LIVE S3 E8: Martin Kaswurm, founder and CEO of Chaka2

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Join us on Thursday 22nd April at 19:30 CEST for another episode of the iWorkinSport LIVE Interview series.

In this episode we will be speaking with Martin Kaswurm, CEO of Chaka2, an international sports marketing agency based in Salzburg, Austria.

An Austrian entrepreneur and a visionary, at 23 Martin founded Chaka2, which has world-class brands like Red Bull, Adidas and Audi as clients. His career experience also includes time at esteemed sporting organisations like UEFA and Red Bull.

Martin, alongside being the CEO at Chaka2, is also responsible for having created and developed the global expansion of the sport of Snow Volleyball. He works alongside the FIVB, the International Volleyball Federation, having successfully launched a Snow Volleyball World Tour, working on the World Championships, as they envisage to make Snow Volleyball an Olympic Sport.

A graduate of the FIFA Master, Martin is also a guest lecturer for the younger generation of professionals in various programmes.

Do you learn about how to create a successful business in sport, from scratch, don't miss it.

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Time stamps

00:00 Welcome
03:08 Introducing Martin Kaswurm
06:04 Martin’s Career Path
09:42 Chaka2 and Martin’s Role as Leader
12:41 Chaka2 Showreel
15:09 How important was Education and the FIFA Master to Martin?
23:17 Audience Question about the European Super League
26:12 The importance of a Master’s Degree
27:58 Ted Talk Experience
31:38 Snow Volleyball and relation with FIVB
38:22 Dealing with Entrepreneurship vs. Federations
42:00 Audience Question: Full Time roles + Entrepreneurship Balance
44:55 Audience Question: Working at Red Bull
47:06 Key Skills for an Entrepreneur
49:18 What are some key soft skills?
51:46 Advice for potential FIFA Master graduates/after graduating.
54:46 Advice on dealing with setbacks/failures
58:12 Favourite Sporting Moment
1:00:19 Audience Question: Regarding African Marketing and Business Vision
01:02:20 Audience Question: Regarding Preparation
01:03:48 Book Recommendations and Closing Remarks