How Leinster's data guru now paves the Premier League's pathways

Stephen Smith's Kitman Labs started out in 2012 with just €55,000 in seed funding. Now it works with 2,000 sporting organisations including the Premier League and the NFL.

TRAILBLAZER: Stephen Smith, CEO & Co-Founder at Kitman Labs. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

It started with ten years’ worth of strength and conditioning reports on printed Excel sheets in a storage cupboard at Leinster. That and a curious mind. Now Stephen Smith is turning his analytical focus to the task of unearthing the world’s first female Formula 1 champion and identifying prospective managers for leading football clubs.

Quite the journey.