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Friday Five: Kristen Kuzemko (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Friday Five, where I ask one leader building the future of sports the same five questions. Every Friday (ish).I have a very specific memory of meeting this week’s guest. It was Luft Los Angeles‘ opening weekend, and my first-ever group ride. I had just moved to Los Angeles without knowing many people here, so suffice it to say, I was very open to making girlfriends! I spotted her at the top of the Will Rogers climb and essentially introduced myself with some version of “hey, you’r
Friday Five: Kelly DiPaola (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Friday Five, where I ask one leader building the future of sports the same five questions. Every Friday (ish).This week’s guest is a fellow LA Lady — and someone building one of the most interesting companies in the women’s sports space right now.Kelly DiPaola is the Founder of RIVAL, a women’s sports fan participation platform launching this September. The premise: women’s sports fans are passionate, loyal, and follow more leagues than the average sports fan — and yet
Friday Five: Jennifer Haskel (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Friday Five, where I ask one leader building the future of sports the same five questions. Every Friday (ish).This week’s guest came into my orbit through a mutual connection across the pond — and I immediately understood why so many people in this space know and respect her work.Jenny Haskel is the Growth Strategy & Insights Lead in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, where she helps the world’s leading sports organizations, investors, and governments understand and act on some of
Friday Five: Christie Lenox (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Friday Five, where I ask one leader building the future of sports the same five questions. Every Friday (ish).This week’s guest is someone whose work sits at one of the most important intersections in women’s sports right now: capital, community, and the athletes who deserve access to both.Christie Lenox is building education, events, and angel investment pathways for women and athlete investors. She also contributes a recurring section to The WINS List called Athletes on the Cap
Friday Five: Iz King (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Friday Five, where I ask one leader building the future of sports the same five questions. Every Friday (ish).I’ve known this week’s guest since ~2022 — she is genuinely one of those friends who makes every ride, hot girl walk, or sauna sesh feel like a celebration. We also bond over our shared, unwavering devotion to a really good croissant.Isabel “Iz” King is one of the most recognizable riders in gravel racing — and it’s not just because she wears bright orange traffic cone kit
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