Joscha Thieringer

ISPO Autor

Joscha Thieringer

Editor

Joscha has been a big ISPO fan since his first visit to the trade fair in 2004, and twelve years later he was part of the first ISPO.com editorial team.

After working for SinnerSchrader, Handelsblatt Media Group and Jahreszeiten Verlag, he is now back in the ISPO editorial team.

The graduate sports scientist is passionately dedicated to the topics of sports marketing, digitalization, outdoor and sustainability.

Sports Business

New owners for Puma: Kering sells majority stake

Puma gets new owners. Majority shareholder Kering has announced that it will sell its majority stake in Germany's second-largest manufacturer of sports goods.

Sports Business

Intersport and Signa Sports Group form strategic partnership

Intersport Deutschland and the Signa Sport Group have joined forces in purchasing. Both sporting goods retailers should benefit from the larger purchasing volume.

Sports Business

Action camera maker GoPro confirmed it's ending Karma production.

GoPro ends drone experiment, cuts jobs and seeks investor

GoPro is halting production of its Karma drone and plans to cut about 250 jobs. CEO Nick Woodman also confirmed to American media that GoPro is looking for an investor.

Is it possible to create a 100% sustainable sports brand?

More and more outdoor brands try to implement sustainable strategies. But where does sustainability start – and how far can it go?

Sports Business

Nike wants to promote more women to manager roles.

Nike Promotes Monique Matheson to HR Executive

Nike has appointed another woman to the top level management: Monique Matheson is successor to David Ayre.

OutDoor

Nika Potapova hangs onto the Zlagboard for over 2 minutes: a new record!

15-Year-Old Breaks the Finger Strength Record

When it comes to “hanging” around, Nika Potapova isn’t like other teenagers. The 15-year-old broke the Zlagboard world record.

Sports Business

Outdoor sports enthusiasts truly get their money’s worth in Munich and the Alpine region. In the future, designers, tailors and product managers of functional clothing will be able to receive training here.

Munich to get a unique specialist academy

The search for suitable professionals in the design, tailoring and product management sectors appears to be difficult for businesses – and also because there is a lack of appropriate training pathways: Greater Munich is to be home to an expertise center.