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Google: How do I work close to the action in the sports industry all over the world?

A: Follow Melissa Lawton’s career journey.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to work in the social and broadcast side of sport, you’ll love this chat with the Chief Content Officer of SailGP, Melissa Lawton.

Learn how Melissa’s career started at the Sydney Olympics, took her to India, China, Austria with Redbull, New York with Meta, and now London.

So many lessons on growing new audiences, working in TV, grabbing new opportunities, insights into SailGP, and much more.

Melissa’s experience:
Chief Content Officer at SailGP in London
Head of Production Meta (Facebook/Instagram) based in NY
Head of Live Red Bull TV based in Salzburg
Senior Producer Commonwealth Games based in New Delhi
Producer and Sports Programming Manager Beijing Olympic Games
Manager Sports Programming and Producer Sydney Olympics Games
Sports Journalist The Age Melbourne
Producer V8 Supercars Network Ten Sydney
2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan

We cover:
(04:56) - SG Community Update
(09:51) - An introduction to SailGP
(20:09) - Melissa's Career Journey
(40:54) - The skills needed to be the Chief Content Officer at Sail GP
(46:02) - Newsletters recommended by Melissa
(55:40) - Ask SportsGrad

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