The Club Workshop: Forging Fan Connections

4 September 2025
1:30pm – 6:00pm

Discover innovative strategies to build lasting and meaningful relationships with fans, transforming casual followers into passionate advocates.

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Overview

Learn innovative strategies to engage and inspire your fans, turning casual supporters into loyal enthusiasts. Discover how to create compelling content and foster a sense of community among your followers. We’ll be hearing from industry pioneers such as Stu Rowson, Founder, Lucky Socks Media. Lucky Socks Media work with brands to help them connect with younger audiences, leveraging Stu’s personal expertise coming from a history working with the BBC. With clients including the likes of Chelsea FC, British Cycling and the British Government, Stu’s knowledge of one of the industry’s key priorities – connecting with children and families, has come to life across multiple sports and practices. Stu will be sharing that same expertise with members, as we look to forge fan connections across all demographics – with he and his fellow panelist giving us the inside track on what works when getting in front of sports’ most elusive segment. 

We’ll also be engaging in practical exercises that will help you develop and refine your own impact in moving fan engagement forward, through collaborative discussions and hands-on activities. With the chance for theory, practice, and plenty of time for breakout discussion and knowledge sharing with your fellow members, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to lead your organization into the future.

This session is for members of the Leaders Club. Members can sign up via the form below – if you are not a member but would like to speak to the team about joining the Club, please get in touch here. 
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example agenda

1:30pm - 2:00pm

Arrival and networking

2:00pm - 2:05pm

Leaders Welcome

2:05pm - 2:45pm

The Big Interview

2:45pm - 3:00pm

Breakout Discussion

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Practical Skills Session

4:15pm - 4:30pm

Break

4:30pm - 5:10pm

The In-Depth Panel Session (includes Q&A)

5:10pm - 5:30pm

Coaching & Reflections

5:30pm - 6:00pm

Drinks

Confirmed Speaker

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Stuart Rowson

Director and Consultant
Lucky Socks Media 

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