E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast

Donn Davis stays on for E1H Overtime. Producer and E1H Cohort 1 member Dawn Barnable, founder of The Mettleset, joins Jamie Cunningham to get inside the mind of the man behind MMA's biggest challenger brand, with a question from one of our E1H cohort founders.In this episode:Why social media will never tell you you're doing well, and who you really need to watch insteadWhat PFL did for women in combat sport, and a striking statistic from Saudi ArabiaBubs Felix asks what investors really look for, from day one to exitThe rapid-fire round: the NFL model, poker hands, an ice cream hot take, and the opportunity in sport that not enough people are watchingHosted by Jamie Cunningham (E1H)Produced by Dawn Barnable (Mettleset Studios)Production Assistant: Blake CotterrellE1H is an incubator for sport and entertainment startups. Through its cohort programme, founders get hands-on support, expert mentoring and access to investors, leading up to E1H's investment pitch days. E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast shares the stories and lessons of the entrepreneurs building the business of sport and entertainment.Find our guest, and us, online:Donn Davis: LinkedIn | Legacy Sports PartnersE1H: LinkedIn | InstagramBubs Felix: LinkedIn | SHEPLAYZ SportJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donn Davis is a heavyweight of the sports business: an attacker in a world of defenders, and someone who, in his own words, doesn't want to be right, he wants to win. He was the youngest team attorney in Major League Baseball history, helped build AOL's internet group, co-founded Revolution with Steve Case to back DraftKings and Sportradar early. In 2017 he built the Professional Fighters League (PFL) from scratch into the clear number two in MMA. Generous with his time and his advice for fellow entrepreneurs, he shares the lessons of that journey, and the value he's hoping to unlock across the sports ecosystem in his next chapter with Legacy Sports Partners.In this episode:The three reasons he stepped down from the company he built, and what he'd give up to winWhy his partners asked, "Have you lost your mind?"The triangle every new league has to crack, year after yearHow PFL ended up with the four most important fighters in the world, and what happened with Jake Paul and Francis NgannuThe US media deal that held PFL back, in numbersWhat a challenger has to do when the giant owns the gameWhere $80bn to $90bn of value is waiting to be built in sport, and why "the water's warm"The three tests he puts every new league throughStay for E1H Overtime, where producer Dawn Barnable and founders from the E1H cohort put their own questions to Donn.Hosted by Jamie Cunningham (E1H)Produced by Dawn Barnable (Mettleset Studios)Production Assistant: Blake CotterrellE1H is an incubator for sport and entertainment startups. Through its cohort programme, founders get hands-on support, expert mentoring and access to investors, leading up to E1H's investment pitch days. E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast shares the stories and lessons of the entrepreneurs building the business of sport and entertainment.Find our guest, and us, online:Donn Davis: LinkedIn | Legacy Sports PartnersE1H: LinkedIn | Instagram | OnlineJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this E1H Overtime, founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Coventry City owner Doug King, before producer Dawn Barnable takes him through a quickfire round.In this episode:Making your own opportunities, and why you need a goalWhen to take advice, and when to tune it outWhat comes after Moneyball, with E1H Cohort 2 founder Charlie Bloxham of BlastballBuilding a global fanbase beyond the Premier League, with E1H Cohort 3 founder Amr El Beheiry of FanzwordBuilding Coventry City fandom through collaborations, from F1 to musicThe documentary he turned down, and whyThe player he'd most love to see in a Coventry City shirtWhy the stadium could be a better business than the football clubHis entrepreneurial hot take, and the founder he'd swap jobs with for a weekThe everyday brand he'd love to take onWhy he wouldn't give his younger self any adviceHosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1HProduced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset StudiosProduction Assistant: Blake CotterrellE1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast features inspirational conversations with the trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping global sport and entertainment. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi ecosystem fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and ONETOWATCH.Find our guest, and us, online:Doug King: Coventry CityE1H: LinkedIn | InstagramCharlie Bloxham: LinkedIn | BlastballAmr El Beheiry: LinkedIn | FanzwordJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 30 years trading commodities, Doug King was looking for a way to give back when the chance to buy Coventry City came up. This April, the Sky Blues returned to the Premier League for the first time in 25 years. Host Jamie Cunningham asks Doug what it really takes to buy a football club, run it properly, and leave it in a better place than he found it.In this episode:The plan to give back that led him to a football clubWhy it was always Coventry or nothingWhat eight-dollar oil taught a young commodities traderThe bright idea that reunited the club with its stadiumThe toughest call of his ownership, and why he faced the fans liveRecruiting like a trader: chasing four-to-one odds, and why player trading is the only model that makes senseBuilding a winning culture by caring for players and their familiesWinning back three generations of missing fansWhy he's not in it forever, and what he wants to leave behindStay for E1H Overtime, where founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Doug before a quickfire round with producer Dawn Barnable.E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast features inspirational conversations with the trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping global sport and entertainment. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi ecosystem fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and ONETOWATCH.Find our guest, and E1H, online:Doug King: Coventry CityE1H: LinkedIn | InstagramJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this E1H Overtime, producer Dawn Barnable and the E1H cohort put HYROX co-founder Moritz Fürste through a quickfire Q&A.In this episode:A question from E1H Cohort 3 founder Maria Pirela of Fit Calendar: what makes a gym partnership work or fail?Why Mo thinks gyms could become the new sports clubWhat surprised him most about the HYROX journeyThe businesses he borrows from, and why he doesn't believe in role modelsHis entrepreneurial hot takeHis daily non-negotiablesThe company he'd swap jobs with for a weekHis advice to his younger selfHosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1HProduced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset StudiosProduction Assistant: Blake CotterrellE1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast features inspirational conversations with the trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping global sport and entertainment. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi ecosystem fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and ONETOWATCH.Find our guest, and us, online:Moritz Fürste: LinkedIn | Instagram | HYROXE1H: LinkedIn | InstagramMaria Pirela: LinkedIn | Fit CalendarJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.