In episode #130 of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally, Caroline sits down with Andrea Yoch, a co-founder and the Chair of Investor Relations at the Minnesota Aurora Football Club.

The Minnesota Aurora is a women-led, community-owned, pre-professional soccer club playing in the USL W League.✨

Back in 2021, the club made waves by launching a new model of community ownership in women’s sports that allows individuals to become a community owner of the team by investing $100 or above.💰

Since launching, over 3,080 people have invested to become community owners of the team, and now the Aurora are looking towards continued expansion and growth. 👀

In this episode, hear Andrea tell the founding story behind the Minnesota Aurora, and talk about how the club has innovated to create a new way for people to invest in women’s sports.👏

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In episode #129 of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally, Caroline sits down with Philippa Portnoy & Teresa Saputo-Crerend, the co-founders of LaunchBreak, which is a new networking platform for women athletes who play or played sports.🏆

Philippa & Teresa created LaunchBreak to leverage sports as a powerful way to advance women in society & in professional settings.

The platform offers mentor meetings, resume and job interview prep, and a robust community of over 1500 women ready to support & connect.

In this episode, hear Philippa & Teresa tell the founding story behind LaunchBreak, and talk about why they believe that women are unstoppable together.💪

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In episode #128 of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally, Caroline interviews Trisha Goyal, the CEO & Founder of Break Sports.

Since launching in 2020, Break Sports has become one of the largest online social sports booking platforms for casual players in the U.S.

Best known for their “Break The Love” platform for those who play racquet sports, Break Sports offers social sport experiences across 35 states where casual athletes can book, show up, play, and meet new people.🏆

To date, Break Sports has served over 360K users in the U.S. - primarily in racquet sports & golf - and in 2025, the team is setting out to innovate across more sports, including soccer & basketball.

In this episode, hear Trisha talk more about founding an innovative new company in sports, why it’s been good business to create a platform founded in making sports more accessible & inclusive for all who want to play. 🎾

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In episode #127 of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally, Caroline sits down with WNBA star and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Napheesa Collier, and Leila Bahbah, who is the U.S. Women’s Health Brand Lead at Perrigo, maker of Opill.

Opill, which is the first and only daily birth control pill available without a prescription in the U.S., just announced Collier as a new member of “Team Opill.”

The partnership between Collier & Opill builds on the birth control brand’s multi-year partnership with the WNBA which began back in April of 2024.🏀

In this episode, hear Leila talk about why Opill believes it’s good business to sponsor women’s sports, and hear Napheesa talk about why it’s important for her to use her platform to advocate for reproductive health.💪

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In episode #126 of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally, Caroline sat down with Heath Pearce, the President of For Soccer and a former defender on the USMNT.

For Soccer just released a new fan insights report called the 2023-24 United States of Soccer Report that analyzes topics like demographics, fan characteristics, factors that shape soccer fandom in the U.S.

The 2024 key findings include:

• 🏆 ‘New Arrivals’ - aka respondents who indicated having been soccer fans for 5 or fewer years - have grown by 57% since last year
• 📈 More than 45% of ‘New Arrivals’ are women
• 💡 Those who have become fans within the last year is up 400% year-over-year
• ❤️ Among casual fans, MLS and NWSL are the two most-beloved leagues

In this episode, hear Heath & Caroline discuss the report, and talk about the context around why women’s soccer is on the rise in the U.S.

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In episode #125 of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally, Caroline sits down with Nicole Jeter West, one of the co-founders of the newly formed Vanguard Maven Group (VMG).

VMG is a new consultancy that is on a mission to foster meaningful connections between people and brands.

Led by Nicole Jeter West, Danita Randolph, and Jadan Randolph, VMG is aiming to be "more than just a marketing and creative consulting agency; we are pioneers, leaders, and Mavens of sports, entertainment, and culture."

In this episode, hear Nicole tell the founding story behind VMG, and how the team is setting out to be a force for change in women’s sports.

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In episode #124 of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally, meet WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes and long-time sports journalist Terrika Foster-Brasby, who are the co-hosts of iHeartMedia’s newest women’s sports series called, Levels To This.

The series aims to feature real conversations - primarily with women - about what it takes to excel at the highest level in their respective fields.

Once a week, Swoopes and Foster-Brasby will discuss the hardwork and obstacles that come along with being at the top of their game, and will dive into their personal highs and lows.

In this episode, hear the full story behind “Levels To This with Sheryl Swoopes & Terrika Foster-Brasby.”

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In episode #123 of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally, Caroline sits down with Arielle Knutson, the CEO of Oiselle.

Founded in 2007, Oiselle is a “By Women, For Women” performance-oriented apparel brand rooted in running.

Investing in women has always been part of the ethos of Oiselle through the product they create, the athletes they partner with, and the communities they serve.

Oiselle exists to help female athletes experience the joy of running and the transformative power of sport.

In this episode, hear Arielle talk about how Oiselle is helping women all over the world find tested, trusted, quality products that work as hard as they do.

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