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Athlete Story PodcastToday we'll talk about creating a sports business with former pro footballer and award winning entrepreneur, R SasikumarWhen transitioning from athlete to entrepreneur, R Sasikumar notes how it was initially difficult to lose that sports mentality of external competition. Once he understood that the only competition was the “person in the mirror,” Sasi was able to truly master entrepreneurship and create several successful businesses within the sports industry.
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2020-06-0831 minAthlete Story PodcastToday we'll talk about creating a sports business with former pro footballer and award winning entrepreneur, R SasikumarWhen transitioning from athlete to entrepreneur, R Sasikumar notes how it was initially difficult to lose that sports mentality of external competition. Once he understood that the only competition was the “person in the mirror,” Sasi was able to truly master entrepreneurship and create several successful businesses within the sports industry.
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2020-06-0800 minAthlete Story PodcastSetting the bar high - Athlete Story ft Guinness Record jet stream skydiver Marc HauserMarc Hauser's inspiring journey to draw attention to renewable energy of the jet stream through a record breaking skydive into the jet stream shows the benefits of setting the bar high.
It also shows how you can overcome fears through taking action and moving forward even with a goal that seems endlessly far away and take the path which has risk and requires bravery. Because that’s “where the magic happens.”
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2020-05-2300 minAthlete Story PodcastSetting the bar high - Athlete Story ft Guinness Record jet stream skydiver Marc HauserMarc Hauser's inspiring journey to draw attention to renewable energy of the jet stream through a record breaking skydive into the jet stream shows the benefits of setting the bar high.
It also shows how you can overcome fears through taking action and moving forward even with a goal that seems endlessly far away and take the path which has risk and requires bravery. Because that’s “where the magic happens.”
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2020-05-2342 minAthlete Story PodcastBreaking up with your sport and staying friends after - Athlete Story ft Rachel BoardmanIn this episode, Rachel Boardman talks about her physical difficulty in trying to become a professional swimmer. She also touches on the mental struggle of not knowing what to do with her life after sport, which led her on an illuminating journey halfway across the world.
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2020-05-1000 minAthlete Story PodcastBreaking up with your sport and staying friends after - Athlete Story ft Rachel BoardmanIn this episode, Rachel Boardman talks about her physical difficulty in trying to become a professional swimmer. She also touches on the mental struggle of not knowing what to do with her life after sport, which led her on an illuminating journey halfway across the world.
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2020-05-1027 minAthlete Story PodcastHaving a mentor to start your new mission in life after sports - Athlete Story ft former Handball Pro Pernille Vaaben“Transitioning into employment after sports is tough. Sometimes you need a mentor to help you describe the values you have as an ex-athlete. " says Pernille Vaaben Nielsen on this episode of Athlete Story Podcast, who took on a mentor. she tells us how having a mentor aided her professional development following retirement from handball.
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2020-04-2300 minAthlete Story PodcastHaving a mentor to start your new mission in life after sports - Athlete Story ft former Handball Pro Pernille Vaaben“Transitioning into employment after sports is tough. Sometimes you need a mentor to help you describe the values you have as an ex-athlete. " says Pernille Vaaben Nielsen on this episode of Athlete Story Podcast, who took on a mentor. she tells us how having a mentor aided her professional development following retirement from handball.
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2020-04-2320 minAthlete Story PodcastLanding Your Dream Job In The Sports Industry ft Brian Clapp from workinsports.comIn this episode Brian Clapp from Workinsports.com gives us his tips on how to land you dream job in the sports industry. This is actually one of the sessions from the Successful After Sports Summit that I've chosen to bring on the Athlete Story Podcast, to give you a sample of the summit. Brian has read thousands of job descriptions in the sports industry and we couldn't have asked for anyone better to give us tips on this.
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2020-04-0900 minAthlete Story PodcastLanding Your Dream Job In The Sports Industry ft Brian Clapp from workinsports.comIn this episode Brian Clapp from Workinsports.com gives us his tips on how to land you dream job in the sports industry. This is actually one of the sessions from the Successful After Sports Summit that I've chosen to bring on the Athlete Story Podcast, to give you a sample of the summit. Brian has read thousands of job descriptions in the sports industry and we couldn't have asked for anyone better to give us tips on this.
