Former Chairman of FC Midtjylland & Co-Director of Football at Brentford FC, Chief Executive Officer of Sport Republic & Bestselling Author of The Gold Mine Effect

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Rasmus Ankersen is a bestselling author on high performance, widely recognised as the former Chairman of FC Midtjylland and Co-Director of Football at Brentford FC, clubs renowned for their pioneering use of big data to drive decision-making. The Chief Executive Officer of Sport Republic, Rasmus, runs a cutting-edge investment firm in the sports and entertainment industry, specialising in applying proprietary intelligence and data analytics to improve the potential of football clubs and sports technology companies. Having closely worked with high-performing athletes in football, Rasmus applies the lessons learned from sports in his speaking engagements to crack the secrets of high performance.

In 2013, Rasmus co-founded Twenty First Group, a leading sports intelligence service unlocking commercial value and driving sporting success. He then joined FC Midtjylland as Chairman, spending over seven years with the club. During the same period, he joined the Brentford Football Club, first as Co-Director of Football and then as Director of the Board, gaining substantial experience in building high-performance teams and experimenting with ground-breaking data-led decision-making technology.

Rasmus holds a number of investments in the sporting field, including an investment in Re-Match, the number one synthetic turf recycling scheme and the first of its kind in the world. He is also an investor with Tonsser, a football player app that empowers youth players to unlock their potential and GreenPark Sports, a mobile gaming app bringing sports fans together. The author of The Gold Mine Effect and Hunger in Paradise, Rasmus, tackles the subjects of organisational success and the development of disproportionate talent globally.

Using football analytics to teach organisational success, Rasmus is regularly booked by prominent organisations, such as Facebook, Google, LEGO, Microsoft, Astra Zeneca, and Coca-Cola. In addition to appearing on CNN and Sky, Rasmus recently delivered an impactful TED Talk, How to Outthink Your Competition, which has received over two million views in a short time. Now highly sought after as a high-performance speaker, Rasmus delivers captivating sessions with many valuable takeaways.

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Books

Hunger in Paradise: How to Save Success from Failure

The Gold Mine Effect: Crack the Secrets of High Performance

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Rasmus Ankersen's official speaking topics include:

How To Create Hunger In Paradise
What Football Analytics Can Teach Successful Organisations

Official Feedback From In-Person & Virtual Events

"Rasmus was consistently rated as one of the best speakers to take the stage. Importantly, he was able to draw on wide range of experiences and stories that resonated with a particularly diverse audience." - Google

Rasmus’ real-life examples on the issue of saving the success from failure made important contribution to the meeting as well as provided valuable insights to CCI’s leadership team." - Coca Cola

“Rasmus makes one see what is really important… powerful and touching at the same time! Nobody was left indifferent!” - Alidi

"Rasmus was a huge hit on the day and made the event memorable for everyone who was lucky enough to hear him speak. Overall his keynote had a massively positive impact... so please do thank him for his generosity and energy, it was truly valuable." - ?WhatIF!

“Inspiring and thought-provoking session with lots of real-life examples. Our chatter page went abuzz with people sharing their comments, insights, and ideas.” - AstraZeneca

"Thank you again for the great presentation today, it was inspiring, provided surprising insights and made me wish it would have lasted longer! - Bridgepoint

“Rasmus spent time with our senior management team and really provoked our thinking, causing us to ask ourselves new and better questions. The insights he shared really resonated as well as amused, it was relevant and real and most importantly was a catalyst for change.” - Tui

Rasmus is an exciting and compelling speaker that creates impact. He had the ability to instantly motivate our senior leaders who came away feeling inspired. - Arla