E187 | Craig Fenton

Show notes | Craig Fenton

0:00 A podcast pioneer: Coffee, Eggs and Inspiration

5:40 Craig (the pilot) meets Dude Perfect

10:45 The growth of the YouTube platform for NZ Rugby

14:07 Craig (the rapper) meets the Black Ferns Sevens

19:05 Business lessons from childhood

24:41 Working at the dawn of the internet

28:13 When rugby turned professional

31:25 Leaving law for an MBA

42:28 Pattern recognition: learning from Nokia

49:55 From Accenture to Google

53:42 Google UK & Ireland: Director Strategy and Operations

57:47 Lessons from Google: meeting with yourself and carving out thinking time

1:05:04 What does future of AI hold?

1:10:58 Angel investing

1:20:46 Craig’s thought for the day

1:25:36 Back to Aotearoa after 25 years

1:30:40 The business of rugby: What is NZ Rugby Commercial?

1:35:10 Building the brand

1:39:20 Thoughts on content creation and NZR+

1:47:17 Future gazing in rugby

1:54:24 Last words from Steve, Seamus, and Craig