#143 Marcus Walfridson - Founder, Sarasota Paradise

Welcome to episode 143 of Sports Management Podcast. Marcus Walfridson is the Founder of Sarasota Paradise, a USL division 2 soccer club in the United States. He is also a former coach, entrepreneur and an author. Marcus wanted to live the American dream and decided to start a soccer club. Little did he know the challenges that would face him… Get ready to learn: How he managed to start a club during covid Why he got fired as a coach from Linköping How he managed to go 10 days without speaking, reading or writing Why branding is so important to Sarasota Paradise And much more! WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Vnrd-cvYyWE  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro  01:35 Sarasota Paradise  10:00 Finding a Stadium 11:11 US Soccer Landscape  12:55 The Sarasota Brand 18:25 Revenue Streams  25:04 Being a Soccer Coach  31:46 His Book: "Lessons From the Beautiful Game" 33:21 Being Smart Without a Degree 37:44 10 Days Without Talking 42:18 Bumps On the Road 46:06 Marcus' Best Advice  48:03 Outro  _____________________________________________________________ Walfridson's Channels: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuswalfrid/  https://www.instagram.com/marcuswalfrid/  https://twitter.com/marcuswalfrid  https://connect.marcuswalfridson.com/profile  _____________________________________________________________ Sarasota Paradise's Channels: https://www.sarasotaparadise.us/ https://www.sarasotaparadise.store/ https://twitter.com/srq_paradise https://www.instagram.com/sarasotaparadise/ _____________________________________________________________ Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube www.sportsmanagementpodcast.com