British Olympian and Founder of the Great North Run, Brendan Foster, gave an inspirational talk to UCFB Burnley students.

Brendan Foster won the bronze medal for the 10,000m in the Montreal Olympics in 1976 and broke the Olympic record for the 5,000m in the same year. Brendan went on to set World Records over 2 miles and 3,000m. He also won three medals in three consecutive Commonwealth Games, culminating in the gold medal at Edmonton 1978, and has two European Championships...

By Amy Cutler

Accomplished international trainer, speaker and author, Simon Clarkson delivered the first  of three instalments to UCFB Burnley students.

Simon started out trading commodities and working as an Investment Banker at Barclays. He quickly realised his expertise and passion lay elsewhere, encouraging him to begin his own personal journey, delving into the world of High Performance Thinking. Simon’s pragmatic and inspirational style aims to generate energy for both personal and organisational change and the results of his work range from...

UCFB guest speaker Daniel Geey was this week ranked as one of the ‘Associates to Watch’ in the ‘UK-wide Sport’ section of the 2015 Chambers & Partners guide to the world’s best lawyers.

Chambers & Partners named Daniel Geey as one of eight lawyers to receive this accolade in their latest annual report. In their 2015 guide they noted:

Daniel Geey of Fieldfisher is well regarded by peers and clients alike for his experience in football-related matters, and especially in connection to...

By Amy Cutler

Former Stockport County Chief Executive Ryan McKnight gave an insightful lecture to UCFB Burnley students as part of our Executive Speaker Series.

At 30, Ryan McKnight was the youngest male chief executive in English football when he joined Stockport County Football Club, successfully manoeuvring them through a ‘very sticky financial period’. He has since left this ‘very privileged role’ to provide expertise to a number of football clubs and is now advising at Port Vale Football Club. McKnight...

Liverpool FC legend and Sky Sports analyst Jamie Carragher gave a guest lecture to UCFB Burnley students this week.

Jamie is considered to be one of Liverpool FC’s greatest ever players; he made 737 appearances for the Merseyside club and played a crucial role in the famous Champions League winning side in Istanbul in 2005.

After a sparkling career on the field, the Kop icon made a seamless transition into the media world as a pundit with Sky Sports, so when UCFB...