E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast

In this E1H Overtime, producer Dawn Barnable and the E1H cohort put HYROX co-founder Moritz Fürste through a quickfire Q&A.In this episode:A question from E1H Cohort 3 founder Maria Pirela of Fit Calendar: what makes a gym partnership work or fail?Why Mo thinks gyms could become the new sports clubWhat surprised him most about the HYROX journeyThe businesses he borrows from, and why he doesn't believe in role modelsHis entrepreneurial hot takeHis daily non-negotiablesThe company he'd swap jobs with for a weekHis advice to his younger selfHosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1HProduced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset StudiosProduction Assistant: Blake CotterrellE1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast features inspirational conversations with the trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping global sport and entertainment. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi ecosystem fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and ONETOWATCH.Find our guest, and us, online:Moritz Fürste: LinkedIn | Instagram | HYROXE1H: LinkedIn | InstagramMaria Pirela: LinkedIn | Fit CalendarJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts

In 2017, Olympic hockey gold medallist Moritz Fürste co-founded HYROX in Hamburg, where 650 people raced the first event. Today it's a global sport with millions of participants. Host Jamie Cunningham asks Mo how a gap in the gym world became a global sport.In this episode:The lawsuit behind the HYROX name, and what HYROX could have been namedWhy the gym network went from marketing cost to revenue streamWhat three Olympic Games taught him about businessThe founder partnership that works, and whyBuying back the majority from Infront, with L Catterton and WndrCoFacing the backlash after the incident in ChinaThe road towards the OlympicsStay for E1H Overtime, a quickfire Q&A with producer Dawn Barnable and a question from the E1H cohort.E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast features inspirational conversations with the trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping global sport and entertainment. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi ecosystem fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and ONETOWATCH.Find our guest, and E1H, online:Moritz Fürste: LinkedIn | Instagram | HYROXE1H: LinkedIn | InstagramJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts

In this E1H Overtime, founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Two Circles co-founder Gareth Balch, before producer Dawn Barnable takes him through a quickfire round.In this episode:Keeping young talent in sport, with E1H Cohort 2 founder Leanna Newman of The People AgencyThe one trait he looks for when hiringLessons from the track and advice to his younger self, with E1H Cohort 1 founder François Chabaudie of NEOMAWhat sports organisations still get wrong about fans, with E1H Cohort 3 founder Bubs Felix of ShePlayz SportHis dream client, and the businesses he most admiresHis entrepreneurial hot takeThe business he'd start in his next lifeThe biggest opportunity in sport that not enough people are paying attention toThe habit he wishes he'd never droppedHosted by: Jamie Cunningham, E1HProduced by: Dawn Barnable, Mettleset StudiosProduction Assistant: Blake CotterrellE1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast features inspirational conversations with the trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping global sport and entertainment. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi ecosystem fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and ONETOWATCH.Find our guest, and us, online:Gareth Balch: LinkedIn | Two CirclesE1H: LinkedIn | InstagramLeanna Newman: LinkedIn | The People AgencyFrançois Chabaudie: LinkedIn | NEOMABubs Felix: LinkedIn | ShePlayz SportJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts

Fifteen years ago, former GB 800m runner Gareth Balch co-founded Two Circles around a kitchen table. Today it's a global sports marketing business with more than 1,000 people in 10 offices, working with FIFA, UEFA, the Premier League and the NFL.Host Jamie Cunningham asks Gareth how putting fans first is at the core of his mission to build the defining sports marketing business of this era.In this episode:Why fandom is outgrowing the world economyWhat the track taught him about building a businessThe kitchen table where it all started, and where it is todayThe three-year plan that set the bar, and what happened nextTwo Circles' ownership chapters, and why he won't use the word “exit”The one rule that keeps clients coming backWhy there's no head of AI at Two CirclesHow fast women's sport fandom can really growStay for E1H Overtime, where founders from the E1H cohort put their questions to Gareth before a quickfire round with producer Dawn Barnable.E1H: The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast features inspirational conversations with the trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping global sport and entertainment. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi ecosystem fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and ONETOWATCH.Find our guest, and E1H, online:Gareth Balch: LinkedIn | Two CirclesThe Fan Economy 2026 reportE1H: LinkedIn | InstagramJamie CunninghamDawn BarnableListen on Apple Podcasts

Introducing The Sports & Entertainment Entrepreneurs Podcast. Host Jamie Cunningham, entrepreneur and E1H co-founder, shares what’s ahead: inspiring conversations with the trailblazing founders shaping sport and entertainment, unpacking the journey, motivations and secrets behind their success. Each episode also features E1H Overtime, a quickfire Q&A where Dawn Barnable and E1H founders question the guest. Brought to you by E1H, the Abu Dhabi eco-system fast-tracking sports and entertainment entrepreneurs, backed by Ethara and OneToWatch. www.e1h.biz/en/