Hi Chat and Business listeners, you may have noticed on social media that Chat and Business is now Lead From The Side.

I'd say it's been a while but we've actually been putting out new episodes where we're still talking to c-suite executives, GMs, coaches, and even captains in sport but now we're doing it in a 20 minute format.

If you'd like to get insights from our guests, follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube for more content.

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Lou Sticca is more than just a FIFA Match Agent, Director at Tribal Sports Group Pty Ltd and Alpha Ostia Procurement Pty Ltd. He is also a passionate supporter of the world's round ball game!

He has brought countless top soccer/association football matches to Australia over the years and has been a cornerstone and champion of the round-ball code for even longer.

His company, Tribal Sports Group, "is a multifaceted sports management, marketing and entertainment agency which was established 20 years ago and has grown to be a major player in sport & entertainment - with an unrivaled network spanning the world."

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Welcome back to Chat and Business, where we chat about the sports business.

Nathan Chapman, born in Bendigo, VIC, had a successful career playing in the AFL for the Brisbane Bears/Lions and Hawthorn.

He then made the leap to the NFL with time at the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, and Cincinnati  Bengals but it was when he returned to Australia that things became clear.

He started Prokick Australia the following year in 2007 and by 2009, the first 3 students went to USA on scholarship.

Currently, having completed their 200th scholarship, Prokick now has 8 staff and punting academies in all states except Canberra and NT, to which I point out the latter are technically territories.

Chapman and ProKick Australia has now saved Australians $48 MILLION of college fees for his students so far of which many not only graduate with a bachelors degree but also a Masters or multiple higher education degrees.

Follow him and the program:
On Twitter: @ProKickAus on or
On Instagram: @ProKickAustralia, @ProKickAustralia_Sydney, @ProKickAustralia_Adelaide, @ProKickAustralia,Perth, @ProKickAustralia_Geelong and @ProKickAustralia_Brisbane or,
Online at www.prokickaustralia.com

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Welcome back to Chat and Business, where we chat about the sports business.

Ninh Ly is best known for his YouTube Channel 'Ninh Explains' where he provides accessible, concise, and wildly popular videos on the rules of nearly any sport one can imagine.  In fact, it is "the #1 resource with the most popular sports explainer videos in the world" along with other sports videos too.

However, he also has other interests, shows, aspirations, insights, and opinions on sport, the sports industry, and beyond.

Come hear Ninh's insights here and follow him at his YouTube accounts, "Ninh Explains" and "Ultimate Bucket List" as well as on online at www.ninh.co.uk, and on Twitter @NinhLyUK.
https://www.youtube.com/c/NinhLyUK
https://www.youtube.com/c/UltimateBucketList

Follow us on on Twitter @ChatandBusiness and Spencer Kassimir on Twitter and LinkedIn @BallsOutPhD.

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Welcome to Chat and Business!

Our guest this week is Troy Grant, was born in Maitland but grew up near the Golden Guitar in Tamworth.   He is currently chairman of International Rugby League.

His NSW Country referees kits are on display in the NSW Rugby League Centre of Excellence at Homebush for starters but its worth mentioning that it took four knee reconstructions to get him to stop playing!

In 2011 he was elected to Parliament in NSW where he continued his political career then being promoted to NSW Government Ministry as Minister for Hospitality, Gaming & Racing and Minister for the Arts

He was also elected to Deputy Premier NSW took on additional Ministries, Regional Infrastructure and services, Trade & Investment and Major Events & Tourism

He’s established his own businesses while also leading in the roles of

- Chairman of NSW Racing Integrity Assurance Committee
- International Rugby League (Deputy Chairman)
- Interim Inspector-General Water Compliance 
- NRL Innovation Committee - Project Apollo designed Covid Protocol management structures
-  International Rugby League (Chairman) and most recently
-appointed by Governor General as First statutory Inspector General of Water Compliance (Murray Darling Basin)

He can be followed on Twitter @TroyGrant and @IntRL as well as on Facebook at International Rugby League.

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Welcome to Chat and Business!

Our guest this week is Brian Canavan, who was born in Warwick Queensland and studied at the University of Queensland.  He is currently the QRL South East Chairman.

Canavan played and coached in the Brisbane Rugby League competition with the Fortitude Valleys Club for a period of 12 years whilst being a secondary school teacher and administrator before joining the Brisbane Broncos in its inaugural year in the national competition as Strength and Conditioning Coach.

He then continued his involvement with rugby league, working with Queensland and National Rugby League clubs, Queensland’s State of Origin team as Strength and Conditioning Coach and rugby league’s governing bodies.

His involvement in the sport has covered the areas of management, coaching, strength and conditioning and junior participation development. 

In recent times, held senior management positions including NRL governing body Head of Football and NRL Club chief operating officer, chief executive officer and director of football, spending 18 years at the NRL Club Sydney Roosters.

Canavan also has a consultancy role with the NRL in the coach education and welfare unit.

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This is part two of two episodes with Professor Tony Collins!

Professor Tony Collins is currently Emeritus Professor of History at De Montfort University in Leicester, England, and also Senior Fellow in the Institute of Sport Humanities at the University of Buckingham. 

He’s consulted on heritage issues for the Rugby Football League, the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham, as well as the National Football Museum in England and has written about the history of all the football codes, most notably in ‘How Football Began: a global history of the birth of the world’s football codes’.

You already know him from the show because I quote this man so much but may already follow him on Twitter @CollinsTony or his show @rugbyreloaded.

Please welcome, the football codes guru, rugby league lover and Hull KR super fan, Professor Tony Collins!

As always, apologies for any audio deficiencies!

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This will be a two part episode; the first of its kind here!

Professor Tony Collins is currently Emeritus Professor of History at De Montfort University in Leicester, England, and also Senior Fellow in the Institute of Sport Humanities at the University of Buckingham. 

He’s consulted on heritage issues for the Rugby Football League, the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham, as well as the National Football Museum in England and has written about the history of all the football codes, most notably in ‘How Football Began: a global history of the birth of the world’s football codes’.

You already know him from the show because I quote this man so much but may already follow him on Twitter @CollinsTony or his show @rugbyreloaded.

Please welcome, the football codes guru, rugby league lover and Hull KR super fan, Professor Tony Collins!

As always, apologies for any audio deficiencies!