Leadership is Female

Courtney Baker, Corporate Partnerships Account Manager for the Reno Aces and host of the Story Time Podcast! Hear the honest answers to the questions you want to ask all young people in your organization. What do they look for in a manager? In what type of culture will they thrive? https://www.instagram.com/just_cbake/ https://linktr.ee/StoryTimePodcast https://www.instagram.com/storytime.podcast/...

Anisha Chedi, Account Manager with the New York Islanders and young leader. This episode will highlight best practices for networking virtually. Tons of insight for managers on what your direct reports REALLY want from you. Follow along with Anisha and her career at https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishachedi/ Reach out and build your network! https://www.instagram.com/leadershipisfemale/ Follow Leade...

Ep 2 of the Young Leader Series with Katrina Palanca, VP of Global Partnerships for the San Antonio Spurs and former Director of Sponsorship Operations and Strategy at Twitch Properties. Now more than a decade into her career journey, Katrina is starting to share her experiences as an Asian American woman in the corporate world. In Katrina’s words, “Asian American women face a unique set of challe...

Welcome to the four part Young Leaders Series, Chrissy Camilleri, Junior Giants Coordinator for the Giants Community Fund and co-chair of the San Francisco Women’s Network. We discuss what the next generation: looks for in a leader/manager career expectations motivation to work in sports biggest hurdle best piece of advice for managers and young professionals Chrissy is fantastic and you can follo...

Today I speak with the Indianapolis Indians on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion among other topics on their monthly executive interview Zoom calls.  Listen in to hear the plans for Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball to work together to move DE&I efforts forward in our 120 clubs.   Subscribe to Leadership is Female for more great interviews with women in sports!  Fol...

Sarah Butler manages PR and Media globally for Stats Perform– a sports technology company that collects and distributes the richest sports data with unrivalled artificial intelligence and has worked on everything from Broadcast rights, betting, performance data, match fixing, SportsTech and AI. She resides in London. Alongside her job at Stats Perform, she is immensely proud of creating Sport Busi...

Jill Kelley is in her second year with the New York Jets as the team’s Vice President of Legal Affairs. Kelley joined the club after an almost 15-year legal career with broad experience in tax, commercial, and entertainment law, including sports wagering. Kelley is one of the original members of the team’s Social Justice, Diversity and Inclusion Team (SJDIT), with all members serving one-year term...

How cool?  I got to participate on a panel moderated by one of my female idols/mentors, Brandi Chastain!  Smash that glass ceiling! 💥 Empowering Women In Male Dominated Industries In Brandi's Corner, @brandichastain welcomes @renoaces GM ⚾️ @emilyjaenson , @att ’s Shiz Suzuki, and American Ninja Warrior @ninjawarrior Jesse "Flex" LaBreck @flexlabreck to share insight and advice on how...

Lisette Carnet is a powerhouse helping trailblaze for Latinas in baseball as one of the few women agents in the MLB. She has over 30 years of experience leading negotiations on behalf of business entities and executing strategic campaigns in a variety of industries including real estate, law, retail, non-profits, and baseball. This background significantly shaped her expertise in post-career plann...

Tami Powers is the Founder of Power Drive Motor Sport Futures.   Tami looked around the globe and apart from the NHRA, there are ZERO women competing full-time in IndyCar, ZERO in The NASCAR Cup Series, and ZERO in F1. She dug in, and what extensive research revealed was compelling. Women and men are equal in a race car, however, women are 10 years behind in experience (opportunity). Tami the...

Samantha Rogers is social capitalist and sport philanthropy is her vehicle of choice. with a career that has brought her to Toronto, Vancouver and back home to Montreal, samantha has worked in the social services, health, education, and sport sectors, all of which led her to ultimately pursue her passion for using sport to drive social change. She leads the leading sport philanthropy firm in the c...

Amie Sheridan is a writer and executive content strategist who elevates the visibility of leaders in sports + entertainment via owned, earned and paid channels. She is the founder of WINS, a mission-driven membership program built to amplify the voices of women influencing sports + entertainment. Before achieving founder status, Amie held business development roles at the National Hockey League, S...

