Athletes Unlimited

🗣 It wouldn't be an Athletes Unlimited Innovation Summit without a panel featuring our very own athletes! During the 'Game Changers' panel hear from these incredible pros on the ways they've been able to build a career both on and off the court and field. The panel will feature: - Amber McKenzie, AU Pro Lacrosse - Haylie McCleney, AU Pro Softball - Theresa Plaisance, AU Pro Basketball - Alisha Childress, AU Pro Volleyball - Moderator: Cassidy Lichtman, Director of Volleyball, Athletes Unlimited 🎟 Read more about the summit, and register using the code Summit24VIP here: https://lnkd.in/gz_qt29Q #BeUnlimited #AUSummit24

🎉 We're excited to announce that our Chief Growth Officer, Allie Kleva, will sit down with Kim Ng, Senior Advisor to the AUSL at the Athletes Unlimited Innovation Summit to discuss their roles, plans for the future, and their many thoughts around the explosive growth across women’s sports! Kim is a trailblazing baseball executive who became the first woman to serve as General Manager of a major American men’s professional sports team with the Miami Marlins and loanDepot park. She will leverage her decades of experience in professional baseball to oversee the development of the AUSL as it prepares for its launch in the spring of 2025. Allie Kleva comes from an extensive background in strategic marketing, partnerships, and communications with highly visible and iconic brands such as CNN and NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment. At AU, she is responsible for overseeing strategic communications to increase brand awareness and develop opportune relationships as we grow amid this incredibly exciting time for women's sports. 🎟 Read more about the summit, and register using the code Summit24VIP here: https://lnkd.in/gz_qt29Q #BeUnlimited #AUSummit24

➡ At the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Innovation Summit, hear from the following group of leaders on the Future of Media and Storytelling! The panel will feature: - Amanda Anderson, Dr. Director Social Media, ESPN - Pam Wasserstein, President, Vox Media - Moderator: Savanna Collins, Sr. Reporter of Digital Media, Athletes Unlimited 🎟 RSVP using the code Summit24VIP here: https://lnkd.in/gz_qt29Q #BeUnlimited #AUSummit24

We proud to say that Gatorade continues to be an Official Partner of Athletes Unlimited! #BeUnlimited

ICYMI, AU’s SVP of Impact, Hilary Meyer, met with industry leaders at the Green Sports Alliance Summit to talk about AU’s journey on sustainability. We’re proud of what we have done … and we recognize we have SO MUCH more to go. AU is a proud member of GSA as they bring together athletes, businesses, nonprofits, leagues and more that are paying attention and standing up on climate change. Thanks to Brazos Barber (PGA TOUR), Melanie Lee (Major League Baseball (MLB), Omar Mitchell (National Hockey League (NHL), Riley Nelson (NASCAR), Annie Horn (National Basketball Association (NBA), and Claire Poole (Sport Positive) for the League Lightning Round on the main stage.  And to Bri Hamilton, M.A. (CAA), Heather Corder (AEG), Keimairra Haylock (Angel City Football Club), Abi Vazquez (Seattle Kraken), and Vic Diaz for the breakout session Building your Impact Agenda through Women in Sports. Shout out to ACFC’s Jasmyne Spencer and Golden State Warriors' Chris Paul for their inspiring words🌲🌎

🎉 We're thrilled to reveal our Keynote Interview at the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Innovation Summit: Sheryl Swoopes, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, four-time WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) champion, and three-time MVP, will be interviewed by the incredible Sarah Spain, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning sports journalist, radio and podcast host, television personality, producer, and writer. 🎟 RSVP here using the code Summit24VIP: https://lnkd.in/gz_qt29Q #BeUnlimited #AUSummit24

🗣 The Next Play: The Intersection of Sports and the Economy panel at the Athletes Unlimited Innovation Summit will feature a discussion from the following leaders: - David Rone, Co-President, Guggenheim Investments - Sandra L. Richards, Managing Director, Head of Global Sports & Entertainment and Segment Sales & Engagement, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management - Moderator: Sarah Francis, Strategic Relationships Leader, EY We hope to see you there! RSVP using the code Summit24VIP here: https://lnkd.in/gz_qt29Q

➡ At the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Innovation Summit, hear the following leaders discuss ways to infuse more money into the women's sports landscape. This panel will feature: - Ami Galani, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Tipt Ventures - Rachel Fleitell, COO, 35V - Moderated by: David Friedman, President, Earlystone 🎟️ Read more about the summit, and register using the code Summit24VIP here: https://lnkd.in/gz_qt29Q

Athletes Unlimited has brought on Kim Ng as a Senior Advisor ahead of the launch of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League 🥎 The planned team softball league that will debut next year with at least 18 games broadcast across ESPN networks. Ng, a former collegiate softball player, left the Marlins in October 2023. She previously held executive roles with the Yankees, Dodgers, and MLB. Her immediate priorities include finalizing roster construction plans and host cities for AUSL’s debut season in 2025 and hiring support staff for the new league, which will feature GMs for each of the four teams (the parent league will own all teams). Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ecw_huex

Can things get any more exciting over here? Yes, yes they can. 🎉 We’re SO thrilled to announce that the incredible Kim Ng will be joining the Athletes Unlimited team as a Senior Advisor, focusing on our efforts to build the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL)! ➡️ ICYMI, Kim is a trailblazing baseball executive who became the first woman to serve as General Manager of a major American men’s professional sports team with the Miami Marlins and loanDepot park. She has an amazing track record of success, most recently leading the 2023 Marlins to post the fourth best winning percentage in the history of the franchise and earning their first full-season postseason berth in 20 years. 🥎 Before more than three decades in professional baseball – working not only with the Marlins, but also as an executive for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and as the SVP of Baseball Ops for Major League Baseball (MLB) – Kim played softball at the University of Chicago. Now, she will return to her softball roots with us at the AUSL. We’re so happy to share this news with you all and would love to hear your excitement in the comments below!👇 Read more about the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/e7wGWfeT #BeUnlimited #AUSL