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<![CDATA[E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast]]>PFL Founder Donn Davis: An attacker in a world of defendersPFL Founder Donn Davis: An attacker in a world of defendersThu, 05 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT1:28:396aeb631731663538f27b05d5false
https://shows.acast.com/e1h-the-sports-entertainment-entrepreneurs-podcast/episodes/pfl-founder-donn-davis-i-dont-want-to-be-right-i-want-to-win
6aeb631731663538f27b05d56ad61f219c48ea3eb213a753pfl-founder-donn-davis-i-dont-want-to-be-right-i-want-to-winfull14Donn 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 win
Why his partners asked, "Have you lost your mind?"
The triangle every new league has to crack, year after year
How PFL ended up with the four most important fighters in the world, and what happened with Jake Paul and Francis Ngannu
The US media deal that held PFL back, in numbers
What a challenger has to do when the giant owns the game
Where $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 through
Stay 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 Cotterrell
E1H 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.
]]>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 win
Why his partners asked, "Have you lost your mind?"
The triangle every new league has to crack, year after year
How PFL ended up with the four most important fighters in the world, and what happened with Jake Paul and Francis Ngannu
The US media deal that held PFL back, in numbers
What a challenger has to do when the giant owns the game
Where $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 through
Stay 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 Cotterrell
E1H 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.
]]>E1H Overtime | Coventry City Owner Doug King: “Get on Your Bike”E1H Overtime | Coventry City Owner Doug King: “Get on Your Bike”Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT33:226ae215ff70ca0cd9e5e6bdb8false
https://shows.acast.com/e1h-the-sports-entertainment-entrepreneurs-podcast/episodes/e1h-overtime-coventry-city-owner-doug-king-get-on-your-bike
6ae215ff70ca0cd9e5e6bdb86ad61f219c48ea3eb213a753e1h-overtime-coventry-city-owner-doug-king-get-on-your-bikebonus13In 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 goal
When to take advice, and when to tune it out
What comes after Moneyball, with E1H Cohort 2 founder Charlie Bloxham of Blastball
Building a global fanbase beyond the Premier League, with E1H Cohort 3 founder Amr El Beheiry of Fanzword
Building Coventry City fandom through collaborations, from F1 to music
The documentary he turned down, and why
The player he'd most love to see in a Coventry City shirt
Why the stadium could be a better business than the football club
His entrepreneurial hot take, and the founder he'd swap jobs with for a week
The everyday brand he'd love to take on
Why he wouldn't give his younger self any advice
Hosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1H
Produced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset Studios
Production Assistant: Blake Cotterrell
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.
]]>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 goal
When to take advice, and when to tune it out
What comes after Moneyball, with E1H Cohort 2 founder Charlie Bloxham of Blastball
Building a global fanbase beyond the Premier League, with E1H Cohort 3 founder Amr El Beheiry of Fanzword
Building Coventry City fandom through collaborations, from F1 to music
The documentary he turned down, and why
The player he'd most love to see in a Coventry City shirt
Why the stadium could be a better business than the football club
His entrepreneurial hot take, and the founder he'd swap jobs with for a week
The everyday brand he'd love to take on
Why he wouldn't give his younger self any advice
Hosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1H
Produced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset Studios
Production Assistant: Blake Cotterrell
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.
]]>Coventry City Owner Doug King: Head and Heart – What It Really Means to Buy a Football ClubCoventry City Owner Doug King: Head and Heart – What It Really Means to Buy a Football ClubThu, 29 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT1:23:396ae2247a2744d62b2f67bc14false
https://shows.acast.com/e1h-the-sports-entertainment-entrepreneurs-podcast/episodes/coventry-city-owner-doug-king-head-and-heart-what-it-really
6ae2247a2744d62b2f67bc146ad61f219c48ea3eb213a753coventry-city-owner-doug-king-head-and-heart-what-it-reallyfull13After 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 club
Why it was always Coventry or nothing
What eight-dollar oil taught a young commodities trader
The bright idea that reunited the club with its stadium
The toughest call of his ownership, and why he faced the fans live
Recruiting like a trader: chasing four-to-one odds, and why player trading is the only model that makes sense
Building a winning culture by caring for players and their families
Winning back three generations of missing fans
Why he's not in it forever, and what he wants to leave behind
Stay 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.