Kimberly Beaudin is the Chief Executive Officer for the College Football Hall of Fame, one of Atlanta’s top attractions, and college football’s mecca.   Beaudin joined the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in June 2015 as the Vice President of Marketing and Communications. With over 20 years of experience in leading brand development and marketing strategy, she was later promoted to o...

Emily Reza founded 4th and Crawford, a creative communications agency specializing in athlete brand management, after 10 years in the sports industry. For six years, Emily worked one-on-one with Beverly Hills Sports Council’s roster of 100+ Major League and Minor League players as the Director of Public Relations and Social Media. Prior to BHSC, she spent 11 total seasons creating in-game content...

Welcome Marilou McFarlane, Founder, CEO, and Chair Emeritus of Women in Sports Tech. The mission of Women in Sports Tech is to drive transformative growth opportunities for women at all stages of their careers, and introduce middle and high school young women to the wide array of career paths and opportunities throughout the sports tech and innovation landscape. The goal is to be the ultimate glob...

Heather Brooks Karatz was, most recently, the President of the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL. She was responsible for the team's fan engagement and business operations, including ticket sales, corporate partnerships, marketing, content, communications, community relations, and the game day experience. Prior to joining the XFL, Heather served as the Executive Vice President & General Counsel...

Melanie is currently a broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles and MASN. She also reports for the ACC Network, the World Axe Throwing League and American Cornhole on ESPN, Liberty University through ESPN and LFSN, GameDay Radio and Major League Baseball Data Operations. A versatile and energetic broadcaster, Melanie Newman is highly skilled as an announcer, sideline reporter, host and commentator. S...

Laura Dixon, former head of external relations for the San Antonio Spurs and now Founder and President of Pro Sports Assembly. Pro Sports Assembly, the first member-led trade association for leaders in professional sports working to advance diverse and inclusive leadership inside of teams, leagues and unions. Her past accolades include serving as the head of external relations for Spurs Sports and...

Keia Clarke is Chief Executive Officer of the New York Liberty, where she leads and manages all business aspects of the Liberty organization, including strategic planning, revenue, P&L and operations. Additionally, Clarke works with stakeholders on key elements of team business, including growing the fan base, maximizing sales and fan engagement, and improving business performance. Top 4 Takea...

Episode 32 of Leadership is Female I am joined by Jennifer Mathews, who joined PointsBet as Vice President of Brand Marketing in October 2019. In her position, she oversees strategic partnerships, creative design, events/activations, retail marketing, and brand marketing functions while maintaining a focus on continually evolving the PointsBet brand as the company grows into new markets. Jennifer’...

Jaclyn Hawkins, CEO of Women’s Hockey Life.  When Jaclyn does something she goes ALL IN and currently navigates building a women’s hockey empire while raising toddler twins in Ottawa, Ontario. The idea for Women’s Hockey Life began over a slice of pizza in Switzerland—where Jaclyn decided how she’d stay involved in women’s hockey after retiring from a successful playing career with the Univer...

Larra Overton is a host, reporter and producer for the Indianapolis Colts. She joined the team in July 2019 after five years at Fox59 and CBS 4, most recently as sports reporter and anchor. With the Colts, she serves as the sideline reporter for the Colts radio broadcasts, hosts the weekly Colts 360 program and produces multiple series’ for Colts Productions. In addition to her role with the Colts...

Dionna Widder is in her third season with the Houston Dynamo and Dash and serves as the club’s Chief Revenue Officer. Widder is responsible for the revenue-generation strategy and execution for the Club, including overseeing the ticket sales and service along with the corporate partnership sales and marketing teams for the Houston Dynamo, Dash, and BBVA Stadium.  Dionna was recently honored b...

Tara Wilson, CEO of the Tara Wilson Agency, entrepreneur of the year 2018 for Auburn University’s Harbert School of Business. The Tara Wilson agency has a fortune 500 client list that includes Nike, Lou & Grey, and Samsung and leds experiential marketing for for these brands and more that want to connect with the female consumer.  Tara has identified her niche, she leads an agency who “ge...

A common denominator for all successful female leaders?  CONFIDENCE!! This episode lays out the pathway for you to get it or get more. 1. Confidence is a skill set, you are NOT born with it! 2. Confidence can waiver. That's normal! 3. Confidence is a process and a practice! Join your host, Emily Jaenson on this week's solo episode honing in and extracting the best tips to give you the confide...