This week’s guest is a highly regarded sports administrator who was CEO of Central Coast Mariners for nine years and has previously worked in the NRL at both Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Episode 51 of BTR - available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube - will drop at 4pm on Thursday.
He was recently appointed to the position of GM Community, Foundation and Affiliates and his work will play a huge role in Wests Tigers Strategic Plan.
We talk to Shaun about how his challenging experiences in the A League have shaped his passion for making a true difference in the community, and about the structure and purpose of the soon-to-be-launched Wests Tigers Empower program.
We learn about Shaun’s drive, determination, and desire to create a lasting difference in Western Sydney, and his real-life experience in creating a powerful connection between the community and team performance.
He talks about his entry into rugby league when seeing an advertisement in the former weekly ‘Big League’ magazine led to an on-the-spot meeting with Richo and then a job with South Sydney in a merchandise role.
Away from his passion for engaging a community, this former shoe salesman from Penrith is a busy husband and father of four, who loves his new role at Wests Tigers, despite the daily commute from the Central Coast.
We hear about his long nights talking strategy with Russell Crowe, about the power of sport and how it can change people’s lives, and about day one on the job at Wests Tigers when arriving early and without a security pass, it was Benji Marshall who was also there bright and early, who let him into the Zurich Centre.
Shaun also tells us about the time he shared a beer with Kenny Sutcliffe – the ‘male model from Mudgee’ – not in Mudgee mind you, but of all places in Saudi Arabia!
All that and more in Episode 51 of Behind The Roar.
