The Ankura Podcast

Welcome to The Ankura Podcast where we bring together leading experts, advisors, and industry leaders to discuss the developments shaping today's business environment. Each episode explores the strategic, financial, operational, regulatory, and geopolitical issues influencing organisations around the world. Through expert perspectives, practical insights, and real-world experience, the series examines the trends, risks, and opportunities that matter most to business leaders and decision-makers. Ankura is a global expert services and advisory firm that advises the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions on their most complex challenges. Explore our wider podcast portfolio, including The Business Behind Sport and The Impact Exchange, for specialist perspectives on sports business, busty transformation, and organisational performance. Follow Ankura on LinkedIn for the latest insights: <a href="https://www.linkedi

The Ankura Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Ankura, with 93 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ankura hosts The Ankura Podcast, a business show with 93 episodes published.

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  Episode #76

  Inside the Role of a Golf Super-Agent with Vicky Cuming

  Jun 2, 202626 minS1

  <p>From PA to a golf super-agent.</p><p>In this episode of #TheBusinessBehindSport, Vicky Cuming, Head of Golf Clients (EMEA) at WME Sports, reveals how she became one of the sport’s first female 'super-agents' — carving out her place in a male-dominated industry.</p><p>With 30+ years at the centre of golf, Vicky lifts the lid on shaping high-stakes careers covering the role of agent vs manager, million-dollar partnerships, and the relentless pressure behind peak performance. </p><p>Set against a sport in flux, she also shares her view on the disruption caused by LIV Golf and what’s shaping...

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  Episode #75

  Paving the Way in Women’s Sport with Stacey Copeland, Commonwealth Boxing Champion

  May 6, 202636 minS1

  <p>From banned to Commonwealth champion.</p><p>In this episode, Stacey Copeland, the first British woman to win a Commonwealth boxing title, joins Jonny Gray to share her extraordinary journey from exclusion to elite performance, forged against a backdrop of systemic bias and discrimination.</p><p>Raised in sports that were never designed to include her, Stacey went on to play elite football across three countries before making history in the boxing ring. Since retiring, she has continued to challenge gender stereotypes and drive for inclusion through her charity “Pave The Way”.</p><p>Her story reveals what it trul...

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  Episode #74

  The Performance Playbook: Rapidly Scaling Revenue Through Digital

  Apr 22, 202617 minS1

  <p>What if the real threat to growth right now isn’t the market — but the response to it?</p><p>Matt Sgrignari, Ankura Performance Improvement expert, unpacks how organizations can drive sustainable revenue in today’s turbulent financial climate.</p><p>From private equity backed roll‑ups to underperforming assets, Matt explains why ‘growth at all costs’ no longer works, how leaders can effectively align marketing activity to revenue, and why understanding what’s working (and what isn’t) is critical.</p><p>This conversation moves past short‑term fixes to focus on what actually compounds value over time: strong products, d...

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  Episode #73

  Volleyball World's Commercial Innovation: With Ugo Valensi, CEO of Volleyball World

  Apr 6, 202629 minS1

  <p>800 million fans worldwide. 24 million social media followers. Volleyball is a top three global sport entering a new phase of commercial opportunity.</p><p>In this episode, Ugo Valensi, CEO of Volleyball World, joins Jonny Gray to discuss how the sport is unlocking commercial opportunity through a 67/33 joint venture model, centralised rights, and a fan-first digital strategy.</p><p>The conversation covers:</p>The future of the sport from LA 2028 to the reimagined Volleyball World CupTransforming fragmented rights into a unified commercial engineAn unconventional digital strategy from VBTV to creator-led streamingGender equality and player storytelling as core drivers of growth<...

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  Episode #72

  The New PE Playbook: Finding Value in Fragmented Markets

  Apr 1, 202614 minS1

  <p>In a market where private equity is searching for its next growth engine, where does real value actually come from?</p><p>The answer may surprise you.</p><p>In this episode, Jesse Lehman, a retail expert with deep experience across retail, supply chain and operational transformation unpacks where value is really being created today and why it's often hiding in plain sight.<br/><br/>From pet grooming and dental practices to mid‑market manufacturing, Jesse explains why fragmented, founder‑led businesses are emerging as some of the most compelling opportunities and why scale doesn’t have to mean standa...

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