SMP Insights: How Colo Colo Won a Championship by Trusting the Data
Release Date: 08/13/2025
#205 Tan Kesler - CEO, Pogoń Szczecin | "Poland is an emerging football market"
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Welcome to episode 205 of Sports Management Podcast. Today’s guest is Tan Kesler, the CEO and minority shareholder of the Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin. How can you take a club who is 48 hours away from collapse, to a financially stable club with a 10 year plan and a league contender? That’s what we will learn today! We also spoke about: Leaving a secure job in England for a struggling Pogon Foreign investments in football How he was welcomed by the fans as a foreign owner Poland as an emerging football market Tan’s journey from agent to sports executive And much more! Time stamps:...
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SMP Insights: How To Get A Job In Sport, with Andrew Brandt
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SMP Insights: How Colo Colo Won a Championship by Trusting the Data
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Colo Colo were on the verge of a squad overhaul after losing the title. Then, KPI Football told them something surprising: “You’re already the best team. Keep your core, tweak a few details.” They followed the advice. Next season: 🏆 Champions + 💰 Big budget savings. Jose Gandarellas joins me on Sports Management Podcast to share: The KPI that shows a player’s value without goals or assists How AI predicts football success Lessons from running a club & a sports analytics startup 🎧 Full episode here → Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media ...
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#204 How Data Analytics Create Champions - José Gandarillas, Founder of KPI Football
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Welcome to episode 204 of Sports Management Podcast. Today’s guest is José Gandarillas – the founder of KPI Football. In this episode you will hear the story of how José took a football team from struggling to champions using data analytics. You will also learn: José’s journey from industrial engineer to sports entrepreneur The time he was managing one of Chile’s most iconic football clubs How covid almost changed everything How AI will impact the football industry And much more! Time Stamps: 00:30 Football KPI Overview & Founding 01:38 Data Analytics Methodology 11:34...
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#203 Chris Marshall - Co-founder, Young Champs
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Welcome to episode 203 of Sports Management Podcast. Today’s guest is Chris Marshall – the Co-founder of Young Champs – an initiative to bring more young people into tennis. We spoke about: How to get more people into sports What’s keeping kids from being active Over-coming the financial barrier to sport If there is a Marcus Rashford of tennis And much more! Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media
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#202 Leticia Martignon - Founder, AquaNova
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Welcome to episode 202 of Sports Management Podcast. Today’s guest is Leticia Martignon, founder of AquaNova - a bold initiative dedicated to transforming youth development in Switzerland through the sport of swimming. We spoke about: Building AquaNova Transforming lives through swimming Sport as a second education Why infrastructure should have a pulse And much more! Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media
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#201 Geoff Thomas MBE - England Footballer, Cancer Survivor & Tour de France Finisher
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Welcome to episode 201 of Sports Management Podcast. Today’s guest is Geoff Thomas MBE – A former professional footballer, cancer survivor and a Patron of charity for Cure Leukaemia. When this episode is live, he just completed all the 21 stages of the Tour the France, raising vital funds for Cure Leukaemia, a cause close to his heart having overcome chronic myeloid leukaemia himself. We spoke about: His background as a professional footballer 9 caps with England without losing Being diagnosed with leukaemia and getting 3 months to live Giving back through charities How Arthrosamid®...
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#200 Therese Sjögran - Director of Football, Manchester City Women
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Welcome to episode 200 of Sports Management Podcast. Before I introduce today’s guest I would like to take a moment to thank you all for listening to this podcast week after week. It means the world to me! If you would like to support this podcast, the best way is to hit the follow or subscribe button on your podcast player. That helps the podcast grow, and the bigger the show the bigger the guests – thank you! Now, today's guest is Therese Sjögran - the Director of Football at Manchester City Women. She is a former player with over 200 games for the Swedish national teams and she has...
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#199 Jason Ferguson - Chairman & CEO, World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association
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Welcome to episode 199 of Sports Management Podcast. Today’s guest is Jason Ferguson – the Chairman & CEO of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) & Director at the World Snooker Tour. We spoke about: Transitioning from player to CEO Growing the sport in Asia Women and men competing against each other The difference between Snooker, Pool and Billiards Olympic Inclusion Growing up in a mining town His time as a mayor And much more! Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media
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#198 Jesse Burke - Client Marketing Lead, PSI Sports Management
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Welcome to episode 198 of Sports Management Podcast. Today’s guest is Jesse Burke – the Client Marketing Lead at PSI Sports Management. Jesse is a former NCAA Division II baseball Player from Cal State who transitioned into a career in sports management where he now works with marketing and scouting. We spoke about: His role at PSI Sports Scouting evaluating talent Learnings from his baseball career The NIL college landscape in America Work-Life balance And much more! Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media
info_outlineColo Colo were on the verge of a squad overhaul after losing the title.
Then, KPI Football told them something surprising:
“You’re already the best team. Keep your core, tweak a few details.”
They followed the advice.
Next season: 🏆 Champions + 💰 Big budget savings.
Jose Gandarellas joins me on Sports Management Podcast to share:
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The KPI that shows a player’s value without goals or assists
-
How AI predicts football success
-
Lessons from running a club & a sports analytics startup
🎧 Full episode here → https://sportsmanagementpodcast.com/204-how-data-analytics-create-champions-jos-gandarillas-founder-of-kpi-football
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