Swimming with Sharks: the Sale Sharks podcast

In this episode of Swimming with Sharks we're exploring the business of sport. When does a professional sports club become a business? And how do you make clubs across all sports commercially viable so they grow off as well as on the pitch?To discuss this and plenty more, host Mark Chapman is joined by Sale Sharks' Sales and Marketing Director Claire Butters, Lancashire County Cricket Club CEO Daniel Gidney and Chris Bailey, the CEO of Velocity Sports Group, who work with Manchester Storm on growing the commercial side of the club.Plus we get to know Sharks Women and Ireland full-back Lauren Delany with the help of teammate Holly Thorpe.For more Sale Sharks content follow @SaleSharksRugby on Twitter and @SaleSharks on Instagram.And to get involved with the club's #NorthernRugbyMatters campaign, visit Support Sharks Women | Sale Sharks.

In this episode of Swimming with Sharks it's all about the next steps, and life after sport. What happens when a career in top level sport is over and how tough is it for sports men and women to adjust to the 'real world' and a 'proper' job - both physically and mentally?Host Mark Chapman chats to Sharks favourite Will Cliff who has hung up his boots this summer after 16 years - including 14 at Sale Sharks - as a professional rugby player, and former Sale, Northampton and England forward Christian Day, who is now the General Secretary of the Rugby Players Association.For more Sale Sharks content follow @SaleSharksRugby on Twitter and @SaleSharks on Instagram.And to get involved with the club's #NorthernRugbyMatters campaign, visit Support Sharks Women | Sale Sharks.

In this episode of Swimming with Sharks it's all about developing the next generation of sporting superstars as we explore talent ID, pathways and what sports can learn from each other.Host Mark Chapman chats to Sharks Academy Manager Ferg Mulchrone, Burnley Football Club's Head of Coaching Ian Jones, and Sharks prop James Harper, who came through the academy system. Plus we get to know Sale Sharks and England star George Ford and find out about his secret obsession, with the help of Manu Tuilagi.For more Sale Sharks content follow @SaleSharksRugby on Twitter and @SaleSharks on Instagram.And to get involved with the club's #NorthernRugbyMatters campaign, visit Support Sharks Women | Sale Sharks.

We're talking about women's sport in this special International Women's Day episode of Swimming with Sharks.Host Mark Chapman chats to Sharks' Women's Performance Lead, Rachel Taylor; Stacey Copeland, who represented England at both football and boxing, playing in an FA Cup final and winning a Commonwealth title in the ring; and Gavin Makel, the Managing Director of Manchester City Women's Football Club, about what different sports can learn from one another.Rachel and Stacey tell Mark what they had to overcome to play the sports they love, how things have changed now and what impact male allies can have, and Gavin explains why City's women's team works so closely with the men's team and what impact that's had on both squads.Plus we get to know Sale Sharks Women and USA prop Nick James with a little help from fellow Eagle Katana Howard.For more Sale Sharks content follow @SaleSharksRugby on Twitter and @SaleSharks on Instagram.And to get involved with the club's #NorthernRugbyMatters campaign, visit Support Sharks Women | Sale Sharks.

Episode one of Swimming with Sharks is all about leadership and culture as host Mark Chapman chats to Sharks Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson and England and Sale flanker Tom Curry, who became the youngest man to captain England since 1988 when he led the team against Scotland last year.Mark, Alex and Tom explore what makes a good leader on and off the pitch, what intentional communication is, how the Sharks coaches force failure in training and why it's a privilege to represent Sale Sharks and see the impact the club and the team makes off the field in the North West.We'll also get to know Sharks winger Tom Roebuck (with a little bit of help from Joe Carpenter).For more Sale Sharks content follow @SaleSharksRugby on Twitter and @SaleSharks on Instagram.And to get involved with the club's #NorthernRugbyMatters campaign, visit Support Sharks Women | Sale Sharks.

This is Swimming with Sharks – the new podcast from Sale Sharks presented by Mark Chapman. This is the podcast that takes you behind the scenes to show you why Sale Sharks is so much more than just a rugby club.