2Goals

Welcome to the 3rd season of 2Goals Podcast. A platform inspiring female’s present and future in football. Today with the collaboration of a very special guest: Karla Valdez, a Mexican colleague, a football practitioner and enthusiast, a storyteller and the host behind Fan Fest Podcast.

Itzel Luna is a Panamanian sports journalist, with experience at the national and international level, who is currently working for the Department of Public Relations at the Panamanian Institute of Sports. She shared with us her thoughts on professionalizing the different roles within communications, the state of women’s football in Panama, and the lessons learned while working abroad.

On this episode, we are talking with Sylvia "Pilu" Meneses, an Ecuadorian lawyer and sports manager with experience in journalism, broadcasting and marketing. She will be sharing her thoughts on the football media landscape evolution in Latin America, her projects on sports professionalisation and her way into the most important governing body of the continent, Conmebol.

Jenny Ninck Pico is a Colombian Business Administrator, with several years of experience overseas in areas such as project management, sponsorship development and counselling in players status. An advocate for many social causes and an influencer herself, Jenny is here to open her path on how she made into the most important governing body in football.

On another episode from the Leadership Woman Football Series, we are happy to talk to Santiago Gallo, Associate General Manager of OL Reign. Santiago is a Colombian Industrial Engineer who moved from the corporate world directly to the heart of one of the most recognized women’s football brands in the world: The Olympique Lyonnais Group and he will be discussing with us about his daily routine, wo...

Resident of the United States and a Spanish native, José Luis Campos is a professional in Public Relation and Publicity, currently working as Program Development Manager for the Portland chapter of Street Soccer USA. The core of this new “Leadership Woman Football Series” episode? Inclusive leadership, tailor-made marketing both for men and women’s football, the role of sports to reduce inequality...

On another episode of the “Leadership Woman Football Series”, we had the pleasure of speaking with Brittany Gropp, an American professional specialized in business development, partnerships and communications, currently working in Seville, Spain, on her awarded social enterprise, FutboLISTAS, where she teaches girls life skills through football and mentorship.

Within the “Leadership Woman in Football Series” we are welcoming Paula Villarraga, a Colombian professional player for América de Cali and a Politics and International Relations professional, with an extensive background in governmental and social impact institutions. She will be talking with us about choosing football as a career in Colombia, the importance of having a Ministry of Sports for her...

Janis Ann Espino-de Vera is a Doctor with a degree in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, a consultant in these topics for the Philippine Sports Commission, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Medical Committee and one of the panel of doctors of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). From the Philippines, she will discuss with us about female recovery in sports, working for the paralympi...

Our second "Leadership Woman Series" episode brings us Marisa Schlenker, a former professional player with a background in sports international development, cooperation and partnerships around sport for development. She will be talking with us about her consulting career and her top objective: Helping social business models contribute to sustainability goals in sports.

Lidia Alves Baria is an expert in communications and brand positioning. A Brazilian who relocated to Cyprus and achieved recognition to help grow the women’s game, Lidia will be discussing with us some of her volunteering projects on fandom in Cyprus and coverage of women’s football in Apollon Ladies FC, as well as her overall experience of communicating for women’s football and athletes within th...

Brazilian journalist working for the Portuguese Football Federation as Events Manager, Fernanda Coimbra has been lucky enough to represent her country overseas and hard-working enough to take women’s Brazilian football to the front page of history. She will be sharing with us her several experiences at the Brazilian Football Confederation, her reasons behind leaving her comfort zone and continent,...

Jacqueline Tran Van performs as Social Responsibility Media and Communications Consultant for the Oceania Football Confederation, as well as one of the co-founders and minds behind Pasifika Sisters, a platform working towards empowering women and girls as players, spectators, coaches and administrators in football.

Considering this is an Olympics year, we were missing a Japanese guest. Shoko Tsuji is currently working as the Head of Partnership Success at MyCujoo and she will be sharing with us her several years of experience in broadcasting, content creation, digital media and journalism, inside and outside Japan, alongside her mission with Sport Global, a platform empowering and fostering Japanese engageme...

In this episode, we are focusing on the art of storytelling. Matthew Barrett, Co-Founder of Goal Click, is taking us on a journey behind the stories, understanding the importance of portraying football as seen and felt through the eyes of different individuals around the world.

It was about time we interviewed someone from the Asian Football Confederation. Jill Espiritu acts as the Guam Football Association Media and Marketing Officer, as well as a FIFA and AFC Match Commissioner, and she will be discussing with us the opportunities for innovation when working for a small football federation. Also, how Guam has achieved a larger number of female players registered than m...

In a sport and a hyperconnected world like ours today, exposure is key to develop a narrative and gain supporters for a cause. Daniela Porcelli will be discussing with us the importance of her role as a photographer for women’s football to the visibility of the game, as well as her motivations behind co-funding “The One Goal Org”, non-lucrative organization seeking to raise funds from the women’s...

Melissa Ortiz is a former professional football player and Olympian with the Colombia’s Women National Team, currently working as a Social Media Influencer and as the In-Stadium Host for the New York Red Bulls. She will be sharing with us her recently launched project: Kickoff Coffee, where Coffee, Culture and Football are placed together.

Wendy Martin is a former football player, head of college at Stansted Airport College, actress and beach soccer player for Great Britain. She will be discussing with us how women’s football has developed in England, the impact of COVID19 in this process and even what to do when your passion keeps moving you towards unexpected paths.

Alice Wonnacott is the Head of Media Partnerships Management of TEAM Marketing AG, a full-service international sports marketing agency with an exclusive commercial partnership with UEFA to grow Uefa Champions League. She will be discussing what it takes to make a regional tournament into a global event, how marketing has changed in football and why networking initiatives are key for women's profe...

Rodrigo Carvalho is a Portuguese coach and Performance Analyst. He has had the chance of working for the National Women’s Soccer League and the US Soccer Federation, and he will be discussing with us about meeting a world-renown women’s football coach, the importance on data analysis for developing the women’s game and even the future talents to check in the next award ceremony and the Women’s Wor...

Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and UEFA A license with vast experience in several English teams, Rebecca Sawiuk will be discussing grassroots development investment for the women’s game, but also, the importance of acknowledging good professional performance and opening places for others to achieve success.

Victoire Cogevina will be talking with us about her non-traditional pathway into football. Additionally, coming from a family with an interesting mixture between pluriculturalism and entrepreneurship, it makes sense she wanted to create a project of her own, Gloria, whose goals and objectives are going to be shared during this conversation.

Heidi Pellerano currently acts as the Chief Commercial Officer at CONCACAF and she will be talking with us about the long path to success: The importance of academics behind working experience, how to deal with delivering under pressure and, most importantly, why inclusion is not only a “thing” but key for long-term sustainable business strategies.

María José García comes from Colombia to talk with us about the importance of organized efforts in the industry. Sports law is key for women's football development and her role in Colombia is an example of it, especially in terms of contracts and professionalisation rights.