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2020-04-0944 minAthlete Story PodcastRethinking and rebranding a sport – ft Nynne Ammundsen Brand Manager Danish Sailing Champions LeagueA sport is an offer, like any activity or product out there, it has to compete with other offers for people's time, attention and money. Sports marketing people of course know this but it's usually not top of mind for Federation's or athletes. The sports who understand this, they tend to grow and those who don't, they tend to slow.
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2020-03-2627 minAthlete Story PodcastRethinking and rebranding a sport – ft Nynne Ammundsen Brand Manager Danish Sailing Champions LeagueA sport is an offer, like any activity or product out there, it has to compete with other offers for people's time, attention and money. Sports marketing people of course know this but it's usually not top of mind for Federation's or athletes. The sports who understand this, they tend to grow and those who don't, they tend to slow.
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2020-03-2600 minAthlete Story PodcastOur redefining moments – ft John F Register Paralympic Silver Medalist & Public SpeakerA chat with Paralympic Silver Medalist & Public Speaker about creating a new normal after a forced transition and about sharing the lessons of your story to help others.
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2020-03-1200 minAthlete Story PodcastOur redefining moments – ft John F Register Paralympic Silver Medalist & Public SpeakerA chat with Paralympic Silver Medalist & Public Speaker about creating a new normal after a forced transition and about sharing the lessons of your story to help others.
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2020-03-1236 minAthlete Story PodcastStarting a nonprofit organisation after sportsThe is the second part of the series with athletes who are making an impact after sport. Today's guest started her own nonprofit in 2015. After a career in finance, former athlete, karate blackbelt and water skiing champion, Berit Nielsen Legrand, started The Animal Fund
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2019-12-3100 minAthlete Story PodcastStarting a nonprofit organisation after sportsThe is the second part of the series with athletes who are making an impact after sport. Today's guest started her own nonprofit in 2015. After a career in finance, former athlete, karate blackbelt and water skiing champion, Berit Nielsen Legrand, started The Animal Fund
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2019-12-3128 minAthlete Story PodcastMaking an impact after sportI want to introduce you to a series of athletes who are making an impact after sport.
Today we’ll meet Taekwondo champion Marlene Harnois. After ending her sports career in a bit of drama - ranked no. 1 in the world, she decided to go to Africa. We met in person at International University of Monaco for this chat.
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2019-12-1100 minAthlete Story PodcastMaking an impact after sportI want to introduce you to a series of athletes who are making an impact after sport.
Today we’ll meet Taekwondo champion Marlene Harnois. After ending her sports career in a bit of drama - ranked no. 1 in the world, she decided to go to Africa. We met in person at International University of Monaco for this chat.
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2019-12-1136 minAthlete Story PodcastAFTER THE GAME – sports documentaryDo you love a good sports documentary? AFTER THE GAME is an upcoming sports documentary following a coach and two athletes on a basketball team from the late 1990’s and then catching up today to see how sports has influenced their mindset and who they are today. In this episode you’ll meet the filmmaker herself, April Abeyta.
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2019-09-1300 minAthlete Story PodcastAFTER THE GAME – sports documentaryDo you love a good sports documentary? AFTER THE GAME is an upcoming sports documentary following a coach and two athletes on a basketball team from the late 1990’s and then catching up today to see how sports has influenced their mindset and who they are today. In this episode you’ll meet the filmmaker herself, April Abeyta.
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2019-09-1337 minAthlete Story PodcastAthlete Personal Branding - Monetizing your sports career through athlete branding and marketingToday we'll be looking at ways for you to make money leveraging your sports career and building your personal brand. Even if you've been retired for a while.
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2019-07-3100 minAthlete Story PodcastAthlete Personal Branding - Monetizing your sports career through athlete branding and marketingToday we'll be looking at ways for you to make money leveraging your sports career and building your personal brand. Even if you've been retired for a while.
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2019-07-3142 minAthlete Story PodcastWhen you are forced to retire from sports before you meant to ft former dancer Chrissy PapettiIn this Athlete Story with former competitive dancer, Chrissy Papetti. we talk about retiring from sports when you are no where near ready for it. In fact, that's a very common scenario - that either injury or lack of results or finances make that decision for you as an athlete. That leads to a sense of unfinished business that you have to deal with.
