Jack Nixon

Growing up as the youngest in a competitive house, where sport was used to resolve summer holiday disputes, I’ve been brought up playing, organising and spectating every sport you can think of. Therefore it was a bit of a shock that it took me until covid to finally turn my passion into my profession via a slight detour through the worlds of M&A and strategy consulting.

After retiring from team sports, I’ve taken up individual pursuits (marathons and cycling races), and between those I’m spending time with my family, in particular training my 1-year old daughter ahead of the London 2040 Olympics!

I’ve joined Gemba to combine my previous experiences in both the commercial and data analytics side of sport.

6:00am – Force myself to get out of bed (only if my daughter hasn’t woken up during the night) and into our home gym for a quick 20mins to blast away the cobwebs.

6:30am – Breakfast and coffee before jumping in the car to drive to the station. Worth adding, I live in the middle of nowhere

7:10am – Pray that the trains are running on time and then throw on one of the many sports business podcasts for the long commute

8:45am – Arrive at the office, another coffee before booting up the laptop and the firefighting begins

9:30am – Catch up with the various project teams and touch base with the Australian office

11:00am – Head to my favourite place in the office, the whiteboard, drag whoever is closest to soundboard my latest product offering or thought leadership

12:30pm – Meet a client for lunch to discuss how best we can support them with their latest ideas or problems

3.00pm – Walk and talk with a team member, outdoor conversations are always better

4.00pm – Set aside some time to review our latest client deliverables

5.30pm - Start the commute home, call a friend on my walk to the station

7.00pm - Arrive home, bath and bedtime for the little one