Ultra Running Research Network

Apologies for the lack of updates! However, since my latest research project on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, I have established a new research network – Ultra Running Research Network (URRN), an international group of academics and practitioners working on and interested in research around ultra running marathons worldwide. If you know of somebody who…

Birmingham 2022, small business access and enterprise development

Next week, I will be presenting at the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) 30th Annual Conference in Innsbruck on Birmingham 2022’s small business impacts. If you’re at EASM 2022 and interested in this talk, come along on Tuesday 6th September to the conference room HS 1 at 15:40 to hear more. You can read…

Birmingham Business at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rather a long break since my last post! However, I am now collecting data at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. This project explores the challenges and opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) pre, during and after the hosting of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. You can see my latest analysis and videos during the…

Mega-sport Events, Micro and Small Business Leveraging: Introducing the “MSE-MSB Leverage Model”

Take a look at my latest co-written article published in the peer-reviewed journal, Event Management. The article provides a detailed review of mega-sport event (MSE) impacts on existing micro and small business (MSBs) residing within targeted host communities, illustrates a conceptual and practical examination of MSE leveraging opportunities, and outlines a synthesis of good inclusionary…

NFL Fantasy Football Draft Template and Weekly Tracker

As some of us enter the final stages of planning our fantasy football draft for the upcoming NFL campaign (my leagues draft is being held later on this week…), I thought I would share my template and weekly tracker which may help others negotiate the demands of the season. You can find the link to download…

#EASM2018 Conference Daily Update

This is my blog updates page from the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) main conference and PhD student seminar, taking place from the 4-8 September 2018 at Malmö University, Sweden. You will find below thoughtful observations and analysis shared during the course of the conference. I have included at the bottom of this post…

From “clone towns” to “slow towns”: examining festival legacies

Take a look at my latest journal article published in the Journal of Place Management and Development alongside other researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (UK) and Bond University (Australia). The full version is available here. You can view the journal article’s abstract below. On a side note, I will be presenting some of the findings from this…

Tourism and Leisure Studies Emerging Scholars Award

In early 2018, scrolling through an international tourism research and education network, I stumbled upon the final call for applications for an Emerging Scholar Award to attend the Third International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies. The awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have a research interest in the conference…

World Book Day: Environment and sustainability books

To celebrate World Book Day I have collated a directory of environmental and sustainability must reads! You can find the link to download the full listing at the bottom of this entry. The directory rounds-up books from a range of genres and subjects, including climate change, environment, sustainability, activism, politics, economy and business. Seminal works are featured on this list,…

Urban entrepreneurism and business competitiveness: the state of play for Rio de Janeiro post-Games

Last Tuesday, I presented at the 2nd International Workshop on Regeneration, Enterprise, Sport and Tourism (REST) at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. If you’re interested, you can find out more about this project on my ResearchGate profile below: ResearchGate