“You want to be a builder...” Mark Cartwright is the Sporting Director of Huddersfield Town. Mapping out his pathway from player to agent and now the current day, he joined us to distill some of his most pertinent learnings to date. Navigating change, working across every facet of the organisation Mark has learned to adapt and evolve quickly across his time at Stoke City, USL and now Huddersfield. Learn as how to Mark built out his own pathway, how he continually humbles himself, principles for winning in the boardroom and how he envisages his field changing. Listen to find out more including; - How comparable are the skillsets of Agent & Sporting Director? - Embarking upon a career path that did not even exist. - "You don't have to be an expert in every field but you have to have knowledge." - Modernising Stoke City's recruitment process and what "Premier League ready" looks like? - Mark's process for identifying and navigating bottlenecks. - Influencing thought process at the USL with 40+ clubs to manage. - How will the modern Sporting Director have to evolve their skillset? Timestamps; 00:00 - 02:54 - Intro 02:55 - 07:07 - Agent 07:08 - 10:20 - Gaining an edge 10:21 - 14:20 - Stoke City 14:21 - 19:36 - Evaluate & Adapt 19:37 - 32:28 - USL 32:29 - 35:31 - Huddersfield Town 35:32 - 38:00 - Evolution 38:01 - 40:39 - Advice Get in touch; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=en YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod Email: [email protected]