Football, Finance and Fairbrother

Diving IN2 Finance

08-06-2023 • 1 hr

Join our host Luke Seaman and Mark Fairbrother, Millwall Football Club’s Financial Director/Chief Financial Officer in the 4th episode of our Podcast.

This episode, recorded over zoom (excuse the quality), gives us an insightful overview of Mark’s journey from working in Financial Advisory at PWC, to a secondment role in Aston Villa Club, a Finance Role in a VC backed company, being CPF in Gloucester's Rugby Union, right through to where he is now at Millwall Football Club.

Mark and Luke discuss the ins and outs of looking after the Finance of the club, the diversity in business, differences in industries and the biggest challenges that Mark has overcome in his career. They cover;

  • The importance of work-life balance
  • The importance of purpose in a job
  • How to get into Finance
  • How to get into Sports roles
  • Leadership
  • The two sides of the interview process
  • The Finance Business partner piece
  • How to engage with non-financial people
  • And so much more…

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