About this episode
This week we are joined by Katie Spellman, who is an independent PR consultant to two of the most successful players in women's tennis - Simona Halep & Petra Kvitova! Katie also does some work with tournaments & has previous experience working as part of the WTA as well as woking in journalism. We talk: What her role involves How she got into tennis Working through the pandemic Australian Open Best of 5 We also talk about the Peng Shuai situation in China, which is particularly relevant at the moment. There is obviously a huge media element to that story so it was great to be able to get Katie's perspective on it! Let us know what you think! Leave us a review on iTunes 📱 Episode Chapters 1:32 - What a PR consultant does 7:56 - Schedule around grand slams 14:00 - How Covid has changed how she works 19:21 - Working as part of the Australian Open 26:17 - Best of 5 Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennisPodcast YouTube: Functional Tennis Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/functennis Website: www.FunctionalTennis.com Facebook: Facebook.com/FunctionalTennisOfficial Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber? Check it out here and don't miss the video of Stan Wawrinka crushing the ball Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennis YouTube: Functional Tennis Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/functennis Website: www.FunctionalTennis.com