Rockwater In Conversation With Rockwater

Paul Barber has a long history in professional football, having been active in the industry for nearly 25 years. He is currently the Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, having been appointed as CEO over 10 years ago. He was the very first Marketing Director of the Football Association, and is credited with modernising and commercialising the organisation. His initiatives have focused on supporting English football, Women’s football, youth academy systems, and making the sport accessible for disabled players. To this day, Barber is still making strides in the world of football and has been recognised for his services to football in the 2023 New Year Honours List, having been awarded an OBE.
 
Roberto De Zerbi is a distinguished football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is among the 100 youngest managers and the 13th Italian to be a head coach in Premier League history. His knack for coaching has earned him widespread respect, and he has become admired for the tactical approach that he has demonstrated in his work at Sassuolo and Shakhtar.
 
Paul created the groundwork and contributed to the club's transformation on and off the field. With Brighton's newest innovator and his undeniable talent demonstrated by his work in Italy and Ukraine, Roberto's strategy is paying off, and what he has accomplished is unquestionably noteworthy.
 
To find out about our live podcast recordings head to our website, www.rockwater.uk, where you’ll find even more events and content, including details of our lifestyle subscription programme Open Water.

Paul Barber has a long history in professional football, having been active in the industry for nearly 25 years. He is currently the Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, having been appointed as CEO over 10 years ago. He was the very first Marketing Director of the Football Association, and is credited with modernising and commercialising the organisation. His initiatives have focused on supporting English football, Women’s football, youth academy systems, and making the sport accessible for disabled players. To this day, Barber is still making strides in the world of football and has been recognised for his services to football in the 2023 New Year Honours List, having been awarded an OBE.
 
Roberto De Zerbi is a distinguished football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is among the 100 youngest managers and the 13th Italian to be a head coach in Premier League history. His knack for coaching has earned him widespread respect, and he has become admired for the tactical approach that he has demonstrated in his work at Sassuolo and Shakhtar.
 
Paul created the groundwork and contributed to the club's transformation on and off the field. With Brighton's newest innovator and his undeniable talent demonstrated by his work in Italy and Ukraine, Roberto's strategy is paying off, and what he has accomplished is unquestionably noteworthy.
 
To find out about our live podcast recordings head to our website, www.rockwater.uk, where you’ll find even more events and content, including details of our lifestyle subscription programme Open Water.

Eddie Hearn has promoted many unified and undisputed world boxing champions and some of the largest events in the modern era of boxing. He is the chairman of Matchroom Sport, and in that role has swept through the boxing barrier and into the public consciousness, establishing himself as one of the sport's loudest voices. He was the first promoter to sign a $1 billion streaming deal, the only boxing promoter to organise a major event in the Middle East and has been one of the driving forces behind the rightful ascendency of women’s boxing.
 
Frank Smith is the CEO of Matchroom Boxing and is the master of putting things in motion. Over the last decade, he has established himself as a top-tier operator and is well respected in the boxing world.
 
Eddie and Frank are masters in their craft; they are the key players in the boxing business and have grown to be one of the biggest providers of sports programming globally. They have established relationships with major broadcasters of sports around the world and have set the highest standards for the events they produce.
 
To find out about our live podcast recordings head to our website, www.rockwater.uk, where you’ll find even more events and content, including details of our lifestyle subscription programme Open Water.

Eddie Hearn has promoted many unified and undisputed world boxing champions and some of the largest events in the modern era of boxing. He is the chairman of Matchroom Sport, and in that role has swept through the boxing barrier and into the public consciousness, establishing himself as one of the sport's loudest voices. He was the first promoter to sign a $1 billion streaming deal, the only boxing promoter to organise a major event in the Middle East and has been one of the driving forces behind the rightful ascendency of women’s boxing.
 
Frank Smith is the CEO of Matchroom Boxing and is the master of putting things in motion. Over the last decade, he has established himself as a top-tier operator and is well respected in the boxing world.
 
Eddie and Frank are masters in their craft; they are the key players in the boxing business and have grown to be one of the biggest providers of sports programming globally. They have established relationships with major broadcasters of sports around the world and have set the highest standards for the events they produce.
 
To find out about our live podcast recordings head to our website, www.rockwater.uk, where you’ll find even more events and content, including details of our lifestyle subscription programme Open Water.

Eddie Hearn has promoted many unified and undisputed world boxing champions and some of the largest events in the modern era of boxing. He is the chairman of Matchroom Sport, and in that role has swept through the boxing barrier and into the public consciousness, establishing himself as one of the sport's loudest voices. He was the first promoter to sign a $1 billion streaming deal, the only boxing promoter to organise a major event in the Middle East and has been one of the driving forces behind the rightful ascendency of women’s boxing.
 
Frank Smith is the CEO of Matchroom Boxing and is the master of putting things in motion. Over the last decade, he has established himself as a top-tier operator and is well respected in the boxing world.
 
Eddie and Frank are masters in their craft; they are the key players in the boxing business and have grown to be one of the biggest providers of sports programming globally. They have established relationships with major broadcasters of sports around the world and have set the highest standards for the events they produce.
 
To find out about our live podcast recordings head to our website, www.rockwater.uk, where you’ll find even more events and content, including details of our lifestyle subscription programme Open Water.

Rob Brydon started his career in entertainment by joining Radio Wales at the age of 20. While he was working as a disc jockey he developed his impersonation skills, and his vocal talents led to his working on doing voice-over work in television advertising for commercials.
 
Rob Brydon’s career took off following British Comedy Award success for his 2000 television comedies Marion and Geoff and Human Remains. Since then, audiences have had the joy of seeing him in numerous TV shows, including the much loved ‘Gavin & Stacey’, on the big screen in a number of dramas, and hosting numerous programmes including his own BBC late-night show. In 2013, he was honoured as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to comedy and broadcasting, and for charity work.
 
Most recently, he embarked on a tour with his eight-piece band recounting tales from his hometown in Baglan to Hollywood and back. Rob also continues his podcast ‘Brydon &’ which he started in 2021.
 
Rob joined Sophie Corbett, host of Rockwater In Conversation With, to chat about all things career, music, life and Ronnie Corbett.
 
To find out about our live podcast recordings head to our website, www.rockwater.uk, where you’ll find even more events and content, including details of our lifestyle subscription programme Open Water.