Sports Break

This episode we are joined by President and Co-founder of Zoomph, Amir Zonozi! Zoomph helps teams, brands, and agencies measure the value of sponsorships & understand their audiences. Their philosophy: know your data, know your value. Amir and his team are doing awesome things in the world of sports - and women's sports in particular - so be sure to give them a follow and stay in touch!- Watch this episode on YouTube -Check out Zoomph's websiteFollow Zoomph on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Follow Amir on Twitter and LinkedIn.--Sign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: Sports Break and The Barnstormers!

Rebecca Sowden, a former NZ Ferns footballer, is the founder of Team Heroine, which provides insight, tools, and inspiration to help brands and rights holders unleash the power of women's sport sponsorship and marketing. Check out Team Heroine's website Correct the Internet here!Follow Team Heroine on Instagram and LinkedIn.Follow Rebecca on Twitter and LinkedIn.Get in touch Bex@WeAreFearless.com to see how WeAreFearless can help your brand unlock the opportunity around women's sport!--Watch this episode on YouTubeSign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: Sports Break and The Barnstormers!

Thayer Lavielle is the Executive Vice President at The Collective, the women’s division of Wasserman. Prior to leading The Collective, Thayer led Talent Marketing and Operations across the company’s Team Sports, Broadcast, Coaching, and Women’s divisions and held the role of EVP, Corporate Growth, and Development. wearethecollective.comWatch this episode on YouTubeSign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: Sports Break and The Warm Up!

Tennis enthusiast Mark Milne is from a small coastal town in northeast Scotland, is a full-time mechanical design engineer with over 30 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry, and is a racket sports enthusiast. He has played tennis, squash, and badminton all at a county level and is the creator of “Thirty30” tennis, an alternative shorter scoring format to Fast4, Tie Break Tens, and Patrick Mouratoglou’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown.Find all of the info on Thirty30 on their website.Follow Thirty30 on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn & Twitter.Watch this episode on YouTubeSign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: She Plays and The Warm Up!

Derek Helling is a lead writer for PlayUSA and Catena Media. He broke into covering the legal US gambling industry in North America in 2018. Within a broader scope of gaming, Helling focuses on reporting breaking news in addition to legislation and litigation happening in the industry. Prior to writing about gambling, Helling covered the business and legal aspects of sports for publications like FanSided’s flagship site, Ozy, and other Catena Media sites. Read Derek's work here.Follow on Facebook and Twitter.Watch this episode on YouTubeSign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: She Plays and The Warm Up!

This episode we are joined by Margaret McDonnell, the Executive Director of United to Beat Malaria at the UN Foundation. United to Beat Malaria is the world’s largest grassroots campaign fighting to beat malaria, a preventable disease that claims the life of a child nearly every minute. Inspired by sports columnist Rick Reilly, hundreds of thousands of people have supported the campaign created by the United Nations Foundation in 2006.Get involved with United to Beat Malaria!Donate online.Follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.Contact your representatives on behalf of United to Beat Malaria.Watch this episode on YouTubeSign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: She Plays and The Warm Up!

Lasse Buchhop is a Berlin-based film director.  He directed the short film “You Are Strong” featuring 2018 IMMAF World Champion, Julia Dorny! The film promotes women’s self-empowerment as Dorny confronts the prejudices and social pressures she has had to overcome to become a fighter.Watch You Are StrongFollow Lasse on Instagram and OnlineWatch this episode on YouTubeSign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: She Plays and The Warm Up!

Join us this episode for a chat with Shauna Griffiths, founder of SLG Impact, host of podcast This with Shauna Griffiths, and chief client officer for CMD Agency.Shauna is a values-driven business leader with deep marketing and brand building capabilities gained from over 18 years of guiding and inspiring teams to deliver impact and results.  She also played basketball at the University of Michigan while getting her BA , and used her fifth year of collegiate eligibility running Cross Country for Eastern Michigan University while getting her MBA. She is a wellness enthusiast, avid cyclist and fan of the outdoors. Follow SLG Impact on Instagram, LinkedIn, and their websiteFind Shauna on Instagram and LinkedInCheck out Shauna's podcast on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and Google PodcastsFollow CMD Agency on Instagram and TwitterWatch this episode on YouTubeSign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: She Plays and The Warm Up!

