Sports Podge is a British sports industry institution. The invite-only networking lunch began life 18 years ago in the upstairs room at the famous Langan's Brasserie in Park Lane, London.
Ahead of this week's event at the Kia Oval, we took Podge creator Phil Jones, his daughter and business partner, Clare Jones, along with Sports Podge co-founder Jimmy Worrall back to Langan's to discover the secret ingredients that encourage the sports industry's biggest names to come back year after year.
And to help jog memories of Podge's past we invited some of their friends:
Emma Atkins (CEO of Groundwork and sports consultant),
Alexandra Willis (Director of Digital Media and Audience Development at the Premier League),
Matthew Wotton (Executive Director - Sports, Media and Entertainment, Coutts)
Kit Taylor (Managing Director, PSD Group).
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