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Welcome to the Sports Biz Network where we not only bring you the news, we create it. Speaking of news we have announced the panel for the Women in Sports Virtual Summit this week! More on this below with the weekend roundup. Let's get it!

Panel Announced!

Women In Sports Virtual Summit

Our Women in Sports Virtual Summit is this week and just announced the panel. We have an incredible lineup of women and you won't want to miss it! We will record it and share with everyone who has registered too so make sure you sign up to get notified.

Full Lineup

Hosted by Logan Hackett:

• Logan aka "SportsWithLogs" has become one of the fastest growing creators on social media with her focus on Women's Sports

Schedule: Summit Welcome and Opening: 8:00am PT
Logan Hackett (Host)

Ari Chambers (Founder of HighlightHer)

Roundtable of content creators: 8:30am PT

Lucy Rohden - Lucy Rohden is a content creator that focuses on creating comedic content around college athletics. She's worked for Jukes (a Wave Sports + Entertainment brand) as well as PointsBet Sportsbook.

Lacey Jane Brown - Lacey Jane Brown reports, produces, and broadcasts sports highlights on TikTok and Instagram that capture all the glory, heartache, hope, and drama. Great content invites great conversations, and Lacey's audience eagerly engages with her informative storytelling and lively discussions that often transcend far beyond the game. Lacey currently holds the world record for attending home games for all 32 NFL teams in the shortest span of time: just 73 days.

Badass Women Talks: 9am PT

Racquel Douglas - Snap Inc. - Racquel Douglas is the Head of Athlete Partnerships at Snap Inc. She has over 11 years of experience in creative strategy, talent partnerships, content production, and digital marketing. At Snap, Racquel collaborates with all the major sports leagues and leads high-profile partnerships with some of the biggest athletes in the world.

Leah Beasley - University of Oklahoma - Leah Beasley serves as the University of Oklahoma’s Executive Associate Athletics Director of External Engagement, having joined OU’s Executive Leadership Team in May 2022.


 NIL Convo from Brand Side (The Value of Investing in Women): 9:30am PT

Tearra Bell - Charlotte FC - As a graduate of NC State and small business owner, Tearra Bell, first began her journey in marketing, when utilizing influencers to expand her business, Willye Leigh. After seeing a significant increase in business, she took those strategies and helped Charlotte FC launch the first and only NIL Program for Student-Athletes in the Carolinas.

Noveen Moinpour - Captiv8 - Noveen is the Associate Director of Business Strategy and Success at Captiv8 where she leads the Captiv8 Collegiate department. She has extensive experience within college athletics after working in marketing at the Pac-12 Conference and in operations for UCLA Softball.

Innovation in Women's Sports: 10:30am PT

Adeline Nicholson - Athletes Unlimited

Athletes Unlimited Social Media Coordinator since Oct 2021. Former DI and DII Softball Player (Slippery Rock University and Morehead State University). BA in Strategic Communication from Morehead State University, 2021

Jona Xiao - Athlete / Actress

Jona Xiao has been a champion for women’s sports her whole life. She was an All-State & Academic All-American Lacrosse Player who continued playing at USC. She’s one of the top ranked quarterbacks in the world, winning championships and MVP awards across various countries like Brazil, Germany, Panama, Bahamas, and across the US.

Badass Women Part 2: 11:00am

Gaby Kirschner - We Are Social - Associate Director of Sport at We Are Social, with past stops at Bleacher Report / Bleacher Report Football and COPA90. She is as passionate about growing the game of soccer in the US as she is about improving equity and access within it.

Monique Wagner - Fanatics Betting & Gaming - Monique is currently a Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Fanatics Betting & Gaming, where she oversees the development and execution of key league & team partnerships.

Closing: 11:30am PT

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