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2019-03-1500 minAthlete Story PodcastWhen you are forced to retire from sports before you meant to ft former dancer Chrissy PapettiIn this Athlete Story with former competitive dancer, Chrissy Papetti. we talk about retiring from sports when you are no where near ready for it. In fact, that's a very common scenario - that either injury or lack of results or finances make that decision for you as an athlete. That leads to a sense of unfinished business that you have to deal with.
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2019-03-1536 minAthlete Story PodcastOnline business success with athletic grit - and Pinterest - ft Rachel Ngom, former all American volleyball playerIf you’ve ever thought about starting an online business or leveraging the internet to get your message or services out there then you want to listen carefully to this episode with junior Olympic Champion Rachel Ngom who had to end her sports career in volleyball early due to a severe rib cage injury.
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2019-02-1700 minAthlete Story PodcastOnline business success with athletic grit - and Pinterest - ft Rachel Ngom, former all American volleyball playerIf you’ve ever thought about starting an online business or leveraging the internet to get your message or services out there then you want to listen carefully to this episode with junior Olympic Champion Rachel Ngom who had to end her sports career in volleyball early due to a severe rib cage injury.
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2019-02-1721 minAthlete Story PodcastStoryselling as athletes - ft former bobsled pilot Tom JohansenStoryselling is the main theme for this Athlete Story episode with former bobsled pilot, Tom Johansen. Inspired by the Walt Disney movie, Cool Runnings based on the startup of a Jamaican bobsled team, Tom decided to build a Danish Bobsled Team. He already had a career in sales, but was so inspired by this pioneering adventure that he took action.
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2019-01-2956 minAthlete Story PodcastStoryselling as athletes - ft former bobsled pilot Tom JohansenStoryselling is the main theme for this Athlete Story episode with former bobsled pilot, Tom Johansen. Inspired by the Walt Disney movie, Cool Runnings based on the startup of a Jamaican bobsled team, Tom decided to build a Danish Bobsled Team. He already had a career in sales, but was so inspired by this pioneering adventure that he took action.
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2019-01-2900 minAthlete Story PodcastStorytelling for Athletes - Tips From Emmy Award Winning Michael Baltierra From ESPN E:60I love ending the year with this episode with my friend, Emmy Award winning Michael Baltierra from ESPN's storytelling show, E:60.I really do believe that one of the most important assets you have as a world class athlete is the journey you've been on, going above and beyond – and even deep down under - to become the best at your sport. You may have won a medal or a title and that's awesome – but it's the investment you put in and the lessons you got back that will stay with you – and that you can use and contribute with t...
2018-12-3050 minAthlete Story PodcastStorytelling for Athletes - Tips From Emmy Award Winning Michael Baltierra From ESPN E:60I love ending the year with this episode with my friend, Emmy Award winning Michael Baltierra from ESPN's storytelling show, E:60.I really do believe that one of the most important assets you have as a world class athlete is the journey you've been on, going above and beyond – and even deep down under - to become the best at your sport. You may have won a medal or a title and that's awesome – but it's the investment you put in and the lessons you got back that will stay with you – and that you can use and contribute with t...
2018-12-3000 minAthlete Story PodcastAthlete Transition – presenting yourself without your sports gearWhen you’re quitting sports and you’re trying to find your new way there’s this bit of doubt of, “Who am I actually? I’m the athlete but I’m also a lot of other things.” Everybody is used to seeing you as the athlete. You will have all these doubts coming in on, “How do I even present myself as the non-athlete?”
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2018-12-1230 minAthlete Story PodcastAthlete Transition – presenting yourself without your sports gearWhen you’re quitting sports and you’re trying to find your new way there’s this bit of doubt of, “Who am I actually? I’m the athlete but I’m also a lot of other things.” Everybody is used to seeing you as the athlete. You will have all these doubts coming in on, “How do I even present myself as the non-athlete?”
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2018-12-1200 min
Make Your MarkEP21: Anja Bolbjerg - Olympian and Coach / Trainer for Athletes and Professionals"As athletes in general we are not very good at asking for help. We've had a coach who has always stepped in to see when we needed help if we had an injury etc… but other than that it's not in our nature. We fight, and even if we keep banging our head on the same wall or knocking on the same door, at the core we know to fight, go for it and push. Asking for help is not one of our strengths." Yes, there are lots of Olympians out there, those who have co...