From playing and coaching college volleyball to creating a growing beauty empire, beauty expert Shaquana Miller is combining her passions to build a luxury beauty brand, Miller & Co. Aesthetics, specializing in beauty and skincare. Their luxury products are must-haves for women of all backgrounds, adding a professional yet gorgeous touch to any makeup look, complimenting their client's natural looks.Shaquana's goal is for women to see their beauty from the inside out. She is celebrating the beauty of women, including those in sports. As a previous athlete and head volleyball coach, Shaquana understands how difficult it can be to find and embrace your beauty as a woman athlete and she's determined to help women do just that. She also has years of experience as a licensed esthetician, professional makeup artist, and certified master lash & brow artist.Follow Shaquana on Instagram and FacebookFollow Miller & Co Aesthetics on Instagram and their websiteCheck out their summer collectionConnect with Miller & Co Aesthetics onlineWatch this episode on YouTubeSign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: She Plays and The Warm Up!

In this episode of the She Plays Podcast, we sit down with Jordynn West, a track & field phenom and Founder of the JW Believe Foundation.The JW Believe Foundation was founded on strong beliefs that individuals and communities can partner together in providing opportunities for athletes to demonstrate their talents with the aid of financial grants, essential equipment donations, and scholarship opportunities awarded to youth athletes.Follow Jordynn on Twitter, Online  and InstagramWatch this episode on YouTubeSign up for the She Plays newsletter!Follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and onlineCheck out our other podcasts: She Plays and The Warm Up!

This episode we talk with Colin Burns, the General Manager at Winged Foot Golf Club! Winged Foot is a private golf club in New York, home to two of the top 100 golf courses, host of 5 US Opens for the PGA Tour on its West Course, as well as two US Women's Opens and the first US Senior Open on its East Course. In fact, Colin led his team through the pandemic to host the 2020 Men's US Open. Hear all about that and Colin's love for sports (including heli-skiing!).Follow Winged Foot here:InstagramFacebookOnlineFind Colin on LinkedIn-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--Follow She Plays here:InstagramTwitterFacebookTwitchYouTubeIN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library  

This episode we are chatting with Bree Nguyen - USWNT fan, founder, investor and builder of  Mariah Carey's first website!!! She is currently the Director of Artist Revenue at Sessions, Co-Owner of BearClaw Gaming, CSU Dominguez Hills Board member, and a US Soccer council member. Bree is also the former Head of Public Figure Partnerships with  Facebook. We loved getting to chat with her about the World Cup, her soccer playing days and what she hopes continues to grow in the world of women's sports.Follow Bree here:TwitterInstagramLinkedInTwitchFollow BearClaw Gaming on Twitter and Discord-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--Follow She Plays here:InstagramTwitterFacebookIN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library  

This episode we are chatting all things Oakland and Minnesota and women's sports with Meredith Minkow! Meredith is on the social media team at Bleacher Report, as well as a women's sports advocate and forever Minnesota Lynx fan. She is also a very talented photographer! We loved our chat with her and hope you enjoy as well!Follow Meredith here:TwitterInstagramFollow Bleacher Report here:TwitterInstagramWebsite-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--Follow She Plays here:InstagramTwitterFacebookIN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library  

This episode we are excited to chat with Kate Delhagen! Kate is a strategic advisor, former senior director of global digital business development at Nike and the Founder of Oregon Sports Angels. We loved getting to speak with her about her career and what she loves about sports! Please see more information about OSA below and be sure to give them a follow on LinkedIn!About Oregon Sports Angels:Oregon Sports Angels (OSA) is an Oregon based Angel Network. We are a non-profit, member-based organization made up of a diverse team of experienced sports, outdoor and fitness industry professionals, entrepreneurs, investors and do-gooders. Our mission is to find and help grow the next great sports & fitness product and service companies. We focus our investments on high-potential, early stage, sports product, experience, service and technology companies. In addition to investing, our members also mentor, coach and connect entrepreneurs to resources needed for early stage business development. For more information on becoming an OSA Member or Sponsor, or on how to Pitch for Funding, visit oregonsportsangels.org.-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--Follow She Plays here:InstagramTwitterFacebookIN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library  

