{"id":427784,"date":"2026-01-21T13:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/427784\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:17:14","slug":"crowd-network-appoints-former-england-rugby-player-to-drive-brand-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/427784\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowd Network appoints former England rugby player to drive brand partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shaunagh Brown, the former Red Rose rugby player, has been appointed by Crowd Network (Crowd) as Brand Partnerships\u00a0Consultant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Shaunagh joins Crowd as a consultant after already working with the network as a presenter on one of its most successful shows,\u00a0For The Love Of Rugby\u00a0(FTLOR), covering the Women\u2019s Six Nations and Women\u2019s World Cup in 2025. Across her playing career, Shaunagh earned 30 caps for England and was part of the Red Roses squad that won four Six Nations titles. As well as appointing Shaunagh, Crowd has welcomed Sam Ratcliffe as Account Manager, strengthening the team supporting Crowd\u2019s biggest brand partnerships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>As Crowd\u2019s Brand Partnerships Consultant, Shaunagh will help shape and deliver commercial brand partnerships across its growing network of shows. She\u00a0will work closely with talent and producers to identify partners that align authentically with Crowd\u2019s content, with a particular focus onLong Story Short, hosted by ex-Lionesses Jill Scott and Karen Carney.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nGet the free Podnews newsletter for more like this<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/?ref=press-release\/shaunagh-brown-crowd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get it free<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alongside supporting Crowd\u2019s existing shows, Shaunagh will also contribute to the growth of Crowd\u2019s work-for-hire production arm, delivering high-impact\u00a0audio, video and social-first content for brands, creators and organisations. This includes podcasts, YouTube formats and promotional content and Crowd\u2019s athlete-owned model, which enables talent to build their shows as independent entities, providing them\u00a0with careers after retiring from professional sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>In the past year, Crowd has partnered with a number of national and global brands across its shows, including JAECOO, BrewDog, Thatchers, Chelsea FC\u00a0Women and Red Bull, helping brands reach new audiences through authentic, athlete-led storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Mike Carr, CEO of Crowd, said:\u00a0\u201cShaunagh brings a brilliant mix of elite sport experience and a deep understanding of how audiences engage with\u00a0content. She shares our belief that collaboration with brands work best when they\u2019re authentic and add real value to shows and their fans. We have ambitious plans for 2026, and Shaunagh will play a key role in helping us deliver meaningful, high-impact partnerships.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Shaunagh Brown, Brand Partnerships Consultant at Crowd, added:\u00a0\u201cHaving already worked with the Crowd team as a presenter on the Women\u2019s Six\u00a0Nations last year, I\u2019ve seen how the team creates innovative, creative and industry-leading content, and has evolved beyond podcasting into a full-scale production powerhouse. I\u2019m excited to work with Crowd\u2019s existing partners and build out their roster of\u00a0brands that genuinely align with the shows and talent, and to help turn audience engagement into real commercial value \u2013 particularly in supporting the continued growth of women\u2019s sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shaunagh Brown, the former Red Rose rugby player, has been appointed by Crowd Network (Crowd) as Brand Partnerships\u00a0Consultant.\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-427784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}