Tough At The Top

Andy Anson, Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association

July 16, 2021 Steve Davies Season 1 Episode 2
Tough At The Top
Andy Anson, Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association
Show Notes

Andy Anson is Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association and took time out from the intense and complex preparations for the Summer Games in Tokyo to speak with me. He has worked for and led an amazing variety of organisations across sport, business and media, including Disney, Manchester United, Channel 4 and the ATP tennis tour, and he highlights what he has learned about leadership from the likes of Michael Eisner and Sir Alex Ferguson. 

We talk about some of the challenges he has faced in the run up to the Tokyo Olympics, his worst day at Manchester United and dealing with serious financial mis-statement at Goals Soccer Centres. Andy also discusses the power of sporting brands and their fanatical customers and offers some fascinating insights for anybody interested in the commercial side of sport. We delve into the importance of confidence and experience as a CEO, being comfortable surrounding yourself with people more talented than you are, and, as an added bonus, he tells me who he is most excited about seeing in action at Tokyo.