2018-11-2852 minAthlete Story Podcast009 Career Coaching For Athletes Ft Career Coach Mark Moyer -Learn The Smarter Way Of Looking For JobsCareer Coach Mark Moyer will takes us behind the scenes of recruiting and show us how the job search game really works.
Why is it usually a waste of time to send out job applications and how do you find out what kind of job would even fit you?.
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2018-11-0200 minAthlete Story Podcast009 Career Coaching For Athletes Ft Career Coach Mark Moyer -Learn The Smarter Way Of Looking For JobsCareer Coach Mark Moyer will takes us behind the scenes of recruiting and show us how the job search game really works.
Why is it usually a waste of time to send out job applications and how do you find out what kind of job would even fit you?.
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2018-11-0254 minAthlete Story Podcast008 Using your athletic mentality and identity to face challenges beyond sportsHow can you use your athletic mindset to face challenges beyond sports?In this episode Adventure athlete, Matthew Harlow Wetschler shares his incredible story and how he has managed to find himself and thrive in a life where most of what he cherished was taken away in an instant. How what saved him was: Knowing his core values and his athletic mindset.
We start with a flashback to his life with sports before his deadly accident.
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2018-10-2300 minAthlete Story Podcast008 Using your athletic mentality and identity to face challenges beyond sportsHow can you use your athletic mindset to face challenges beyond sports?In this episode Adventure athlete, Matthew Harlow Wetschler shares his incredible story and how he has managed to find himself and thrive in a life where most of what he cherished was taken away in an instant. How what saved him was: Knowing his core values and his athletic mindset.
We start with a flashback to his life with sports before his deadly accident.
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2018-10-2349 minAthlete Story PodcastMedia Training and Public Speaking Tips for Athletes ft. Media Training Expert TJ Walker from Media Training WorldwideIf you are looking for public speaking tips and media training tips for athletes, then this episode of Athlete Story is for you.
My guest is world renowned expert in media training, TJ Walker and the media training tips that TJ will give you are tailored specifically to you as an athlete.
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2018-10-0200 minAthlete Story PodcastMedia Training and Public Speaking Tips for Athletes ft. Media Training Expert TJ Walker from Media Training WorldwideIf you are looking for public speaking tips and media training tips for athletes, then this episode of Athlete Story is for you.
My guest is world renowned expert in media training, TJ Walker and the media training tips that TJ will give you are tailored specifically to you as an athlete.
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2018-10-0231 minAthlete Story PodcastValuable lessons and life skills from a life with sport at the highest level - ft Olympic Gold Medalist Joe JacobiOlympic gold medallist Joe Jacobi is a whitewater canoe slalom athlete turned executive business coach. He has made a whole framework for business coaching out of the images and physical concepts from his sport.
In this episode of Athlete Story he shares the lessons from his beautiful sport of navigating river currents.
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2018-09-1442 minAthlete Story PodcastValuable lessons and life skills from a life with sport at the highest level - ft Olympic Gold Medalist Joe JacobiOlympic gold medallist Joe Jacobi is a whitewater canoe slalom athlete turned executive business coach. He has made a whole framework for business coaching out of the images and physical concepts from his sport.
In this episode of Athlete Story he shares the lessons from his beautiful sport of navigating river currents.
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2018-09-1400 minAthlete Story PodcastHow brainspotting can help you both 'getting in the zone' and healing from trauma - Sports psychology for athletes part 2 ft Phil JohnsonTraumas can come from all parts of your life and to different degrees – but in sports we are particularly exposed to trauma from injuries, defeats, humiliations. This is often overlooked in psychology for athletes.
Even if you don’t really consider yourself traumatized, it is worth knowing that any deeply distressing or disturbing experience is a trauma. It is stored in the brain subconsciously with all its connected emotions, leaving you with an imprint that can come back to destabilize you and cause a lot of trouble when you least expect it.
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2018-08-1121 minAthlete Story PodcastHow brainspotting can help you both 'getting in the zone' and healing from trauma - Sports psychology for athletes part 2 ft Phil JohnsonTraumas can come from all parts of your life and to different degrees – but in sports we are particularly exposed to trauma from injuries, defeats, humiliations. This is often overlooked in psychology for athletes.