]]>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 club
Why it was always Coventry or nothing
What eight-dollar oil taught a young commodities trader
The bright idea that reunited the club with its stadium
The toughest call of his ownership, and why he faced the fans live
Recruiting like a trader: chasing four-to-one odds, and why player trading is the only model that makes sense
Building a winning culture by caring for players and their families
Winning back three generations of missing fans
Why he's not in it forever, and what he wants to leave behind
Stay 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.
]]>E1H Overtime | HYROX Co-Founder Moritz Fürste: “Gyms Can Become the Sports Club”E1H Overtime | HYROX Co-Founder Moritz Fürste: “Gyms Can Become the Sports Club”Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:15:00 GMT9:006ad9406190c112755c329d9dfalse
https://shows.acast.com/e1h-the-sports-entertainment-entrepreneurs-podcast/episodes/e1h-overtime-hyrox-co-founder-moritz-furste-gyms-can-become
6ad9406190c112755c329d9d6ad61f219c48ea3eb213a753e1h-overtime-hyrox-co-founder-moritz-furste-gyms-can-becomebonus12In 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 club
What surprised him most about the HYROX journey
The businesses he borrows from, and why he doesn't believe in role models
His entrepreneurial hot take
His daily non-negotiables
The company he'd swap jobs with for a week
His advice to his younger self
Hosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1H
Produced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset Studios
Production Assistant: Blake Cotterrell
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.
]]>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 club
What surprised him most about the HYROX journey
The businesses he borrows from, and why he doesn't believe in role models
His entrepreneurial hot take
His daily non-negotiables
The company he'd swap jobs with for a week
His advice to his younger self
Hosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1H
Produced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset Studios
Production Assistant: Blake Cotterrell
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.
]]><![CDATA[HYROX Co-Founder Moritz Fürste: "Losing Is Not Failure"]]>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:10:00 GMT1:04:306ad9247c7ad6f3812777bae8false
https://shows.acast.com/e1h-the-sports-entertainment-entrepreneurs-podcast/episodes/hyrox-co-founder-moritz-furste-losing-is-not-failure
6ad9247c7ad6f3812777bae86ad61f219c48ea3eb213a753hyrox-co-founder-moritz-furste-losing-is-not-failurefull12In 2017, Olympic hockey gold medallist Moritz Fürste co-founded HYROX in Hamburg, where 650 people raced the first event. Today it's a global sport with millions of participants. Host Jamie Cunningham asks Mo how a gap in the gym world became a global sport.
In this episode:
The lawsuit behind the HYROX name, and what HYROX could have been named
Why the gym network went from marketing cost to revenue stream
What three Olympic Games taught him about business
The founder partnership that works, and why
Buying back the majority from Infront, with L Catterton and WndrCo
Facing the backlash after the incident in China
The road towards the Olympics
Stay for E1H Overtime, a quickfire Q&A with producer Dawn Barnable and a question from the E1H cohort.
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.
]]>In 2017, Olympic hockey gold medallist Moritz Fürste co-founded HYROX in Hamburg, where 650 people raced the first event. Today it's a global sport with millions of participants. Host Jamie Cunningham asks Mo how a gap in the gym world became a global sport.
In this episode:
The lawsuit behind the HYROX name, and what HYROX could have been named
Why the gym network went from marketing cost to revenue stream
What three Olympic Games taught him about business
The founder partnership that works, and why
Buying back the majority from Infront, with L Catterton and WndrCo
Facing the backlash after the incident in China
The road towards the Olympics
Stay for E1H Overtime, a quickfire Q&A with producer Dawn Barnable and a question from the E1H cohort.
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.
]]>E1H Overtime | Two Circles Co-Founder Gareth Balch: “Fandoms Get Forged at Seven Years Old”E1H Overtime | Two Circles Co-Founder Gareth Balch: “Fandoms Get Forged at Seven Years Old”Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:05:00 GMT17:206ad8fb73608e60a9ccc7ce41false
https://shows.acast.com/e1h-the-sports-entertainment-entrepreneurs-podcast/episodes/e1h-overtime-two-circles-co-founder-gareth-balch-fandoms-get
6ad8fb73608e60a9ccc7ce416ad61f219c48ea3eb213a753e1h-overtime-two-circles-co-founder-gareth-balch-fandoms-getbonus11In this E1H Overtime, founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Two Circles co-founder Gareth Balch, before producer Dawn Barnable takes him through a quickfire round.
