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Podcast: Sport for Business
Episode: From Leinster to the World - Stephen Smith and Kitman
Description: Let us know what’s on your mindWe trace Stephen Smith’s journey from analyst at Leinster Rugby to founding Kitman Labs and building league-wide systems that put evidence at the heart of athlete welfare and performance. Along the way, we talk friction with tradition, mentorship, scaling globally, and why leagues now see themselves as talent businesses.• moving from gut feel to objective decision-making in elite sport• the early friction between medical staff, coaches, and data• catalysts that proved the model beyond Leinster• mentors, hiring like a coach, and scaling a tea...