The Business of Football & Revolutionising the Women's Game with Christie Jenkins

We are joined on the podcast by Christie Jenkins, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer at F32 a multi-club football ownership group focused on world class player development. We discuss her journey, including competing in 3 sports at an international level and background in finance. We also discuss Women's sport and what the future looks like, including FC32’s approach to this.    (00:00) Introduction (01:19) David’s Efforts at Cardiff Half Marathon (04:12) Advice on Running Events (06:10) Xylon’s Back Progress  (10:15) Listener Question  (18:25) Interview Starts (20:00) Christie’s Time in the Circus (21:00) How did Christie Get into Sport? (22:24) Christie’s Injuries in Trampoline (23:21) Trampoline as a Sport (26:18) Skill Acquisition in Trampoline (27:26) Christie’s Time at the Australian Institute of Sport  (29:45) How did Christie Decide to Transition out of Trampoline? (33:08) Christie's Progression in Beach Volleyball (35:08) How was Christie Earning a Living During her Sport Career? (38:55) Startup Founders and Finding the Successful Ones (42:13) Feedback to Founders from VCs  (43:40) Advice for Founders & Investors (46:48) Women’s Football, NIL and Title 9  (51:47) Is the USA Going to be the Breeding Ground for Women’s Football?  (53:44) Are the Development Structures in Women’s Football the Same as in Men’s Football? (55:00) Revenue Drivers in Football and ROI in Football (57:49) Why is Pushing the Women’s Game Important? (61:10) The Product of the Men’s vs Women’s Game (65:50) What is FC32? (69:50) Recruiting & Developing Managers at FC32 (74:30) Review of Episode  (75:30) October 1% Better Challenge (77:45) What We’ll Be Watching  Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast:  https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast If you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too):  https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner Links to Christie: Blog: https://christiejenkins.substack.com/  Website: www.christiejenkins.com.au LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiejenkins/   Links to FC32: FC32 website: www.fc32.com  Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw==  Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/