We are joined this episode by Brenda Andress, President and Founder of SheIs! The organization seeks to embrace the known benefits that sport brings to both individuals and communities, with a specific focus on raising awareness of, engagement with, and participation in girls and women's leagues.Brenda previously served as the first Commissioner for the Canadian Women's Hockey League for over 12 seasons. She was also a former referee and linesman in the NWHL and CWHL. SheIs was born from a vision to create progressive change from a place of positivity. In recent years, the world has seen the move towards women's equality become increasingly prevalent. SheIs saw an opportunity to marry the already strong sports community with this momentum to create real impact in the women's sports world.Find Brenda on LinkedInFollow SheIs here:TwitterInstagramFacebookWebsiteJoin the SheIs Nation-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--Follow She Plays here:InstagramTwitterFacebookIN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library  

Today we are joined by Shana Sumers, big time USWNT fan and co-host of the podcast "Bad Queers." While in the episode we announce that she is Senior Community Manager at Next Music, she just recently became the Principal Marketing Manager, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Community Programs at HubSpot (congrats!!).Shana has had the opportunity to speak on multiple panels (as panelist and moderator), podcasts, private events and stages as both a speaker and keynote speaker. In her free time, you will find Shana running around a sports field, exploring new restaurants or getting tickets to the latest Beyoncé concert (Once we are able to be social again!).  We were delighted to have her join us for an episode - we hope you enjoy!Find Shana on Twitter Check out the Bad Queers Podcast and find/follow them here:TwitterInstagramSpotifyAppleStitcherAmazoniHeart RadioSoundcloud-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--Follow She Plays here:InstagramTwitterFacebookIN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library  

On this episode, we are joined by Ben C. Sutton, Jr. - a Wake Forest Demon Deacon and innovator in the sports community! He is an entrepreneur, culture builder, and philanthropist who currently serves as founder and chairman of Teall Capital Partners. Ben sold his first company, ISP Sports, to IMG College in 2010, where he continued to build those core businesses into four national market-leading companies (media, licensing, ticketing, and stadium seating). He later engineered the sale of IMG in 2014 for $2.4 billion.Ben has been inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation Leadership Hall of Fame, and the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Hall of Fame. In addition to serving as chairman and/or director of the six Teall Capital portfolio companies, he serves on the boards of Wake Forest University, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, the White House Historical Association, the National Football Foundation, the PGA Tour First Tee Foundation, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee foundation and others. Unreal. Hope you enjoy our chat!Follow Ben on TwitterFollow the Demon Deacons on TwitterFollow Teall Capital on LinkedIn-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--Follow She Plays here:InstagramTwitterFacebookIN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library  

This episode we are joined by Hailey Marsh! She is one of three brilliant co-founders for one of our favorite social media accounts and podcasts: the Future Million Heirs. Hailey also played college soccer at the University of Utah and is the director of brand strategy for Toyota and Saatchi LA. If anyone wants to help her bring the NWSL to Denver... let us know! Follow the Future Million Heirs here:TwitterInstagramPodcastFollow She Plays here:InstagramTwitterFacebook-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--IN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library  

Join our conversation with Kelsey Trainor as we chat all things sports and her college athletic career!  Kelsey is a lawyer, producer, and writer who resides in New York City. She currently serves as in-house counsel for a national media company. Formerly, Kelsey worked for the hit CBS series Blue Bloods. She also graciously walks us through each new break in the USWNT court case on Twitter, so be sure to give her a follow!Connect with Kelsey here:TwitterInstagramWatch our NWHL for Beginners webinar!-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--Check out She Plays the Podcast & follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, FacebookIN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library  

We are so excited to bring you our conversation with Stephanie Harvey aka missharvey as she is known in the gaming world. She is the director of esports franchise development & outreach at Counter Logic Gaming (CLG). missharvey is also a former video game developer and most notably a 5x gaming World Champion, best known for playing Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.  Enjoy our chat! Connect with missharvey here:Twitch StreamTwitterYouTubeInstagramFacebookTikTokDiscordClothing Brand-->  Sign up for the She Plays weekly newsletter!  <--Check out She Plays the Podcast & follow She Plays on Instagram, Twitter, FacebookIN THE SHOW:Affiliate program: Create your Buzzsprout account today using our affiliate link. Our theme music: Mythology by MusicbyAden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio Library