Elevate with empowHERed: January

Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and can't wait to kick off 2025. For more on what's on the agenda for January, check out this this month's newsletter!

Check out this month's webinars and register to join us:

• Patrice Whitfield, Chicago Sky - Today | 6 pm ET?- The Chicago Sky's Director of Mental Health & Performance, Patrice Whitfield, LCPC , joins us! In her role, she equips athletes with coping skills and mental tools to handle the unique pressure and adversity that can come from high-level performance.?
• Mary Harvey - Week of January 13 | Exact date/time TBD?- Former USWNT goalie, Mary Harvey joins us to talk about her life after soccer, including her previous role as Chief Operating Officer of Women's Professional Soccer for FIFA. Currently, she's the CEO of the Centre for Sports and Human Rights, where she oversees the development and delivery of annual business and development plans. Stay tuned for for more information on her webinar later this month.
• Grace Ahrens, Women in Soccer - January 22 | 4 pm ET - Grace Ahrens serves as the Executive Director of Women in Soccer (WIS), an organization that aims to create more opportunities for women and underrepresented gender identities in the soccer industry. She joins us to talk about her career and how you can get involved with WIS, including their upcoming Career Fair (keep scrolling for more details!).

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2024 ended with one of our favorite events of the year! It was an honor to be part of the NWSL's Beyond the Field kickoff in Kansas City during Championship Weekend! Through our partnership with the league, we're excited to assist athletes with their post-playing career transitions and support their success both on and off the pitch.?

?You can read more here, plus stay tuned for more exciting announcements and content coming soon!?

We are so excited to highlight Elise Vue , the co-founder and Director of Marketing and Community Outreach for Play Gap. Learn more about her role and the organization here:

Favorite part of the job:

“I love meeting people across the country who have the same passion for sports and women's empowerment. It's like this immediate connection where we can share our unique stories, regardless of the sport, and already understand each other.”

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Hobbies and passions (outside of changing the sports world):?

?? ?“When I'm not doing my 9-5 job or working with Play Gap, I love spending time outside with my wife and our dog, watching women's basketball, or trying a new craft.”?

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Elise's top piece of advice for aspiring sports industry professionals:?

“Don't be afraid to explore roles in more non-traditional sports or industries. There are tons of people seeking jobs in the most well-known consumer companies, so there's an opportunity to stand out when applying to smaller organizations, where you'll ultimately be able to make more of an impact.”

Favorite part of the job:

“Since I work full-time at UNICEF USA & part-time with the 76ers, the commonality between both jobs that I love is the impact on children, people and fans I make, whether its through collaborations with athletes/teams at UUSA or by getting fans involved in the game at 76ers, leaving a lasting memory for them is always what sticks with me.”

Join our friends at Women in Soccer for their annual Career Fair on February 11-12. This free virtual career fair is the only industry event designed to provide a competitive advantage for women and people with underrepresented gender identities who want to work in soccer. Attendees will learn from leading professionals across the industry and connect with over 50 soccer organizations that are hiring. Save your spot today - spaces are limited.?

New and Noteworthy This Month

• empowHERed at the National Sports Forum in Boston - We're attending the National Sports Forum in Boston from February 23-25! As part of our role, we're helping plan a women in sports networking reception, plus participating in NSF's Business Diversity in Sports and Entertainment cohort! We hope to see you there!

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• Video library continues to expand - Did you know: as part of your empowHERed membership, you have access to all of our previous webinars and speakers? Log in to the video library to watch back conversations with female leaders like Cynt Marshall, Niele Ivey, Jenny Nguyen, and more!

Congratulations! - We've had a number of empowHERed community wins this past month! Special shout outs to:

• empowHERed member Alexandra L. , who was just named the Director of?Promotions and Special Events for the San Francisco Giants!
• One of our newest empowHERed members, Megan Montefusco , who won an NWSL title with the Orlando Pride and announced her retirement!
• Upcoming empowHERed webinar speaker, Mary Harvey, who was recently elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame!

Congrats to all of our awesome empowHERed mentors, members, and supporters! Have a win, reel, job posting, or other news you'd like to share for yourself or a colleague? Let us know for future issues!

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Until next time, remember, you're awesome and you belong here!