Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.
But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?
Pros In the Arena brings you a first-hand experience into the lives and careers of Professionals in Sports: their challenges, motivations, and journeys.
Peel back the curtain of the Sports Arena through intimate interviews of sports-lovers of diverse backgrounds and roles to gain insight into how sports pros get to where they are today, what it's really like to work in the industry, and what motivates them to keep going
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Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.
But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?
Pros In the Arena brings you a first-hand experience into the lives and careers of Professionals in Sports: their challenges, motivations, and journeys.
Peel back the curtain of the Sports Arena through intimate interviews of sports-lovers of diverse backgrounds and roles to gain insight into how sports pros get to where they are today, what it's really like to work in the industry, and what motivates them to keep going
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Passion, Drama, Pride, Perseverance, Community: Sports is the Universal Language.
But what really goes on behind the scenes of competition? Who makes it all come together?
Our Pro in this episode is Henry Hanson, a Senior Manager in Mechanical Engineering in the Innovation Team at adidas. Henry is a brilliant engineer and has worked on very unique projects at the exciting intersection of Sports and Technology, including the "Made to be Remade" shoe and the design and manufacturing of FIFA World Cup official match balls
In this conversation, we go behind the scenes of sports engineering - how do these two disciplines go together? What kind of interesting challenges arise from bringing innovation to some of the most popular sports products in the world? What is it like to work at the brand with the three stripes?
Additionally, we learn about Henry's twisting journey in becoming a sports engineer and his deep fascination with all things engineering related - including having designed and created 2 cubic musical instruments!
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