Sports Management: Insider Insights with Neel Shah

03/01/24 • 42 min

Beyond The Field: Inside India's Sports Industry

How do you cold-call your way into your dream job in sports?
Find out from Neel Shah, who's worked in sports management across India and the US!
In this episode, Nadeem talks to Neel about his journey from being the director of fan development of the Major League Soccer to being the Associate Dean at the Global Institute of Sports Business.
Neel talks about feeling like he belonged only when he played football, and how telling the receptionist his life story led him to working with MLS!
Neel Shah is currently the Head of Sports Education at India On Track, a leading sports agency focused on creating impactful sports properties, partnerships and programmes across India and beyond. He is the Associate Dean at the Global Institute of Sports Business, a certified life coach and published author of two books. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neel-shah-63b3843/

'Beyond The Field' is a podcast where we give you an all-access pass to the business side of sports and decode India’s multi-billion-dollar sports industry.

Nadeem Sheikh is a sports professional with 6 years of experience who turned his passion into a profession. He has worked with multiple companies in the sports industry like KheloFantasy, CricketGraph, and YouTooCanRun. LinkedIn - / nadeemsheikh

Creative Supervisor: Aishwarya Javalgekar
Producer: Shreya Ahlawat

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'Beyond The Field' is a podcast where we give you an all-access pass to the business side of sports and decode India’s multi-billion-dollar sports industry.

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The Grassroots Revolution In Indian Football with Siddarth Sabapathy

How do we bridge the gap between grassroots sports and elite sports?

In this episode, Nadeem talks to Siddarth Sabapathy about kicking off football from the community level to making the Vile Parle Premier League a league of their own!

Siddarth is a sports strategist and co-founder of Sporko- a sports management company that develops and promotes sports at the grassroots level. He talks about being the General Manager of Ahmedabad Defenders- the team that represented India for the first time at the international club volleyball level, the untapped potential of grassroots sports, and why the backstage is completely different from the mainstream glamor of the sports industry!
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Siddarth Sabapathy
General Manager- Ahmedabad Defenders, Co-Founder- Sporko
https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddarth-sabapathy-b6000955/
https://www.instagram.com/sidwin22/?hl=en

'Beyond The Field' is a podcast where we give you an all-access pass to the business side of sports and decode India’s multi-billion-dollar sports industry.

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Working with Ranbir Kapoor and Being the CEO Of Mumbai City FC, with Indranil Das Blah

Meet the "sports nerd" who went from watching Tom Cruise play a sports agent to being the CEO of Mumbai City Football Club!
In this episode, Nadeem speaks with Indranil Das Blah, Vice President at Reliance Sports. With 22 years of experience under his belt, Indranil talks about moving to Delhi to try professional sports and realizing he wasn't "good enough", getting his first job by being a sports nerd and the best parts about leading Mumbai City FC.
He also gives us the inside scoop on how the industry leverages an athlete's personal branding- from Sachin Tendulkar's 'lovable boy' persona, Virat Kohli's 'aggressive Delhi boy' image to Sania Mirza's 'good girls don't make history' branding!
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Indranil Das Blah is a Sports Industry Professional with over 22 years of experience. He was the Vice President - Sports at Reliance Sports. He was the Founding Partner of Kwan Entertainment and Marketing Solutions. He was CEO - Mumbai City FC. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/indranil-das-blah-b749832/

'Beyond The Field' is a podcast where we give you an all-access pass to the business side of sports and decode India’s multi-billion-dollar sports industry.

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