Show notes
In 1995 Bruno Costa was a budding 15 year old intern departing home with the aim of working in professional football.What ensued has been a story of movie like proportions taking us from the Amazon rainforest to Silicon Valley featuring a supporting cast of Brazilian legends.Amid political turmoil and public scrutiny in his early years as a leader Bruno has succeeded in helping proliferate the Brazilian of young talent and spearhead several projects to International, Olympic, Continental and Domestic success.Now in his role as Director of Scouting & Recruitment at the San Jose Earthquakes he joins us to open up candidly about his story.Listen to find out more including;- The trials and tribulations working as Chief Scout for the Brazilian federation.- Learning to lead as a 26 year old Technical Director at Fluminense.- Recouping $100m+ in sales over a 3 year period at Fluminense.- Building the 4 year project which ended in Brazilian gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.- How San Jose Earthquakes protect player & coach pathways through fit & alignment?- Altering identification practices in the MLS to acquire undervalued talent.Timestamps;00:00 - 12:39 - The Journey12:40 - 17:00 - Mentors17:01 - 33:23 - Leadership33:24 - 41:07 - Fit & Alignment41:08 - 1:05:09 - Pathways1:05:10 - 1:08:15 - AdviceGet in touch;Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=enYouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPodEmail: [email protected]