EP 183 with Reece Batchelor

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How does a background in professional football shape the way someone leads in talent? In this episode, James Mackey sits down with Reece Batchelor to explore how his time in AFC Wimbledon’s academy influenced his approach to leadership, resilience, accountability, and team building.

Reece shares his path from elite sports into recruiting, what he learned about balancing individual ambition with team success, and how those lessons now inform his work building talent functions in high-growth tech companies. It’s a thoughtful conversation on performance, mindset, growth, and what it really takes to build winning teams.

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