E41: Simon Dent - Dark Horses

Simon Dent was a lawyer then a sports memorabilia shop owner, then a sports agent to his flat mate Martin ‘Chariots’ Offiah and then a football agent. In 2016, he co-founded Dark Horses, a creative sports marketing agency that sits within Lucky Generals, one of the most successful independent advertising agencies in London.We went to the Exmouth Market office to talk to Simon and join the dots.Next week, Richard and Sean head to Paris for the first ever Unofficial Partner Live at the inaugural Global Sports Week event. Come and say hello if you’re there.https://globalsportsweek.comUnofficial Partner is the leading podcast for the business of sport. A mix of entertaining and thought provoking conversations with a who's who of the global industry. To join our community of listeners, sign up to the weekly UP Newsletter and follow us on Twitter and TikTok at @UnofficialPartnerWe publish two podcasts each week, on Tuesday and Friday. These are deep conversations with smart people from inside and outside sport. Our entire back catalogue of 500 sports business conversations are available free of charge here. Each pod is available by searching for ‘Unofficial Partner’ on Apple, Spotify and every podcast app. If you’re interested in collaborating with Unofficial Partner to create one-off podcasts or series and live events, you can reach us via the website.