In this episode:
Keeping young talent in sport, with E1H Cohort 2 founder Leanna Newman of The People Agency
The one trait he looks for when hiring
Lessons from the track and advice to his younger self, with E1H Cohort 1 founder François Chabaudie of NEOMA
What sports organisations still get wrong about fans, with E1H Cohort 3 founder Bubs Felix of ShePlayz Sport
His dream client, and the businesses he most admires
His entrepreneurial hot take
The business he'd start in his next life
The biggest opportunity in sport that not enough people are paying attention to
The habit he wishes he'd never dropped
Hosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1H
Produced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset Studios
Production Assistant: Blake Cotterrell
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.
]]>In this E1H Overtime, founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Two Circles co-founder Gareth Balch, before producer Dawn Barnable takes him through a quickfire round.
In this episode:
Keeping young talent in sport, with E1H Cohort 2 founder Leanna Newman of The People Agency
The one trait he looks for when hiring
Lessons from the track and advice to his younger self, with E1H Cohort 1 founder François Chabaudie of NEOMA
What sports organisations still get wrong about fans, with E1H Cohort 3 founder Bubs Felix of ShePlayz Sport
His dream client, and the businesses he most admires
His entrepreneurial hot take
The business he'd start in his next life
The biggest opportunity in sport that not enough people are paying attention to
The habit he wishes he'd never dropped
Hosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1H
Produced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset Studios
Production Assistant: Blake Cotterrell
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.
]]>Two Circles Co-Founder Gareth Balch: “Know How You Want the Story to End”Two Circles Co-Founder Gareth Balch: “Know How You Want the Story to End”Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT1:00:136ad92f497ad6f3812777bae9false
https://shows.acast.com/e1h-the-sports-entertainment-entrepreneurs-podcast/episodes/two-circles-co-founder-gareth-balch-know-how-you-want-the-st
6ad92f497ad6f3812777bae96ad61f219c48ea3eb213a753two-circles-co-founder-gareth-balch-know-how-you-want-the-stfull11Fifteen years ago, former GB 800m runner Gareth Balch co-founded Two Circles around a kitchen table. Today it's a global sports marketing business with more than 1,000 people in 10 offices, working with FIFA, UEFA, the Premier League and the NFL.Host Jamie Cunningham asks Gareth how putting fans first is at the core of his mission to build the defining sports marketing business of this era.
In this episode:
Why fandom is outgrowing the world economy
What the track taught him about building a business
The kitchen table where it all started, and where it is today
The three-year plan that set the bar, and what happened next
Two Circles' ownership chapters, and why he won't use the word “exit”
The one rule that keeps clients coming back
Why there's no head of AI at Two Circles
How fast women's sport fandom can really grow
Stay for E1H Overtime, where founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Gareth 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.
]]>Fifteen years ago, former GB 800m runner Gareth Balch co-founded Two Circles around a kitchen table. Today it's a global sports marketing business with more than 1,000 people in 10 offices, working with FIFA, UEFA, the Premier League and the NFL.Host Jamie Cunningham asks Gareth how putting fans first is at the core of his mission to build the defining sports marketing business of this era.
In this episode:
Why fandom is outgrowing the world economy
What the track taught him about building a business
The kitchen table where it all started, and where it is today
The three-year plan that set the bar, and what happened next
Two Circles' ownership chapters, and why he won't use the word “exit”
The one rule that keeps clients coming back
Why there's no head of AI at Two Circles
How fast women's sport fandom can really grow
Stay for E1H Overtime, where founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Gareth 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.
]]><![CDATA[Introducing The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:44:03 GMT1:206ad706b5e707036dbba20b6ffalse
https://shows.acast.com/e1h-the-sports-entertainment-entrepreneurs-podcast/episodes/introducing-the-sports-entertainment-entrepreneurs-podcast
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