That a senior member of the Spurs hierarchy was speaking openly about the club's vision for the future felt in itself a change from the past, days on from the departure of Daniel Levy.
It was noticeable too how keen the chief executive was to mention the women's team. He emphasised that talk of a new era and backing from the owners was as relevant to them as the men's side.
Venkatesham played a key role in the growth of Arsenal's women's team when employed by the red side of north London and that looks set to continue at Spurs.
That is positive news for Martin Ho, the Spurs boss who arrived at the start of the summer and was tasked with reinvigorating a side that finished second from bottom in the Women's Super League last season.
Sat at the club's state-of-the-art training ground, it is hard not to feel that much more should be possible. Two wins from two to start this season back that up, and discussions with the club's owners have convinced Ho that the future is bright.
“What they want from me is to go and lead this team and take the team into a new era," the Spurs manager tells Standard Sport.
"They want me to lead this team and make sure we have an identity and be proud as supporters to represent Tottenham.
“I know that the leadership and the ownership are going to continue to push this women’s team. They have big plans for it. That’s most important for me, I wanted to come here and have a clear project and strategy in place. They’ve outlined that to me, I’ve bought into it and our vision is the same.”
Spurs did not win any of their final 11 matches last season, a run stretching back to January, and that ultimately led to the sacking of Robert Vilahamn.
Ho has largely the same squad to work with, after Spurs made only two signings in the summer transfer window, but he will not accept his side languishing towards the bottom of the table again.
“There’s going to be continued support and there has been since I came in. There’s been investment in this window with two big players. There will be continued investment moving forward."
The impact since Ho's arrival this summer has been stark. He immediately snapped that painfully long winless run and victories over West Ham and Everton have made it a perfect start to the season. Spurs are the only WSL side yet to concede a goal.
If Spurs are to close the gap on those above, then, it will have to come largely by improvements from those who struggled last season. That is a challenge Ho is relishing.
“The thing that gets me out of bed is I know I’ve got to come in and make this player better, I’ve got to come in and do this to make a difference," he says.
"Me having that in my head, that little bit of added pressure, makes me give myself that extra 10 or 15 per cent. But I know I back myself as a coach to bring more out of a player. Every player has a ceiling but I believe that within this group, we haven’t got anywhere near anyone’s ceiling yet.
“When you get these world-class talents in, you should still be able to develop them, no matter age, where they’ve come from, where they’ve played. I know that we can make anyone better and I’ll make sure this environment continues to do that.”
There is renewed positivity off the pitch at Spurs and Ho's side are now providing reasons to be positive on it too. Tests against Man City and Chelsea in the weeks ahead will be useful yardsticks, but there is no fear from Ho.