 2024
The former Welsh Rugby Captain and Chairman of The British and Irish Lions, Ieuan Evans, joins us on the show this week. Lions Tours are widely regarded as the greatest sporting adventures for both players and fans alike.
AYNE 21, Season 6 – 1 February 2024
Roger and Grant, at their off-the-cuff best, discuss, as much about petty nonsense as it is the most serious of finance, geopolitics and culture.
AYNE 20, Season 6 – 25 January 2024
The Groundsmen this week welcome Danny Townsend, recently appointed CEO of SRJ Sports Investments – the sport and tech fund powered by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
AYNE 19, Season 6 – 18 January 2024
Roger and Grant, at their off-the-cuff best, discuss, as much about petty nonsense as it is the most serious of finance, geopolitics and culture.
AYNE 18, Season 6 – 11 January 2024
This episode of our Bucket List Series has as guest Matt Porter, the CEO of the Professional Darts Corporation. He is responsible for delivering the iconic and ultimate Christmas bucket list event: the World Darts Championship. We chat with Matt about how they have created and sustained the event and what the future looks like.
AYNE 17, Season 6 – 21 December 2023
For the very final show of 2023 the Captain meets our very own Roger Mitchell for our first ever Christmas special.
AYNE 16, Season 6 – 14 Dicember 2023
The Groundsmen this week welcome an English professional golfer, Eddie Pepperell, who plays on the European Tour and talks about John Rahm’s move to LIV Golf, gives his opinion on the state of the PGA, the LIV, and the powers in the world of golf.
AYNE 15, Season 6 – 7 December 2023
Roger and Grant, at their off-the-cuff best, discuss, among many other things, about Marvel movies compared to Jody Foster’s NYAD.
AYNE 14, Season 6 – 23 November 2023
This episode of AYNE Bucket List Series discusses with the former England Rugby player Mathew Tait, who has made the successful transition from international sportsman to sports business administrator – as the General Manager of the Emirates Dubai Sevens.
AYNE 13, Season 6 – 15 November 2023
The Groundsmen this week welcome one of the greatest sprinters ever to grace the running track, Michael Johnson. A wonderful hour spent with one of the true legends of sport.
AYNE 12, Season 6 – 9 November 2023
Roger and Grant invited the ex Celtic and Scotland internationalist, player agent, and sported investor John Colquhoun to discuss what is happening to our beautiful game.
AYNE 11, Season 6 – 2 November 2023
Goal/Own Goal is more reflective this week. This week it’s about the coexistence of Arab capital and the Jewish media sector, the failure of music royalty funds, why Arsenal should not be ashamed of that photo, and the genius of Richard Scudamore.
AYNE 10, Season 6 – 26 October 2023
The Captain meets Frankie Dettori, the legendary flat jockey, on board The Rive Gauche for a show recorded in front of a live audience. Frankie looks back on his 35 year career as one of the most prolific jockeys of all time.
AYNE 9, Season 6 – 19 October 2023
The Groundsmen this week welcome award-winning author, Tobias Jones, to discuss fandom and Ultra tribes, Welsh rugby, and Everton FC. Our Englishman in Parma, who knows all too well Italy’s “dark heart”.
AYNE 8, Season 6 – 12 October 2023
Goal/Own Goal is back with its petty and ill-informed conversations. This week it’s Spice Boy Beckham, to VAR chaos. From fires in Rome to flames in the capital markets. Plus so much more.
AYNE 7, Season 6 – 5 October 2023
AYNE first episode of this Bucket List Series discusses with former England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss his personal greatest bucket list events in cricket and in sport.
AYNE 5, Season 6 – 21 September 2023
Roger and Grant are back to talk about the attraction of blue-collar football, both sides of the Atlantic. The welcome return of different flavours of masculinity, from Ange to Carlos Sainz.
AYNE 4, Season 6 – 14 September 2023
The Groundsmen are finally back to assess a splendid summer of sport amidst the perfect storm for an industry adrift. Clear for all to see.
AYNE 3, Season 6 – 22 June 2023
Roger and Grant invited financier and geopolitical expert Brent Johnson to discuss Sports fourth turning (with some Goal/Own Goal thrown in for good measure).
AYNE 2, Season 6 – 15 June 2023
This special episode of Goal Own Goal talks about the merger of the PGA Tour with the Saudi Arabia PIF. Arguably the biggest U-Turn ever witnessed in sport. This event will reshape the golf world forever.
AYNE 1, Season 6 – 8 June 2023
The Groundsmen welcome George Pyne, founder of Bruin Capital and one the most influential investors in the global sports industry. We asked George to return as our special guest to give his perspective on where he thinks the sports industry is heading. Inspirational and illuminating, as always!