Even if you don’t really consider yourself traumatized, it is worth knowing that any deeply distressing or disturbing experience is a trauma. It is stored in the brain subconsciously with all its connected emotions, leaving you with an imprint that can come back to destabilize you and cause a lot of trouble when you least expect it.
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2018-08-1100 minAthlete Story PodcastSports and performance anxiety. Psychology for athletes IHave you ever been in a situation where you thought :
How can I do so well in training and still not perform in competition ?
You know that it is something going on in your head that you are not quite in control of – but what is it ? Where does it come from. How can it impair your ability to perform even though you have the skills ?
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2018-08-0127 minAthlete Story PodcastSports and performance anxiety. Psychology for athletes IHave you ever been in a situation where you thought :
How can I do so well in training and still not perform in competition ?
You know that it is something going on in your head that you are not quite in control of – but what is it ? Where does it come from. How can it impair your ability to perform even though you have the skills ?
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2018-08-0100 min
Giving Back Podcast241: Giving Back Insights #84 — Re-framing with Ryan Lee with Rob LoweWelcome to the 83rd episode of Giving Back Insights, my Thursday solo show where I talk about how our guests and their charities serve others, to explore actions each of can take to make a difference in people's lives and to share. Today I'm discussing Brilliant re-framing about business. Listen to today's episode and don't forget to give your feedback and valuable comment. Enjoy! Key Takeaways: Just imagine who you'd want to hang out with all day - and build your business around solving their problems --- Ryan Lee, Freedym Brilliant re-framing about business. Start with the...
2018-07-2607 minAthlete Story PodcastBalancing risks and rewards in sports – Inspirational Athlete StoryIn this Athlete Story interview you will get tips on how to keep momentum in difficult situations and find flow in a high risk environment full of obstacles from winner of the Freeride World Tour 2012, Reine Barkered.
As you will see, that’s essentially what he does for a living. He shares his view on planning and how going high speed in extreme terrain is not merely about taking risk and hoping for the best – even if it may look like that sometimes.
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2018-07-0600 minAthlete Story PodcastBalancing risks and rewards in sports – Inspirational Athlete StoryIn this Athlete Story interview you will get tips on how to keep momentum in difficult situations and find flow in a high risk environment full of obstacles from winner of the Freeride World Tour 2012, Reine Barkered.
As you will see, that’s essentially what he does for a living. He shares his view on planning and how going high speed in extreme terrain is not merely about taking risk and hoping for the best – even if it may look like that sometimes.
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2018-07-0620 minAthlete Story PodcastDare to put yourself out there – Inspirational Athlete StoryPrepare, then dare to put yourself out there ! Fear of failure won’t get you anywhere!
That was what I took away from my Athlete Story session with Nicole Sydbøge, 2-time world champion and winner of the World Games in Jiu-Jitsu. So much so that I will let this be the motto for this show.
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2018-07-0600 minAthlete Story PodcastDare to put yourself out there – Inspirational Athlete StoryPrepare, then dare to put yourself out there ! Fear of failure won’t get you anywhere!
That was what I took away from my Athlete Story session with Nicole Sydbøge, 2-time world champion and winner of the World Games in Jiu-Jitsu. So much so that I will let this be the motto for this show.
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2018-07-0624 minAthlete Story PodcastHow To Get Sponsored – For AthletesWhat are the most common mistakes that athletes make when pitching a sponsor? And what are companies actually looking for when deciding whether or not to sign a sponsorship deal? Those are some of the questions you will get the answer to in this episode of the For Athletes series. You will meet a real sport marketing expert from the corporate world who’s been dealing with world class sponsorships for the past 30 years, Keld Strudahl
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2018-07-0358 minAthlete Story PodcastHow To Get Sponsored – For AthletesWhat are the most common mistakes that athletes make when pitching a sponsor? And what are companies actually looking for when deciding whether or not to sign a sponsorship deal? Those are some of the questions you will get the answer to in this episode of the For Athletes series. You will meet a real sport marketing expert from the corporate world who’s been dealing with world class sponsorships for the past 30 years, Keld Strudahl
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2018-07-0300 min