In today’s episode, I’m joined by Mathieu Marlier, Professor of Sport Management at LUNEX University in Luxembourg. We talk about career choices and explore Mathieu’s innovative and inspiring approaches to teaching.

In todays episode I speak with Karin Book. She is senior lecturer and Associate Professor at the Department of Sport Sciences at Malmö University in Sweden. In the episode we speak about her background as an urban geographer and how she has combined this background with sport and sport management education, teaching and research. She also shares insight from ARISES, an innovative student exchange cooperation project that our universities have together with universities in Lithuania and Finland.

In this episode, we are joined by Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, economist and Professor at the London School of Economics. Ignacio shares his academic journey, reflects on the experiences that shaped his research interests and shares insights into how sport provides a unique setting for understanding decision-making, incentives, and human behavior.

Today’s guest is Chris Horbel, Professor of Sport Management at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. We talk about her work in sport marketing, her experiences as an educator and researcher, and what it means to be the first female professor in sport management in Norway—with a special focus on the power of role models in academia.

In this episode, we’re joined by Josef Fahlén, Professor of Sport Management at Umeå University in Sweden. We dive into the Nordic sport model, and Josef shares thoughtful insights drawn from his extensive research and teaching.

In this episode, Aila Ahonen from JAMK and the University of Jyväskylä shares key insights from her career in sport management, talks about stepping into her new role as President of EASM, and reflects on the unique Nordic approach to organizing sport

In this episode, sport management master students, Astros Arnarsdottir and Christian Skui Stenseth share insights from their internships in Møre and Romsdal Idrettskrets and Molde Football Club. They also have some advice to future students as well as to faculty.

This episode features sport economist Georgios Nalbantis who shares his expertise on sport analytics and why analytical thinking is becoming essential for leaders in sport today.