<p>Meet Joel Morrison, the Executive General Manager of Events and General Operations at Cricket Australia.</p><br><p>In this episode, we follow Joel’s journey and his leadership experiences where he became the CEO of Northern Territory Cricket at only 29 years old.</p><br><p>We breakdown his move from Darwin to Melbourne to pursue more opportunities where he got his first full-time gig at the AFL, working with the commercial team at the Big Bash Leagues and then making the move up into more leadership roles within Cricket.</p><br><p>If you want to meet Joel and here more from him, he’s going to be speaking at the SportsGrad Adelaide Meetup on December 16, the night before Day 1 of the Adelaide Test match, so come along for that if you’re in town.</p><br><p>Grab your tickets here: <a href="https://luma.com/tslgoei7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://luma.com/tslgoei7</a></p><br><p>We cover:</p><br><p>(04:31) - Interview begins</p><br><p>(07:48) - Quickfire Questions</p><br><p>(10:30) - Interview Questions Joel would ask at Cricket Australia</p><br><p>(14:09) - What was Joel Morrison like early days</p><br><p>(18:39) - How Joel broke into the sports industry</p><br><p>(25:07) - What helped Joel’s development in the sports industry</p><br><p>(32:00) - Joel’s experiences working for the Big Bash League</p><br><p>(39:00) - How Joel became the CEO of Northern Territory Cricket</p><br><p>(43:07) - The challenges Joel faced as CEO of Northern Territory Cricket</p><br><p>(50:04) - How Joel made the move back to Melbourne to work at Cricket Australia</p><br><p>(57:33) - Joel’s work during the Perth Test</p><br><p>(01:06:16) - Heart-to-heart between Joel and Reuben</p><br><p>If you like this ep, give these a go next:</p><br><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/15Sh6xBN7LQ2wkVNSYbkUt?si=9e78423806c44d94" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#325: How to build a career in sports media from scratch with Brody Burrows</a></p><br><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dhOnq6XgUg7CnOvY1mZed?si=98723f93fdd146b7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#83: How to be the Team Manager of the Australian Women’s Cricket with Urmila Rosario</a></p><br><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/63sU3EFZp8YhCugp0py1tP?si=6d33ed56d03f4ccf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#337: How Dante beat 99% of Grads to land his dream job at Cricket Australia</a></p><br><p>Want a job in sport? <a href="http://www.sportsgrad.com.au/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here.</a></p><br><p>Follow SportsGrad on socials: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportsgrad/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sportsgrad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sportsgrad_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a></p><p>Follow Reuben on socials: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reubenjw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/reubenjwilliams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@reubenjwilliams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a></p><br><p>Big thanks to <a href="http://www.deakin.edu.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deakin University</a> for making this episode possible. Check out their Master of Sport Management, ranked #1 in Australia.</p><br><p>Thanks for listening, much love!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>