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Leo Manzo is Head of Sustainability at E1 Series, the world's first electric race boat championship, a role he pitched to CEO Rodi Basso himself, built around the idea that sport can mobilise its diverse stakeholders to...
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Inside Sport
Hosted by Sara Essa · sports · EN-GB
About this Podcast:
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of your favourite sports events? I catch up with various team members across different international sporting events to find out more about the role they play, what they do, insider details and a lot more!
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What is Inside Sport about?
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of your favourite sports events? I catch up with various team members across different international sporting events to find out more about the role they play, what they do, insider details and a lot more!
Who hosts Inside Sport?
Inside Sport is hosted by Sara Essa. The show has published 5 episodes to date.
What has Inside Sport covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Inside E1 Series with Leo Manzo, Head of Sustainability" (22 July 2026, 21 minutes), "Inside E1 Series with John Marlow, Co-Team Principal, Team AlUla" (22 July 2026, 14 minutes), and "Inside E1 Series with Ben Wray, Head of Events" (22 July 2026, 15 minutes).
How often does Inside Sport publish?
Inside Sport publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 16 minutes across 5 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Inside Sport?
Booking probability for Inside Sport is 17%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Inside Sport requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Inside Sport's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Inside Sport?
The strongest fits for Inside Sport are Sports and Fitness, Golf & Recreation. Inside Sport has a sports audience.
About the host
Sara Essa hosts Inside Sport, a sports podcast with 5 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Jul 22, 202614 minS3John Marlow is co-team principal of Team Alula, one of E1 Series' newest teams, his first time leading a team, having previously worked in electric and hybrid powertrains across Formula One and WRC. In this episode, he...
Jul 22, 202615 minS3Ben Wray has been E1's Head of Events for just over a year, joining before the series had ever held a race, growing the team from three people to nearly six. In this episode, he explains what it takes to bring an...
Jul 22, 202623 minS3Sara Misir is one of Team Blue Rising's new pilots this season and her path to E1 Series runs through show jumping, a serious injury, and a breakout career in Jamaican motorsport. After a horse-riding accident at 17...
Jul 22, 202622 minS3Asher Erskine has been E1's Head of Design since the very start, joining when the company was little more than a handful of people around a ping-pong table in London, and the RaceBird existed only as a render. In this...
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Jul 20, 202617 minS2Molly Simpson is one of just three Event Experience Managers running fan-facing experiences across the entire Formula E calendar, podiums, ceremonies, fan villages, driver meet-and-greets, and often juggling multiple...
Jul 20, 202619 minS2Julia Pallé has been shaping Formula E's sustainability strategy since day one! 11 years ago, as its first Sustainability Manager, now as VP of Sustainability. In this episode she explains how the series has grown from...
Jul 19, 202625 minS2Ellie Norman is Formula E's CMO, having joined in October 2024 after a career spanning football's biggest club, Manchester United, the transformation era of Formula 1 under Liberty Media, and roles across media...
Jul 19, 202616 minS2Darcey Lingley has spent 10 years building Formula E's premium hospitality experience, the Emotion Club, an open-plan space designed to get thought leaders, celebrities, teams and partners actually talking to each other...
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Nov 24, 20249 minS1<p>Jos Hopeson's role as the Global Ticketing Manager is in equal parts fun and challenging. She speaks about setting up stadiums on waterside locations, creative fan zone activations and on-water view experiences!</p>
Nov 24, 202412 minS1<p>Tom Herbert-Evans is the Youth Program Manager at SailGP. Working closely with schools and communities within all the locations the race calendar takes them, with the purpose to inspire future generations into...
Nov 24, 202420 minS1<p>Fiona Morgan is the Chief Purpose Officer at SailGP. Over the past 4 years she has developed the Impact League, an innovation never seen before in sport, written into the rules that all teams must take part in to...
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Carlos Duarte
director científico congreso, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Ellie Norman
Chief Communications Officer, Manchester United Football Club
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Kai Hockley
Emirates GBR
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Tom Herbert-Evans
SailGP
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